Rail traffic was disrupted in Punjab after workers of the BJP Kisan Morcha stopped trains at several places in the state demanding a bonus for farmers and implementation of M S Swaminathan report. Movement of a few trains, including
The standoff between Kingfisher Airlines management and employees, agitating over delayed salaries, ended on Tuesday with the protesters accepting the assurance given by the beleaguered carrier`s promoter Vijay Mallya and deciding to withdraw thei
In the wake of two back-to-back abductions in Odisha, a complete ban has been imposed on the entry of foreign nationals and tourists into the Maoist-hit Koraput district. The district administration`s ban follows abduction of two It
India’s largest power company, NTPC Limited added a record capacity of 2820 MW during the year 2011-12 surpassing its earlier best capacity addition of 2490 MW during 2010-11. The total capacity of the company now tops 37000 MW.
The Janata Dal (U), an ally of the BJP-led government in Jharkhand, on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into the seizure of Rs 2.15 crore on March 30 when the Rajya Sabha polls were due to take place. "To check further slide in mor
India on Tuesday welcomed the US announcement of a bounty of USD 10 million on Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, saying it sends a strong signal to Lashker-e-Toiba and its patrons.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said until every university in India starts a uniform semester-based system of examination, mobility and choice would not be available to students. "If a semester system is available in every univer
With increasing number of mouth cancer cases in the country, Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to ban all Gutka products which contain tobacco or nicotine under a new law governing food safety standards. The Madhya Pradesh F
The US has announced a bounty of USD 10 million on outlawed Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. This was stated by US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherm
Most civilians got the General VK Singh issue six weeks to Sunday. In all the arbitrary brouhaha about how men in uniform should behave much of what is actually happening is being obscured. All the sermons and soda water being piously flung at the
Asking Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to relinquish the home portfolio in view of "rising crimes" in Odisha, Congress on Monday demanded a CBI probe into killing of two persons in police firing on March 31. Raising the issu
Team Anna locked horns with Himachal Pradesh government calling its draft Lokayukta bill "very weak and ineffective", prompting the BJP-ruled state to cancel a meeting here on Monday with the group`s key member Arvind Kejriwal.
With a spending of up to 100 billion dollars projected for modernisation of Armed forces, Industry body CII on Monday mooted a National Defence Manufacturing Commission (NDMC) under the Prime Minister`s Office to boost capability of the country`s
Nine years after a PIL said that over five lakh people were engaged in manual scavenging across the country, the government on Monday told the Supreme Court that a bill aimed at banning such practice will be introduced in Parliament soon.
With campaigning for Delhi civic polls gaining momentum, the State Election Commission on Monday asked the candidates not to deface any public property by sticking posters and banners, warning that strict action would be taken against violators.
Britain on Monday raised the Rs 11,000 -crore Vodafone tax issue with the Indian government which is proposing to amend the Income Tax Act to bring into net overseas mergers and acquisitions involving domestic assets. The issue figu
In the backdrop of Army chief Gen V K Singh raising the issue of shortage of equipment, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday directed the force to streamline its acquisition process to fix accountability in case of delays in procurement.
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday described CAG draft report on allocation of coal blocks without auction as "illogical", asking by that yardstick even water used in the hydro projects should be charged. "This is no
Dawood Ibrahim, India’s most wanted terrorist, has been living somewhere in India’s neighbourhood, according to Interpol, but he has managed to escape the global organisation as the country of his current residence is not cooperating.
State-owned oil companies on Monday warned of disruptions in fuel supplies if they are not allowed to raise petrol price or compensated for the Rs 48 crore per day loss they incur on selling fuel below cost. "The situation is v
