Allahabad high court`s retired judge Ashok Kumar Roopanwal has appointed by the Centre to investigate the circumstances that led to the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula. The judge will review the entire sequence of events and the circumstanc
The Union government on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 urban areas that will be developed as smart cities. "Implementation of smart cities plan will showcase integrated planning. The investment of Rs 50,802 crores has been propo
A mother of two, Sudha was routinely tortured by her in-laws while her husband had the least interest in working to support his family. Nine years later, an angry and frustrated Sudha left her home in Lucknow along with her sons. She came to
In a bid to remove roadblocks and resolve contentious issues that are stalling highway projects in the country, union finance minister Arun Jaitley and transport minister Nitin Gadkari today held a meeting with the bankers, contractors and the bui
Graffiti declaring ‘rebellion’ had coloured the newly constructed walls of the girls` hostel of one of the colleges of Delhi University (DU). Candlelight marches had become a way of protesting ‘injustice’ and India Gate an
In another unprecedented action the supreme court today recalled its earlier order on Uttar Pradesh lokayukta and issued a fresh order of appointment. The apex court bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla Pant appointed
The government will on Thursday announce the names of the first 20 urban areas that will be developed as smart cities. In subsequent years, the government will announce 40 cities each to be developed as Smart City. These cities will be developed t
In a bid to revive public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and attract more investments in roads projects the government today approved hybrid annuity model. The new mode will fast-track highway projects considerably. "The cabine
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has created a new task force with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and his counterpart at the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, to study how rapid changes in technology affect financial stability and growth.
A Good Samaritan in a road accident case has now been given a choice of becoming a police witness or not. The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) seek to put an end to police harassment of `Good Samaritans` who choose to assist
India has signed an inter-governmental agreement on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes. Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India has agreed to buy 36 Rafale combat jets from France, but the financial details of the d
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned various utility power projects leading to a capacity addition of 5,010 MW in the first three quarters of the financial year. This is the highest-ever capacity addition achieve
Government has asked country`s largest power producer NTPC to carry out a feasibility study for shifting its 360 MW naptha-based Kayamkulam power plant in Kerala to some other location. "The Kerala government recently requested
State-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has received an order for supplying steel for seven frigates to be constructed for the Indian Navy. This is the first time that the Navy’s new warships will be built using Indian steel. Earlier, wars
Indian Oil Corporation’s Paradip refinery is a test lab for two important experiments. First, a proprietary technology developed by the company to maximise output of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is being deployed on a commercial scale for t
Many public sector undertakings are likely to be asked to pay larger dividends to help meet the shortfall from other public sector enterprises and state-owned lenders. The government has estimated revenues from dividends from public sector enterpr
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has plans this year to install its compact supercomputing system, Param Shavak, in about 50 educational and research institutes. The system has already been set up at 25 institutes. Param Sh
After two months, the government has tweaked Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) and made it easier for the customers to participate. “A number of suggestions have been received to make the scheme easier for the customers to
A team of Indian scientists is in a quest for truth – though it is a different kind of quest they are on this time. And it is threatening to turn as venomous as the deadly substance they have found in the divinely sweet interior of the litch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande will hold talks in Delhi today. After the talks a number of agreements are scheduled to be signed. The two leaders will inaugurate the Interim Secretariat of the International Sol
