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
Expressing concerns over the mismatch between the skills of the fresh graduates and talents required in the country, president Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called for urgent steps to reverse the low employability ratio of graduates in the co
As the government readies for the 2012-13 union budget, slated to be presented in parliament on Friday, a new study shows severe underutilisation of funds and sluggish progress of different government schemes in the first ten months of the financi
This refers to media reports about party tickets being considered for Rajya Sabha to defeated political heavyweights in the recently-held elections to the state assemblies. It is an irony that physically and mentally disabled George Fernandes was
Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna was today sworn in as chief minister of Uttarakhand after the Congress overruled a revolt by another MP Harish Rawat, who is said to have offered to resign from the Union government. 65-year-old Bahuguna,
The brief euphoria generated by the private microfinance institutions (MFIs) withered away with the collapse of their doubtfully structured model. Its representative face in India, Vikram Akula’s high rise and bottom low with SKS microfinanc
Life expectancy at birth is improving due to better health facilities. But the maternal mortality rate (MMR) has been significantly high in India as compared to other developed and developing countries in the world, says the report `Understanding
Government of India is holding consultations with stakeholders on the Judicial Accountability Bill and has listed the matter for discussion in Parliament, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said here on Tuesday. Hoping that the bill
