Stating that sanitation is a "complete disaster" in India, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has urged the Planning Commission to make the issue "a national obsession" otherwise it would remain as a "scourge" o
Trinamool Congress on Thursday ruled out any threat to the UPA government but insisted that railway minister Dinesh Trivedi should go. "We are supporting the government totally," Trinamool Parliamentary Party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay t
Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, whose removal has been demanded by his party leader and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday said he has not resigned as yet. However, he made it clear that he would resign the moment the Prime Minister or Mamata
Ahead of Anna Hazare`s one-day fast in Delhi, which has now been rescheduled to March 25, to press for protection to whistleblowers, Team Anna today accused the ruling Congress of "sabotaging" the Jan Lokpal Bill. "Th
Israel has offered to help India clean up the river Ganga by providing the technological knowhow. “The Indian municipal bodies have to think about the local ecosystem and local needs, and then Israeli companies can fit into those projects,&r
Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi`s budget for the ministry ha no takers within his own party, the Trinamool Congress. Party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to endorse the budget claiming at a public meeting in Nandigram
Alka, 27, was rushed to a government hospital in Karnataka’s Raichur district after she complained of labour pain. But she was pushed out of the hospital when she disclosed that she was a sex worker. Her baby was stillborn for lack of medica
Expenditure on health schemes continues to remain stagnant despite several commitments by the government. The UPA, in the National Common Minimum Programme in 2004, mentioned that total public spending in health would be raised to level of two to
Two double-decker trains and a Shatabdi train are among 72 new express trains announced in the Rail Budget 2012-13. Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express, Chennai-Bangalore AC double-decker Express and Habibganj-Indore AC double-decker Ex
Congress on wednesday ruled out differences within its ranks on the party`s decision to appoint Vijay Bahuguna as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and said there is "no revolt" on the issue and the government in the hill state will function
Government on Wednesady said more than Rs 31,000 crore has been received as foreign contribution by 65,500 Indian NGOs between 2007-10 and a probe has been ordered into the allegation of misuse of such funds for opposing the setting up of the Kuda
The government on Wednesday said it wants to bring the bill to set up anti-corruption ombudsman, Lokpal, in Rajya Sabha during the first part of the current Budget session of Parliament. Replying to a notice given by Leader of the Oppositi
Government is mulling setting up an aviation university to address the skilled manpower shortage in the sector, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday. Speaking after inaugurating the third edition of India Aviation 2012-- the Intern
Andhra Pradesh Assembly remained paralysed for the third day on Wednesday, as there was no let up in main opposition Telugu Desam Party`s (TDP) demand for dismissal of six "tainted ministers". A defenceless government appeared co
Detection of about 12 Swine flu cases in the last fortnight has put the health authorities here on an alert, as two patients are reported to be in a critical condition. While some of the cases have been detected in a "pro-activ
Eighty-four-year-old SAD leader Parkash Singh Badal today created two records in one go by becoming the Chief Minister of Punjab for the fifth time and the first in the reorganised state`s history to return to power for the second successive tenur
Indicating that the leadership feud in Uttarakhand Congress was far from over, Union Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday held consultations with his supporters while making it clear he would not quit the party. "I have always been loya
Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday announced further reduction in its flight schedule and said its promoter Vijay Mallya will meet pilots on Thursday agitating over delayed salary. Last month the company had informed the authorities that
Presenting a populist budget, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday announced marginal hike in passenger fares ranging from 2 paisa per kilometre to 30 paisa per kilometre in various categories of trains despite noting that Railways was pa
India is losing thousands of crore per year due to illegal or unreported fishing from its water by foreign vessels, a report by international NGO Greenpeace released in the national capital said on Tuesday. “India’s lucr
