The four member NIA team has concluded questioning of Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley and has headed back home, Indian ambassador to the US Meera Shankar said today. "This (the questioning) took place over several d
Differences between the home and defence ministries on the use of special forces of the Army and setting up of a unified command centre for anti-Maoist operations today came to the fore at the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) which ended withou
The suspense over what the re-constituted National Advisory Council’s mandate would be is over. Going by the agenda decided at its first meeting on Thursday, which was chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the 14-member advisor
Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University Prof Deepak Pental`s term is set to expire in August. To search for a new VC, DU`s Executive Council (EC) has constituted a search committee on Thursday. Two members recomended by the EC are Rajagopala Chidambar
A decision on the legal right of the poor to get wheat or rice at Rs 3 per kg was deferred today as Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar could not attend the meeting of a panel of ministers on the Food Security Bill on health grounds.
The government is understood to be considering changes in the nuclear liability bill, including a proposal to a crucial clause that would compel a foreign nuclear supplier to provide for compensation in case of accidents due to wilful action or gr
Surging prices notwithstanding, the government today hiked the minimum support price of pulses by up to Rs 700 to a maximum of Rs 3,170 a quintal but support for paddy has been increased by a meagre Rs 50 a quintal. The MSP for pulses, con
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a Rs 497 crore project under Mission Clean Ganga of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) for Varanasi. The project will set up a sewage treatment plant of 140 million lite
Oil regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) today said that it has extended the bidding date for Mehsana-Bhatinda mega gas pipeline project, by over a month. "We have extended the last date of bid submissio
The Sri Krishna Committee, set up by the Centre to examine and resolve the Telangana issue would wrap up its public consultation process next week and begin field visits thereafter, a top panel member said today. "So far so goo
The government today allowed exports of over 30,000 tonne of non-basmati rice to the Maldives, even though there has been a ban on such shipments since 2008. The decision was taken by an empowered group of ministers on food which me
Despite its declining political fortunes since the 2008 panchayat polls and last year`s Lok Sabha elections, the Left Front in West Bengal would celebrate its 33 years in power on June 21. The programme to be held at the Netaji Indo
The government today upgraded its micro irrigation scheme to a national mission with an outlay of Rs 8,032.90 crore, to save scarce irrigation water. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the implementation of th
Congress today found itself hemmed in by attacks from within and outside with its leaders blaming the then party governments at the Centre and Madhya Pradesh over the escape of former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the gas tragedy in De
The Union Cabinet today approved the mission mode project for e-governance implementation in state treasuries at an overall cost of Rs. 626 crores. The project is part of the national e-governance plan (NeGP) of the government and
Government today approved the setting up of a greenfield international airport in Mopa area of Goa through private participation and decided not to close down commercial operations at the existing Dabolim airport. The government als
Ministry of Railways has decided to accept two more proofs of identity for traveling on e-tickets. These are; i) student identity card with photograph issued by recognised school/college for their students. ii) nationalised bank passbook with phot
Government today approved a proposal for investment of Rs 2,430 crore in nearly 200 engineering colleges under a scheme aimed at upgrading the standards of technical education institutions in the country. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
In a very significant ruling, the Bombay High Court today set aside the Maharashtra government`s decision to increase floor space index (FSI) in Mumbai`s suburbs. In 2008, the State had increased the FSI for suburbs from existing 1 to 1.33
The Centre today gave its nod for restructuring of beleaguered engineering PSU Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam (BBUNL) to improve performance of units located in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
