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
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia is among 19 members chosen by UN chief Ban Ki-moon for a high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilising funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to tackle glo
Mao or the Mahatma? We agree many or all of those leftwing radicals are fighting for the oppressed and the marginalised with the kind of commitment that is rare. Trouble is only with their choice of means. This morning, as I was reading one more n
It will take a while before the country becomes ‘open defecation free’ (ODF), says minister of state for rural development (drinking water supply and sanitation) Agatha Sangma. The rural development ministry has set 201
Bringing cheers for thousands of private sector employees, the government today approved raising the ceiling for payment of gratuity to them from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prim
Premier business school Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has raised the eligibility criteria for admission to its hallowed portals, which makes 70 percent marks in 10th and 12th standard as a prerequisite to qualify for interview
