Amidst signs of normality returning to the Darjeeling hills which saw an outburst of anger following Gorkha leader Madan Tamang`s killing, central interlocutor for tripartite talks Vijay Madan met GJM chief Bimal Gurung. Madan met Gurung l
India today sought China`s support for its bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council during a meeting between President Pratibha Patil and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here. Patil, who arrived here yesterday on a six-day visit to C
Ending months of wait by BJP leaders and activists, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has announced the appointment of chairpersons to nine corporations and boards of the state government. Singh has appointed senior BJP leader and ML
After catering to BPL families, Chhattisgarh Government is now planning to launch a subsidised foodgrain scheme for the people living above poverty line (APL) in the state. Under the scheme, APL families would be provided rice at th
Raising serious questions about the military leadership in the 1999 Kargil war, the Armed Forces Tribunal has indicted a former Lieutenant General for showing bias towards a Brigadier playing down his achievements and for falsifying accounts of ba
Over 92,000 undertrials have either been freed or granted bail as part of the government`s scheme to decongest jails, with the Allahabad High Court leading the tally. Up to 70 per cent of over three lakh undertrials in the country are to b
State governments can no longer seek to purge themselves of any poll-related case as a new Election Commission directive now prohibits the withdrawal of such cases without the Commission`s approval, according to a report in the Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the country`s industry leaders, including Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani, to reach out to the rural economy and help the government on food security and affirmative action. The corporate honchos rais
Telecom minister A Raja met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and is believed to have discussed the progress on the implementation of the Sam Pitroda panel report to revive the state-run telco BSNL. According to sources, the telec
The 33-hour flash strike by a section of Air India employees was called off today following a Delhi High Court order, but the management cracked down on strike leaders sacking 17 and suspending 15 engineers. Several more employees inv
In the wake of the ongoing strike in Air India, BJP today claimed that the airline was in a "mess" and demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on who was responsible for it. It also wanted the governmen
A cleanliness drive will be launched in six major cities of Chhattisgarh, official sources said today. The cities to be covered under the Centre-sponsored campaign are Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Korba. Two agenc
Concerned over delays in procuring equipment, particularly from Chinese vendors, Telecom Minister A Raja today met Home Minister P Chidambaram and sought a review of the policy so that sector`s growth is not hampered. The meeting co
The Prime Minister`s Council on Trade and Industry comprising top industrialists and bankers met today and reviewed the economic situation, particularly in the wake of the European financial crisis. Chaired by Prime Minister Manmoha
With a section of Air India unions going on strike disrupting flight schedules, private airlines had a field day today effecting an undeclared hike of 10-20 per cent, industry officials said. The airlines, however, denied any fare h
Five Jharkhand ministers belonging to BJP and JD(U) submitted their resignation letters to Governor M O H Farooq, who today forwarded these to Chief Minister Shibu Soren. Tourism Minister Sudha Choudhary (JD-U) submitted her resigna
A crackdown on the black money stashed abroad has finally begun with the Income Tax Department reopening the tax assessments of 50 Indians on the basis of documents received about the money they had parked illegally with one LGT Bank in the tax ha
An apparent divide that the government tried to deny once again plagued the union cabinet on Wednesday on the tricky and politically sensitive issue of collecting caste details in Census 2011, compelling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ref
The Prime Minister`s Trade Advisory Council held its meeting at the PM`s residence at 7 RCR on Wednesday evening. The participants included Ratan Tata, Mukesh and Anial Ambani, Sunil Mittal and Chanda Kochar among other top industrialists and
Taking exception to the "illegal and irresponsible" strike by a section of Air India staffers, the government today gave a free hand to the airline to take firm measures to restore normalcy in its operations, the disruption of which has
