The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans, where DNA sampling would be made for the first time to establish the number of big cats, has begun. Tiger scat will be collected for DNA sampling which is a foolproof method to establ
Days before Women`s Day, an Indian-origin woman has collaborated with Nobel Peace Prize nominee James Garrow to launch a global campaign against the malpractice of female foeticide and infanticide in India. People from six countries
Over two lakh women were victims of sexual crimes in the country during the period 2006-08. On an average, 191 women every day were either victims of rape, sexual harassment or molestation in the three years from 2006. As per the la
Foreign tourist arrivals in India witnessed a 3.3 percent drop last year, the government said on Friday, and cited terrorism, global meltdown and swine flu as the possible reasons for the decline. "In 2009, the Foreign Tourist
The Gujarat assembly on Friday witnessed a high drama after the ruling BJP proposed breach of privilege motion against Congress leader Arjun Modhvadia following his allegations of corruption in a land deal for building a hotel in Surat.
National Mineral Development Corporation Limited, the largest iron ore producer by volume in India, would invest Rs.17,000 crore to set up steel plants in the country, its top official said in Bangalore on Friday. "We are looki
Children who identify school dropouts or other children not going to schools will be given an incentive of Rs.50 if the recommendations of a committee formed by National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) on implementing the Right
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the government is contemplating to make rural services mandatory for all medicos to improve health facilities in rural areas of the state. Those medicos who serve in rural area
Members cutting across party lines on Friday made a strong plea in parliament for a fair deal to workers in unorganised sector. The demand coincided with the joint agitation by central trade unions to focus on their plight.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the Women`s Reservation Bill would be taken up in parliament during the current session, amid indication that it would be brought in Rajya Sabha on March 8, the International Women`s Day.
In a bid to unearth black money deposited in foreign countries, government has identified 20 countries to have agreements on exchange of information and assistance in this regard, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday. Referr
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh treated BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani as a red rag, attacking him head-on in the Lok Sabha for the second time in two days and bluntly telling him not to spread "disinformation" on sensitive matters. His ir
Concerned over the phenomenon of "paid news" in the electronic and print media, the government on Friday said it is considering enhancing powers of the Press Council of India. "...There exists strong circumstantial ev
The Right to Information Act is the first significant achievement of the UPA government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said in Shillong on Friday. "The enactment of the RTI is the first significant achievement of the the UPA
Noting that the government has been concerned over high food prices over the last one year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said all practical measures would be taken to provide relief to people. Replying to the debate on Mo
In what seems to be the first such instance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are on two different planes. While the prime minister is inclined to tinker with the Right to Information Act, Gandhi, who played a
It is high time the northeast gets a separate time zone, says C.M Chang of the Nagaland People`s Front, who represents Nagaland constituency in Lok Sabha. In this GN Talk video clip, he says India should adopt more than one time zone. He f
In order to ensure foolproof security during the Commonwealth Games, the government has sanctioned Rs 330 crore for procurement of high-tech weapons and devices to counter any possible nuclear and biological attacks. The fund has be
Local students would be given preference in a medical course aimed at training doctors for postings in rural areas, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, Minister of State for
The Haryana government was focusing on improvement of infrastructure in the state and the fruits of its power generation projects would yield in a year or two, Member of Parliament Deepender Hooda said on Friday. Hooda was speaking
