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
Four major dams, located on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border, on Chambal river will be renovated, an official said today. The decision to renovate the dams -- Gandhi Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar and Kota Barrage -- was taken
The Rajasthan government today formulated rules for providing financial assistance to students appearing in competitive examinations under Special OBC category, which includes Gujjars. The measure would keep such communities on a pa
With the decision on his mercy petition prolonging, Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has moved an application in Supreme Court seeking early disposal of his case, saying solitary confinement was worse than death. Afzal has moved
Top commanders of the Indian armed forces today stressed the need to strengthen tri-service communication network in view of terrorist threat faced by the country. The commanders attending a tri-service meet of Army, Navy and Air Force at
Expanding health benefits for former defence personnel, government toda
The student police cadet scheme, on the lines of NCC, would be introduced in schools in Kerala from the next academic year. This was announced by chief minister V S Achuthanandan at a news conference after a state cabinet meeting today.
With consensus eluding, the government today decided to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to take a view on the controversial issue of whether there should be a caste-based census. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
Jammu and Kashmir industries minister S S Slathia today said the atmosphere in the state was congenial for making investments in different sectors, especially the industrial sector, and assured investors of incentives. "The state has
With summer holiday rush at its peak, government servants were today permitted to travel by private carriers for a temporary period due to the flight disruptions caused by the Air India strike. Government employees, who are allowed to trav
Centre has approved 32 projects related to water conservation at a cost of Rs 126.94 crore in Meghalaya this year. "The ministry has released Rs 9.1 crore for the schemes. Ninety per cent of the cost for construction of check dams and
Has the Delhi government done its part as far as preparations for the Commonwealth Games is concerned? Is everything, right from stadium for the Games to clean roads for the visitors, ready to welcome the guests? Certainly not. Then why is the gov
Western Railway said that it will run a special Rajdhani train today from Mumbai to Delhi for passengers stranded at the city airport in view of the ongoing strike by a section of Air India employees. "To reduce inconvenience caused t
