The Punjab government today gave nod to an integrated urban development plan to change the face of urban areas in a time bound manner. Accelerated and Integrated Urban Development Plan was approved at a high-level meeting presided o
The training duration of National Cadet Corps (NCC) would soon be increased from present two years to three years, NCC Director General Lt Gen R K Karwal said today. "At present we have a two-years training programme for the cadets. W
The CBSE Class XII results saw a dip in the success rate of students this year, with 79.87 per cent of those appearing in the board examination clearing it as against 81 per cent last year. Over seven lakh students appeared in the Class XI
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday sought to dispel fears about faculties of Indian universities joining foreign institutes after they set campuses here. "I know my faculty is patriotic and passionate about India and I
Asking paramilitary forces to tackle violence with "patience, tact and understanding", union home minister P Chidambaram today stressed that the right to use force should be exercised responsibly. In dealing with violence, he sai
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has given credence to the feeling that at least some of the "police encounters" are fake. As many as 27 encounters out of 1,846 cases the panel investigated turned out to be stage-managed.
The government`s wheat procurement has hit a record 31 million tonnes, almost six million tonnes more than last year, putting pressure on it to relax the three-year-old export ban on selling the surplus to neighbours. Export of the
The declining value of Euro will not affect Indian foreign exchange reserves as Euro was only a small component in forex, RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty said today. "We are not much concerned. Dollar is strengthening against all
Countering the allegation that it has been illegally favouring some powerful politicians, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has defended the rules that allow allotment of flats in Mumbai to MLAs and MLCs. “So
The Reserve Bank has instructed all banks to extend a helping hand to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty today said but asked the enterprises not to seek concessional credit. `MSMEs should not to ask f
Yet another meet has come and gone with nothing much to shout about as the 50th National Open Athletics Championship did not rise to the expected level, with the Commonwealth Games round the corner Much was expected from the athletes, many
Rejecting Orissa government`s formula of excluding 300 acres of private land from the proposed Posco site area near Paradip, CPI today demanded that the entire site be shifted elsewhere and an official statement made about its overall impact on th
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the multi-crore fraud in Satyam Computers, today said it had completed 90 per cent of investigation into the case and was now focusing towards fund diversion aspect, if any by the Satyam accused.
Union home minister P Chdambaram has drawn flak from international human rights groups for warning the intellectuals and NGOs against supporting the ideology of Maoists and Naxalites. In a recent statement, Human Rights Watch said the hom
The Delhi High Court today quashed the Centre`s 2008 order of de-recognising Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) after its secretary K Jothikumaran was caught on camera in a sting operation accepting bribe to select a player. Justice S Murldiha
If you had visited Baudai village some time ago and come here again today, you will think you got your directions mixed up and have landed in a different place. In Baudai, Katauta in Phulpur tehsil, about 35 km from Allahabad in Uttar Prad
Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, on Friday, administered the `Anti-Terrorism Day Pledge` to the staff and officers of Raj Bhavan and police personnel, on the occasion of the 19th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, obs
Non-insured persons can now also avail treatment in ESI hospitals in the country free of cost in cases of emergency, the government said on Thursday. "Persons not insured under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme c
Orissa government on Thursday decided to go ahead with the proposed Rs 52,000 crore Posco project but exclude 300 acre of private land at Dhinkia village in the face of opposition to its acquisition. "The state government will advise
Rail, bus and air traffic was severely disrupted for the second consecutive day in East Godavari district due to heavy rains after cyclone `Laila` struck Andhra Pradesh coast leaving over seven persons dead. Two trains--Circar Express and
