The coal ministry these days is in the action mode. After the PMO pushed for coal supplies to the power projects – crucial to meet the power demand, which in turn is crucial for higher economic growth, the ministry is exploring every possibi
An operational guideline suggested for a radically improved version of MNREGA calls for "urgent measures" to convert the rural job scheme into a productivity-enhancing instrument, particularly in the agriculture sector. Ru
An operational guideline suggested for a radically improved version of MNREGA calls for "urgent measures" to convert the rural job scheme into a productivity- enhancing instrument, particularly in the agriculture sector. Rural de
A day after receiving a letter from prime minister Manmohan Singh on the NCTC, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the state government was now waiting for the Centre`s next step for consultation. "The prime ministe
Condemning the killing of two CPI(M) leaders in Burdwan town, opposition CPI(M) and ruling Trinamool Congress ally, Congress, on Wednesday demanded that the "politics of killing" is stopped forthwith. Demanding immediate a
Ailing Kingfisher Airlines, whose services remained affected for the sixth day, on Wednesday filed a fresh flight schedule with DGCA, scaling down its operations to about 170 daily flights with 28 functional aircraft. Faced with the regula
Coming under attack on reported move to curb the powers of Election Commission, Congress on Wednesday said the party never attempted directly or indirectly to bring disrepute or challenge the poll body`s authority. "Congress party`s s
A high-powered Group of Ministers on corruption met on Wednesday but did not discuss the controversial proposal for giving statutory backing to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) which in effect would take away its enforcement from the hands of the E
Casualty of “truth” in the big battle between law and logic for a correct date of birth of the army chief remains hidden. Can truth, army discipline, promotion procedure, speculative line of army chief succession and input of personnel
The Goa governor`s secretary Rajeev Verma, the Rajasthan chief minister`s secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar`s private secretary Vimlendra Sharanare are among the 44 lucky IAS officers of the 1992 batch empa
The country`s premier stock exchange BSE Ltd on Wednesday launched `BSE-Greenex`, the first environmental friendly equity index, which will enable investors take more informed decisions in the green theme of India. Corporate Affairs Minist
As cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines is battling to stay afloat, a consortium of lenders is believed to be considering fund support to the beleaguered carrier. A 13-bank consortium, led by State Bank of India, is considering providing shor
The Aligarh Muslim University has denied charges of gender bias at the varsity library saying 33 percent of the total membership there was that of girls. In a letter to the Union Human Resource Development Ministry, AMU Registrar Nazim Hus
The Haryana government on Wednesday announced to increase the minimum wage of an unskilled worker to Rs 186 per day and that of highly skilled to Rs 211.42 per day in the state. The decision to increase the minimum wages would benefit abou
As the two countries differed on the issue of arrest of two Italian marines for killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan de Mistura on Wednesday met minister of State for External Affairs Preneet K
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday denied reports of its ace investigating officer AGL Kaul, an additional superintendent of police (ASP), being taken out of investigations into the Rs 10,000-crore NRHM scam in UP.
The two national commissions, one for the scheduled castes and the other for the scheduled tribes, will now have a say in all major policy decisions that can have an impact on SCs and STs. The union cabinet secretariat issued an ord
The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved a Rs 1,220-crore District Credit Action Plan for Srinagar for 2012-13 fiscal. The details of the Action Plan for next fiscal were given out at District Level Consultative Committee meeting chai
In a surprising development, the central bureau of investigation has told the Rajasthan high court that it was receiving threats and its witnesses in the Bhanwari Devi case were being forced to turn hostile. Agency counsel Panne Singh, during the
Promoters of Essar Group Anshuman and Ravi Ruia and Loop Telecom promoters I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan were on Wednesday granted exemption from personal appearance by a Delhi court, which had summoned them as accused in the 2G case. &quo
