A decision on infusion of Rs 1,200 crore equity in Air India is expected to be taken by next month, civil aviation minister Praful Patel said today. "We have moved a cabinet note for infusion of Rs 1,200 crore as equity (in Air
India`s much-celebrated economic growth has not trickled down to the poor who continue to stay deprived of the most fundamental needs - foof, sustainable employment, shelter, health and education, say civil society groups. Shifting focu
Doctors specialising in pain management released here on Tuesday country’s first ever protocol on lower back pain and how it can be effectively cured by medical practitioners besides treating other diseases. In the absence of any gui
The Supreme Court today fixed February 1, 2011, for hearing on the case relating to alleged disproportionate assets of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members who have sought a review of its order directing a
The number of women in the country looking for a nicotine-fix in the country is on the rise. According to the global adult tobacco survey 2009-2010 (GATS), women using tobacco now make for 20.3 percent of tobacco users while the figure used to be
The millennium park or the Delhi Transport Corporation’s new bus depot in Indraprastha, near the Commonwealth Games Village, is being hailed as the biggest of its kind in the world. But the depot, which has been built on the Yamuna riverbed,
Hitting out hard at prime minister Manmohan Singh’s agenda of focusing more on a GDP-oriented growth, social activist Swami Agnivesh said such economic policies have led to the crisis where citizens especially tribals are raising their voice
Curfew was today imposed in four districts of Kashmir Valley as authorities apprehended breach of peace in the wake of the arrest of hardline Hurriyat leader Masrat Alam. A police spokesman said curfew has been imposed in Srinagar c
The Assam government is set to complete the legal process for extension of the Kaziranga National Park from the present 430 square kilometres to double the area. The state`s forest and tourism minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the go
Karnataka unit BJP`s core committee, set up to decide on vital issues concerning the government, at its meeting today debated the situation arising out of the High Court`s split verdict on the issue of 11 rebel BJP MLAs. The meeting
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over pushing Mumbai University to withdraw Rohinton Mistry`s Booker prize-nominated book, today opened a new front by calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women. "If the burqa is used
Now that the Commonwealth Games are over, it is time to look at the legacy of the sporting event that left Delhi poorer by at least Rs 87,500 crore – estimates range all the way beyond Rs 1,02,000 crore. Madhav Raman, partne
Union Minister of State for Planning V Narayanaswamy has said Karaikal district was likely to get a grant of Rs 72 crore under the centrally-sponsored `Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas` (PURA) scheme. The Union Ministry o
The government is working to streamline the central public procurement policy to bring transparency, curb irregularities, and corruption. The new procurement pol
UNICEF, with the support of the Indian government, has launched an online campaign ‘Awaaz do` to mobilise the society to speak up for more than eight million children currently out of school in the countr
Uncertainty continued over Posco`s Orissa steel plant project today with a government committee to assess violation of forest laws giving a divided opinion -- one suggesting cancellation of all green clearances while the other calling for in-depth
Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday tried to scuttle Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati`s bid to name the Dudhwa national park after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, urging her to rechristen it as Billy Arjan Singh Tiger Reserve as a
With the Commonwealth Games (CWG) over, Suresh Kalmadi and others involved in organising it now face a series of investigations for the Games fracas. Even Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is not being spared. The government is instituting multi
The CWG sword seems to be hanging on many a heads - and this time some of the heads are from the bureaucracy. With the government cracking the whip on those responsible for the Games embarassment, some high-ranking babus may also get the boot.
Top Obama aide Lawrence Summers today sought to put apprehensions of a chill in Indo-US relations over Ni-liability bill, outsourcing ban and tightening of US visa-rules to rest saying that the US did not have any disagreements with India on any i
