Pune streets fall woefully short on pedestrian infrastructure, managing only a score of 54 out of 100 points, says a new survey prepared by Parisar, an NGO working for the sustainable development of the Maharashtra city. The report
Six months after rehabilitation in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaswant Singh, the 72-year-old former foreign and finance minister, has got an employment in the party, though without a post. BJP president Nitin Gadkari has entrusted
As the Delhi Metro gears up for its Phase-III, the planning commission is of the view that the Delhi development authority (DDA) should fund the ambitious project along with the city and central governments to reduce their financial burden.
To put an end to harassment of tribals by forest officials, particularly in Naxal-affected areas, government is likely to bring in amendments to the Indian Forest Act in the next session of parliament, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said in Ne
Stressing upon the need of improvement of healthcare and infrastructure in rural areas, former President A P J Abdul Kalam today called upon doctors to come forward for development of medical services in this sector. He also suggested doct
The major coalition formations in the country were trying to weaken the Left movement, which had always put forward an alternative to the Centre`s neo-liberal and anti-imperialist policies in the states governed by them, CPI-M polit bureau member
The Indian growth story seems to be firmly on the upswing as the year draws to a close, despite reform legislations stuck in the logjam between the Government and the opposition, prompting the policymakers to talk of 9 percent expansion this fisca
India was tarred by a string of corruption episodes in 2010 – irregularities in the holding of CWG and leakage of tapes pointing to lobbying to fix ministerial berths to cite a few, but its economy managed to avoid the rough waters and
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lags far behind his ministerial colleagues in his wealth, details of which were made public today. Details of the assets of 30 Bihar ministers, including Kumar`s were uploaded in the government websites as a ste
Asking scientists to think out of the box for advancements in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced 2012-13 as the `Year of Science` to unleash the energies of young scientists and attract more people towards research streams.
A distant learning course to upgrade the knowledge of healthcare providers across the country has been started by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), a central government institute for public health in the country.
A distant learning course to upgrade the knowledge of healthcare providers across the country has been started by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), a central government institute for public health in the country.
Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Friday sent a three-page top-secret note to prime minister Manmohan SIngh on the 2G spectrum, arguing that the spectrum policy has remained the same from the time of the NDA rule to the UPA. Insiders say that both t
Bodoland Territorial Council chief and former insurgent leader Hagrama Mohilary has urged the government to also take a similar stand with NDFB anti-talk faction leader Ranjan Daimary as with ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa for lasting solution to
Karunanidhi, who was scheduled to meet Manmohan Singh last night, could not do so as he was `pre-occupied` in a meeting to release a volume of poems of his friend, noted Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu. He said this morning that his scheduled me
The Central Bureau of Investigation finds itself in a great difficulty to cope up with so many scams that broke out in 2010 as it does not have enough manpower for simultaneous probes, more so with many of its sleuths already tied up in concluding
