Taking note of frequent rail mishaps, a parliamentary panel has pulled up the Railways for delay in installing anti-collision devices (ACD) and asked it to come out with a concrete strategy within six months to address the issue. Th
Not long ago (to be precise exactly 15 years back), Narendra Modi passionately talked about a dream he had been nursing for a while. Like a wandering ascetic, he wanted to walk along the course of the river Narmada in a spiritual tradition which s
The United States has backed a "New Silk Road" through central Asia to boost economic connectivity across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the Secretary of State envisaging a trade network in the region where a "Pakistani busin
Taking suo motu cognisance of a news report claiming that Uttar Pradesh health officials had placed orders for a banned antibiotic, state human rights commission (SHRC) has issued notices to the chief secretary and some senior officials.
External affairs minister S M Krishna could meet his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on the sidelines of the annual UN general assembly here, a top Indian official said on Tuesday. Indian envoy to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri s
Tamils from across Europe demonstrated at the UN`s European headquarters on Tuesday, calling for a probe into alleged war crimes committed by Sri Lanka at the end of the country`s 2009 civil war. According to local police, around 1,000 pro
With three more bodies retrieved from the debris at Dzongu in north Sikkim district, the death toll in the quake-hit Himalayan state has risen to 53 while a major landslide cut off the district from the rest of the state on Tuesday.
Indian power minister Sushilkumar Shinde made a strong pitch for US investment in the growing power sector in India on Tuesday, asserting that lucrative opportunities were available to investors. He was speaking at the US-India Econ
Minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy arrived here on Tuesday en route to Koodankulam to hold talks with the locals who are agitating for the past 10 days against the proposed nuclear plant there. "All safety measures in the pla
Prime minister Manmohan Singh leaves for New York on Wednesday to attend the united nations general assembly session on Saturday where India will push for reforms of the security council to reflect current realities and early adoption of a convent
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staff, owing allegiance to the Municipal Mazdoor Union led by NCP leader Sharad Rao, went on a strike from Monday night demanding salaries on the lines of the sixth pay commission. Civic employe
The central vigilance commission has received maximum complaints against railways ministry officials for alleged irregularities in discharging their duty. Out of the total of 25,359 complaints received during 2010, the highest of 8,330 wer
Team Anna members arrived in Dehradun on Monday on the invitation of Uttarakhand chief minister B C Khanduri to give their suggestions for a tough and effective Lokayukta bill against corruption. "We have come here at the invitation o
The CPI(M) on Monday demanded that government rescind its decision to divest 10 per cent stake in state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, claiming that the ruling coalition was "succumbing to pressure" from Indian and foreign defence
Civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Monday urged state governments to reduce surcharge on aviation fuel, saying airlines are facing problems due to this. "All state governments should reduce aviation fuel sales tax...It is a burde
Cracking the whip, the BCCI on Monday terminated the contract of IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala for non-payment of bank guarantee, thus abruptly ending the controversial Kerala team`s association with the cash-rich league after just one year.
BJP has not officially declared anyone as its prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls and JD(U) being a key NDA partner would officially be informed of any decision on the issue, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday re
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Monday asked prime minister Manmohan Singh that work on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project be halted till the fears of the people in the area are allayed, accusing the centre of "abdicating" i
Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat met members of the Shah commission as a part of the inquiry initiated against the illegal mining trade in the state. Kamat, who also holds the mining portfolio, had a lengthy discussion with justice M B Sh
Controversy-ridden IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala was slapped with a suspension notice for non-payment of bank guarantee by the BCCI at its annual general meeting in Mumbai on Monday. The consortium, which was mired in a bitter ownersh
