The Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat Metro stations will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday due to road events of Commonwealth Games taking place in the heart of the national capital. Certain entry gates of Rajiv Chowk Metro st
Rejecting the `protectionist policies` of the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said free flow of goods, services and capital would ease the global financial crisis. "Protectionist policies are not acceptable," M
Jammu and Kashmir government has said the engagement of as many as 17,500 supporting staff under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act would be fast tracked so as to ensure timely execution of set targets. "The
States have often complained of delays in release of funds from the centre hitting their NREGS implementation. However, with the rural development ministry introducing a state of art Management Information System (MIS) software, the states
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today kocked out the arguments of opposition members from Jammu that their region got less fund allocation, saying it got twice the Plan size of Srinagar this fiscal. In a written reply
Glasgow, the venue of the XX Commonwealth Games, will not do a Delhi when it comes to the poor living in the city, assures Robert Smith, head of the CWG Glasgow 2014. Delhi cleared nearly 350 slums and remanded most of its destitutes in be
A drawn, phlegmatic whistle announces locomotive engine come to life as it bounces off the huge shed’s walls and high ceiling. Steam billows from underneath the engine and out its chimney. The Rewari Queen always makes a grand start in the l
Ruling out giving up claim on the mosque in Ayodhya, the Sunni Central Waqf Board today said exploring possibilities for an amicable solution to the dispute without a concrete proposal was a "futile exercise". The Board also said
Congress today saw nothing wrong in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah`s remarks that he was not the Centre`s puppet. "What should he say? Should he say he is a puppet? After all he is an elected Chief Minister of a
BJP today expressed confidence on winning the October 11 trust vote, amid indications that the crisis faced by the 28-month-old Yeddyurappa ministry is set to blow-over. Along with BJP general secretary H N Anath Kumar, the "save Yeddy
Delhi can host the Olympics -- the greatest international sporting event, says chief minister Sheila Dikshit, deriving confidence from hosting of the Commonwealth Games and seeking to put behind the controversies surrounding it. Notwithsta
More than 500 DMDK cadre were arrested here today for attempting to lock the main gates of Karaikal General Hospital as part of an agitation to condemn lack of facilities. DMDK district secretary A J Asana, who led the agitation all
BJP Puduchery unit has condemned the rermarks by Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi that RSS was no different from banned terror outfit SIMI and described it as "immature and highly objectionable". BJP Puducherry unit
The administration in Orissa`s Ganjam district has decided to set up community kitchen centres in association with oil companies to cook mid-day meals for schools. In the first phase, the administration has decided to set up such ce
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today announced an amount of Rs 50 lakh to each Zila Parishad and said that the services of retired employees of five major state departments would be taken to execute the process properly. &quo
Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy continued his `Odarpu yatra` in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today. Jagan began the day from Etamukkala village in the district and went on to console a few families, whose members committed
With mulling over the implications of the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya title suits from various quarters, All India Shia Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that Muslims would respect the verdict and appealed to maintain peace.
Pandemonium today broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after opposition BJP and National Panthers Party MLAs tried to storm into the well of the House over Chief Minister Omar Abdullah`s speech. The protesting MLAs were forci
Lalit K Jha Washington. As President Barack Obama prepares to visit India next month, the US has hoped that India and Pakistan can address and resolve the "important" Kashmir issue bilaterally. "This is
Election Commission today issued notification for holding election to 42 assembly seats going to poll in the fourth phase on November one. "The commission issues the notification for the fourth phase poll this morning," Additional Chief
