Refusing to be labeled as an enemy of the social media, Telecom minister Kapil Sibal has called for the Internet to be governed by regulations similar to the print and the electronic media. "Who says that? I don`t understand how I am
Against the backdrop of G20 finance ministers meet to discuss global situation, India on Friday said the eurozone will have to come out with a package to resolve its sovereign debt problem, which is also impacting developing countries. &qu
The two-member inquiry commission set up by the Maharashtra government to probe into the scam tainted Adarsh Housing Society will soon submit its interim report to the government. The interim report would include the commission`s findings
The mineral-rich Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya faces an acute drinking water crisis as major rivers there have been declared "unfit" for human use due to high level of acidity caused by unscientific mining. The rivers close
On March 3, when people of Goa will choose representative for their respective constituencies, chances are that the candidate will be a crorepati. And the one who is not, will become a crorepati soon. This statistic has come out in an analysis car
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi told the supreme court-appointed special investigation team [SIT] that he had asked police to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the February 27, 2002 Sabarmati Express tragedy. More importantly, he cat
Nine civilians trapped in avalanche-hit Sonamarg area of Kashmir for three days were on Friday rescued by local authorities assisted by Army even as hopes of finding alive three armymen missing in the snowslide in Gurez sector faded away &
With an aim to keep Narmada pollution-free, the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) in Madhya Pradesh, has decided to undertake the novel Bio-Health Monitoring programme to identify pollutants in the river and keep it healthy by introducin
The police here are discussing with Italian authorities if the ballistic examination of the weapons on board merchant vessel `Enrica Lexie`, shots from which killed two Indian fishermen, can be taken up in the absence of their experts. A c
Crisis in BJP`s Karnataka unit appeared to worsen on Friday with former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa insisting on a February 27 ultimatum for his reinstatement and party president Nitin Gadkari ruling out replacing incumbent Sadananda Gowda.
Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Vasundhara Raje has accused the Centre of misusing CBI. "People know very well that how CBI is being misused in the state," she said at a public meeting in Barmer district and criticised
The Supreme Court took strong objection to the Delhi Police`s midnight crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev`s supporters saying unlawfully depriving a person from sleep is a violation of his fundamental rights. "Deprivation of sleep has tumu
Serving an ultimatum, BJP strongman of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa set February 27 as a deadline to the party`s central leadership to reinstate him as chief minister, failing which he would decide on his course of action. At a meeting of leg
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has accused the Mayawati government of snatching away farmers` land for builders. "The present BSP government in the state is involved in land-grabbing. It is snatching away farmers` lands f
Gearing up to tackle possible chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies, premier research organisation DRDO is developing an array of ground-based and unmanned aerial systems to detect and map contamination zones in all geo
The management of the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway could soon pass into the hands of the national highway authority of India (NHAI) from DS construction private limited which had been managing the expressway under a public-private-partnership project.
Former TRAI Chairman Nripendra Mishra on Thursday told a Delhi court, trying the 2G spectrum case, that ex-Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, an accused in the case, had written a letter to him in January, 2008, saying the government`s action on
BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday criticised Union Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal`s remark that president`s rule could be imposed in Uttar Pradesh in the event of Congress not getting majority in assembly poll and said such a move would be "mi
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday told the state legislative council that the banking facility would soon be made available in 5934 villages with population of more than 2000 and bank representatives would be appointed in 9
Troubled Kingfisher Airlines may risk losing a large number of its prime flying slots as it began operating a truncated flight schedule on Thursday, with DGCA considering punitive action against it for allegedly flouting regulations.
