News alert: A section of cabin crew and ground staff of Air India go on a flash strike to protest delay in payment of wages.
If you are thinking of buying a luxury car or a two-wheeler, be prepare to shell out more. Driving private vehicles in Delhi will soon become costlier as the Delhi government on Monday approved a proposal on the new road tax rates.
Three members of Jhintu Bariha’s family died one after the other between September 6 and 9, 2009 – his three-year-old son Sibaprasad, seven-month-old daughter Gundru and 35-year-old wife Bimla. They were ill and died without getting me
Extreme heat conditions in the northern region have caused leaves of cotton crops in Punjab to burn, which has given rise to fears of a low crop yield at the maturing stage. "We have found cases where the cotton leaves have burnt in a
Amid demand for inclusion of caste in the ongoing census, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government would soon take a decision on the issue. "I made a statement in Parliament in which I said that we shall take into accou
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there is no proposal before his government for creation of new states but there have been demands for a separate Telangana, which is being looked into by a committee. Singh also said he cannot offer
As a product manager working for Ujjivan in the northern part of the country, I would say that it’s harder for people in the North to accept group guarantee than it is in the South. That bears out the theory that people in the South find it
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the "law of the land" should be allowed to take its course in dealing with the issue of Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru. "There is law of the land. They should be allow
Manipur-based Naga leaders today asked the Naga students to call off the month-long indefinite economic blockade of two national highways 39 and 53 in Manipur to end suffering of common people. In a joint statement, Naga Leaders Forum, Man
When a prime minister talks, a nation listens. That’s what happened earlier today when Manmohan Singh addressed his first press conference in four years. But because prime ministers say so little, as did Manmohan this morning, it is what the
Following footsteps of Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s initiatives at the Centre, the state government too has set up its Delivery Monitoring Unit for monitoring , evaluation and functioning of each of its departments . Successful im
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, is not a "super cabinet" but an advisory body which has made significant contributions in pushing forward social develo
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that although there is a huge gap in the prices of spectrum for 2G and 3G services, the whole issue needs to be seen in proper perspective. The pricing for 2G spectrum was based on policies that wer
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is working towards creating an atmosphere where trade and industry come forward to reserve jobs for the socially underprivileged - a practice in vogue in the public sector. Reserving
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan was the "biggest problem" coming in the way of any improvement in bilateral relations. Singh also said India is willing to discu
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economy is expected to grow by 8.5 per cent this fiscal and the country was capable of achieving 10 per cent expansion in the medium term. The forecast comes on top of an estimated 7.2 per cent
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Naxalism remains the biggest internal security challenge and it is imperative to control left-wing extremism for the country`s growth. His government has not underestimated the problem of Naxalism,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was confident of bringing down inflation to 5-6 per cent by December, while blaming high prices on the global developments such as the financial crisis. "Prices continue to be a
After dilly-dallying for nearly a month, the BJP today withdrew support to the Shibu Soren Government in Jharkhand reducing it to a minority. Deputy chief minister and BJP leader Raghuvar Das handed over the letter withdrawing support to t
As prime minister Manmohan Singh addresses his only second full-fledged media briefing on Monday on the occasion of the first anniversary of the UPA II, here are some questions you and I would like to pose to him: * There seems to b
