In a big boost to ailing Air India, the government on Thursday approved a turnaround plan (TAP) to restructure the operations and the finances of the cash-strapped carrier, including infusion of additional equity. "The turnaround plan
Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of any difference with armed forces and said the government is working in harmony with the three services. "There is no difference at all within the establishment and the armed forces and we
The Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill that seeks to regulate government purchases of above Rs 50 lakh through a transparent bidding process. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the public procurement b
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday expressed happiness at the Supreme Court verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act of 2009 saying it has brought clarity and put all controversies to rest. Sibal
Nupur Talwar, facing arrest in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on the non- bailable warrant (NBW) issued against her by the trial court. A bench of jus
If a political party has to be judged by the quality of rhetoric and platitudes it produces, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) would evidently appear to be caught in a time warp. The six-day congress, the highest decision-making body of the p
Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco was released by the Maoists on Thursday, 29 days after he was abducted along with his countryman Claudio Colangelo by the Naxals in Odisha`s Kandhamal district. Bosusco (54) was handed over by the Maoists to t
The supreme court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25 percent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools uniformly across the country. All government, local an
Despite describing her husband Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda as her "friend, philosopher and guide", wife Subhasree Das alias Mili on Thursday denounced the act of taking a foreign national hostage and showed willingness to become a med
Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal had a discussion with IIT directors, chairpersons and faculty members on Wednesday on a proposal to change the examination pattern of the IIT-JEE. But they could not arrive on a final decision
India on Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for Nicobar islands and alerted the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern Sumatra. "We have is
The Delhi government has decided to reimburse a maximum of Rs 1,190 to private schools for children admitted under the economically weaker section. Under the Right to Education Act (RTE), the private schools must reserve 25 percent of its
In the backdrop of the recent storm over alleged corruption in defence procurements, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said the country`s interests were paramount and there will be "no cover up and no vendetta". &qu
A day after Supreme Court-appointed SIT gave a clean chit to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the post-Godhra Gulberg massacre case, BJP on Wednesday said "unsuccessful attempts" were made to drag in political leaders in the case by "con
A special CBI court here on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrant against dentist Nupur Talwar in connection with Aarushi-Hemraj murder case as she failed to appear before it. Special Judge Preeti Singh fixed April 18 as the next date of h
The pilots’ body of the national carrier refers to the Maharajah as a ‘white elephant’ in its letter to civil aviation minister Ajit Singh. In a letter written to the minister on Tuesday the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (
Three-month-old baby Afreen died due to cardiac arrest in a Bangalore hospital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The condition of Afreen, allegedly battered by her father for being born a girl, had deteriorated slightly in the morning and
Arunachal Pradesh has huge potential in developing many hydro-power projects which will completely change the economic face of the state, its Industry Minister Tapang Taloh said. "If all the hydro-power potentials of the state were ta
The Maoists holding Italian Paolo Bosusco hostage on Wednesday welcomed `certain` steps taken by the Odisha government to meet their demands while the fate of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka held by another Naxal group was still unknown as the deadline set b
The condition of three-month-old baby Afreen, allegedly battered by her father for being born a girl, deteriorated slightly on Wednesday with the child slipping into a semi-comatose state, hospital sources said. "The baby`s condition
