The 29-hour countdown for tomorrow`s launch of a homegrown rocket GSLV-D3 powered for the first time by indigenous cryogenic technology ticked today without any hitches and a successful mission will put India in an elite five-nation group.
The source of fresh radiation in a west Delhi scrap market was today attributed to radioactive Cobalt-60, the same substance that caused radiation in the area last week. Eight sources of radioactive Cobalt-60 were detected last week while
In a sharp rebuff to market regulator SEBI for banning issue of any fresh unit-linked products, insurance regulator IRDA on Wednesday asked insurance companies to ignore it just like the previous order. "There is no fresh clarificatio
Strongly reacting to Lalit Modi`s statement that there was a question mark over the owners of Kochi franchise, its CEO Shailandra Gaikwad today hit back at the IPL Commissioner, saying the new team was deliberately made to go through a "tough
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the R&D arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has achieved a breakthrough in large-scale production of fingerlings of the Tiger Grouper in India under controlled condit
A crucial meeting between militant outfit NSCN-IM and the government`s interlocutor is likely to be held next week to give fresh impetus to the ongoing Naga peace process. A delegation of NSCN-IM led by its general secretary Thuingaleng Mu
With senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh publicly expressing his differences with home minister P Chidambaram on the Naxal issue, the BJP today said there was "no unanimity" in the government and the ruling party over fighting the mena
The recovery of a huge dump near Tanuku in West Godavari district recently points to the changed strategy of Maoists, who are now choosing residential and thickly populated areas as hideouts for carrying out their activities, in a bid to regain lo
The BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are set to wrestle with international pressure to back sanctions against Iran when they hold the second-ever summit in Brazil at the end of the week. The diplomatic issue is expected t
Former chief minister and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s assertion that the BJP got the support of the Maoists in winning elections seems contrary to the facts, at least in the case of Bastar (Jagdalpur) MP Baliram Kashyap.
Attacking the Mayawati-led government for "misuse" of Central funds, Rahul Gandhi today pitched for a change in politics in Uttar Pradesh by involving youth and focusing on job creation and poverty alleviation. Flagging off the `
As a fresh controversy exploded over minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to act against him, if necessary, on the basis of evidence. "I have heard about these things
Congress on Wednesday sought to disapprove of senior party leader Digvijay Singh publicly expressing his differences with home minister P Chidambaram on the issue of tackling Naxalites saying such views should be expressed only in party forums.
With the government all set to source 20 percent of its procurements from micro, small and medium enterpries(MSMEs),the MSME ministry is pushing for tax concessions to venture capitalists (VCs) and private equities (PEs) for increased funding.
The Standing Committee of National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) rejected the proposal for permission to carry out environmental impact assessment and risk assessment for establishment of a port at Poshitra in district Jamnagar, Gujarat, a press state
All efforts are being made to make Chandigarh India`s model solar city. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is now trying to expand the base of solar power users in the city by promising a 50 percent subsidy to those using it,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), to facilitate setting up of certified facilitation centres (CFCs) under ACES (Automation of Centra
Among all insurgent groups in India, the Maoists are the worst violators of human rights, says a study. “The Maoists have been responsible for brutal killing of their hostages after abduction,” the report further adds. The repo
Ask Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, the one who has taken up cudgels for the green cause, why his ministry has been flouting its own rules in letting mining activities in non-forest areas. The answer: Ramesh regrets. Yes, t
Four out of the five patients admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after an exposure to radioactive waste at the Mayapuri scrap market in west Delhi have shown improvement. Though the blood platelet count
