Polling for elections to 39 seats of three district councils of Chandel, Churachandpur and Sadar Hills in Manipur began from 7 am today, state election office said. Sources said a little more than 2 lakh voters were exercising their franch
The NACIL will operate three domestic flights today using Air India aircraft and cabin crew in view of the ongoing agitation by a section of employees of the airline. "We will operate three flights on domestic route using Air India ai
Civil aviation minister Praful Patil on Tuesday held a high-level meeting to review all aspects of setting up a Court of Inquiry into Saturday`s Mangalore air crash that claimed 158 lives. In the meeting, which was attended by civil
Striking a conciliatory tone, agitating Air India unions today decided to hold talks with the management over the gag order issue. "We have been invited by the management for talks and we are going to attend it. We will also meet the
The home ministry has sent a proposal to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for raising a new agency for de-mining operations in the Maoist-infested areas to reduce casualties of the security forces from the landmines laid by the ultra
In a stunning censure of the UPA government, an internal document of the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) accuses it of putting brakes on increasing power generation, stating that "the reforms impetus was virtually abandoned" since th
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said she has begun consultations on changing the time of the Question Hour to prevent frequent disruptions and hoped the shift to happen before the Monsoon session in July. "I have begun cons
Disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore was today jailed after he was arrested for the first time shortly after a sessions court enhanced his prison term to 18 months for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra-who later committed suicide-20 years back.
The government today vowed to crack down on coal mafia, which according to some estimates consists of at least 10,000 groups. "Unfortunately, the coal producing areas are affected by twin problems of naxalism and mafia. Naxal p
The Planning Commission of India has approved Central funding to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore for building canal network in the command area of Narmada project in Gujarat. Last week, the Commission approved the revised cost estimation
Jharkhand may have come out of one crisis with the BJP finally deciding to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren government and paving the way thereby for the Congress to step in and try to form an alternate government in coalition with the Jharkhan
News alert: Court enhances sentence of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore from six months to one-and-a-half years prison term in the Ruchika Gihrotra molestation case, says Ruchika family lawyer Pankaj Bharadwaj.
A local court has granted permission to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to carry out further probe into the Margao bomb blast. The NIA has already filed chargesheet in Margao blast case accusing 11 people of hatching a consp
A section of employees of Air India, including engineers, today went on a flash strike to protest delay in payment of salaries and problems relating to the working conditions of cabin crew, union leaders said. There has been no impa
Rescue operation continued today at Paarichcha thermal power station near here amidst apprehension that some labourers are still being trapped under the debris of a chimney, which collapsed leaving six labourers injured, officials said.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is likely to arrive here this afternoon to review the security situation in the region at a high-level meeting, official sources said today. Chidambaram, accompanied by Union Home Secretary G K Pill
The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence awarded to underworld don Aftab Ahmed Ansari for the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata in 2002. A vacation bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad asked the West
Investigators today recovered the crucial `Black Box` -- the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) -- from the wreckage of the Boeing plane of Air India`s budget carrier, three days after it crashed here while landing killing 158 persons.
Eleven passengers suffered minor injuries when 14 coaches of the Guwahati-bound Rajdhani Express derailed at Amba halt between Kharik and Naugachia railway stations in Bihar today. Rail traffic has been disrupted on the section due
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.
