Fifteen sailors were on Thursday rescued and a search was on for six other missing crew who were on board an oil tanker that drifted and ran aground off the city coast in high velocity winds before the landfall of cyclone `Nilam`. "Ar
Security has been stepped up in Farrukhabad on Thursday in view of protests planned by Arvind Kejriwal and his associated against alleged irregularities by the trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. Congress workers have
Aam aadmi topi firmly in place, activist Arvind Kejriwal crowned former union petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy with a martyr`s halo. His choice of headgear for industrialist Mukesh Ambani was a figurative pair of horns. The political gadfly and h
Seeking to take their campaign against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to the global level, anti nuclear activists on Wednesday sought support of the international community to their efforts for scrapping the project and making the world `nuclear f
Cyclone `Nilam` is expected to make a landfall this evening between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, bringing in heavy rains in the region, with tide levels reaching 1.5 meters. "The cyclonic storm, which lay abo
Atul, an IPS officer of 1976 batch belonging to the UP cadre, has been short-listed for the post of CBI director. The chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) panel sprang a surprise by including Atul’s name. The two other front runners,
Trashing accusations of money laundering and corruption against him, a combative BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he was ready to face a probe but asked why the Congress was reluctant to inquire into Robert Vadra`s dealings. Gadka
Though it is difficult to imagine, the black, stinking stream of water near the Yamuna Bank station of Delhi Metro was once a river with clean water. It was thanks to this river that a city came up on its banks; now the city has reduced it to a se
A draft legislation is ready for setting up a permanent water disputes tribunal to resolve the water related disputes among the states in an expeditious manner, new Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat disclosed on Tuesday after assuming the char
Those who felt that BJP president Nitin Gadkari would resign in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding his Purti group of companies appear to have put too much faith in the innate goodness of the political culture. This innocent expectation
Service delivery in India is a challenge and is marked with large and glaring inefficiencies. Nearly two decades of rapid economic growth, the uphill task facing policymakers at all levels -- centre as well as states -- is to ensure inclusion so t
India has been ranked as the fourth most attractive nation for retail investment among 30 emerging markets by the US-based global management consulting firm, AT Kearney, in its Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2011. The Cabinet Commi
When a career goes from distinguished to extinguished in the blink of an eye, you feel sorry. I feel sorry for Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey boss who received a light two-year sentence in a New York court on October 25. I also feel sorr
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna resigned on Friday ahead of the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet scheduled on Sunday. The 80-year-old leader from Karnataka is believed to have sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in th
Activist Arvind Kejriwal on Friday demanded that BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and Robert Vadra declare all their business interests and where all they own land in the country He said the probe against Gadkari by IT Department was an "eye-w
A day after resolving the impasse over salary issue with its employees, the Kingfisher Airlines top brass discussed revival plans with aviation regulator DGCA here on Friday. "It was a general meeting. We had a discussion with the DGC
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said there seems to be "substance" in the charges levelled against BJP President Nitin Gadkari for alleged dubious funding of companies owned by him. "Whatever things are coming up.
A panel comprising bureaucrats in Haryana to probe Robert Vadra-DLF land deals in the state has submitted its report in record 14 days, giving a clean chit to the UPA chairperson’s son-in-law. The panel consisting of the deput
Will Narendra Modi become the prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)? While there is intense competition within the party and objection to his name from a crucial ally, Nitish Kumar of Janata Dal (United), he is bound to b
