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In view of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games the Ministry of Tourism has introduced interest subsidy scheme for upgradation of guest houses in the national capital territory (NCT) of Delhi. The scheme comes into being from immediate effec
The government has virtually cleared decks to name Pulok Chaterji, a loyalist of the Gandhi family, as cabinet secretary next year. The union cabinet on Wednesday amended the service rules to give a second extension of one year to K M Chan
The information and broadcasting ministry is mounting a Rs 660 crore National Film Heritage Mission to restore and preserve for eternity the Indian movie classics by digitising them before their prints are lost for ever. The mission is proposed to
Former defence minister George Fernandes has vacated the official government bungalow and moved to his private residence in south Delhi. The firebrand politician of the Emergency era has been in a coma. On Monday, his family decided to vac
Prime Minster Manmohan Singh will release the UPA`s `report to people ` from his official residence at 7 pm on Tuesday. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other leaders of the alliance will be present on the occasion. The report will be avai
The Bharatiya Janata Party is now projecting Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its role model as it brainstorms `good governance` at a conclave in Mumbai on June 5-6. The meet, to be attended by senior party leaders – especially chief
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has found discrepancies in the petitions submitted by the three power distribution companies (discoms) to the chief minister’s office in Delhi on May 3. In the detailed letters se
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a castle and one day a handsome prince rode by, saw her, fell in love and promptly married her, after which they lived happily ever after. That was in a perfect world. In the rea
A team of Indian investigators arrived in the US today to interrogate for the first time David Coleman Headley, accused of helping Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists carry out the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The team comprises officers of the Nat
The union cabinet today recommended to President Pratibha Patil to impose Central rule in Jharkhand after the resignation of chief minister Shibu Soren ahead of a trust vote in the Assembly. The cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prim
Maharashtra state information commission Suresh Joshi has recommended that not more than 100 pages of information should be provided free of cost to RTI applicants belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category. According to Joshi, RTI ap
The CBI has tightened its noose around a prominent real estate builder who is believed to have played a key role in bribing two officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) arrested by sleuths early this week. A general ma
The Delhi University Teacher`s Association (DUTA) has asked teachers to dissociate themselves from the admission process to protest against the implementation of semester system. Teachers have also been asked not to prepare the time-table for the
The Bharatiya Janata Party has convened a conference in Mumbai on June 5-6 to brainstorm and formulate a charter for providing good governance in the states ruled by the party and its allies. Performance of the governments in these
Union home minister P Chidambaram today said Maoists or its front groups could be behind the attack on Jnaneswari Express, a theory contrary to railway minister Mamata Banerjee`s claim that it was a conspiracy of the West Bengal government.
The Delhi High Court today directed the telecommunication secretary and the MCD commissioner to set up a committee comprising technical and medical experts to inquire about potential health hazards due to radiation from mobile towers.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has slammed the Central government on security issues saying that people are getting killed in the violence of Naxals and terrorists while the Centre is just holding meetings on the issue. "
Tobacco use could kill nearly 2.5 million women by the year 2030 out of which three-fourth deaths would occur in low-income and middle-income countries, the WHO has said. According to the World Health Organisation, women constitute
