Accusing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of "stoking panic" amongst Muslims in West Bengal, the CPI(M) today asked the Government to take note of her statements and set at rest the apprehensions caused by them. Se
The multi-crore rupees fodder scam cases involving top politicians are progressing well in special courts in Bihar and Jharkhand, according to CBI Joint Director (Patna), R P Agrawal. "The cases related to the scam involving to
The government today hinted that companies retailing CNG and piped natural gas in metros may not pass on the entire impact of the over two-fold hike in natural gas prices to consumers. Rates of compressed natural gas (CNG) sold to a
Amid demands from several quarters to stop the auction of paintings of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that the issue will be examined but said the government has no legal rights
In a respite to L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and 19 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Allahabad High Court today dismissed CBI`s revision petition challenging a special court decision to drop criminal proceedings against them.
New Delhi/Aligarh, May 20 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said the tendency to destroy the society with arms cannot be accepted and that the government should take strong action against Naxals, hours after he appeared to have favo
The Government is planning to launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX) by September-November this year to auction up to 45 oil and gas blocks, a top official from Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), said.
Demanding the introduction of crop insurance scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, the CPI(M) today asked the state government to provide relief to farmers who suffered heavy loss due to natural calamities. "We are concerned over the da
Apex tribal council Naga Hoho today questioned the Centre`s sincerity on its assurance to replace Manipur police with central paramilitary at Mao gate on the inter-state border to instill confidence among the Naga villagers so that they could retu
NABARD would bring five lakh farmers under its Joint Liability Group scheme on the lines of SHGs to enable small and marginal farmers across the country get financial credit for sustaining agricultural activities, a top NABARD executive said today
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has decided to increase the age limit for state government servants and officials of state corporations/boards as well as Home Guards to apply for other government posts. According to the decision in a meeting ch
Defence minister A K Antony on Thursday said the government attached "highest priority" to coastal defence, including the island territories, and asked the Navy to expedite acquiring assets and implementing security measures approved aft
Selling price of power generated by gas-based plants will go up by up to Rs 1.20 per unit on account of the hike in the price of natural gas, government said today. However, how much of it would translate into consumer tariff would depend
To do away with an acute shortage of teaching staff in the rural areas, Madhya Pradesh government has decided to re-appoint retired teachers. The decision to re-appoint retired teachers was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Madhya Prad
A high powered meeting chaired by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held at the Secretariat has decided upon a time frame of three years to implement the 70 points passed at the special session of Assembly, to turn MP into a gold
Defence minister A K Antony on Thursday ruled out for now any change in the defence production policy to raise the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from existing 26 per cent to 100 per cent as suggested by the commerce ministry recently. &q
Defence minister A K Antony today said the government strategy to tackle the Maoist menace was "not for public debate" but any decision taken would be binding on all, including his ministry. "These (issues like deployment of
The railway police here have set up a separate wing for a speedy inquiry into bogus rail tickets, passes and availing tickets under the VIP quota by submitting bogus letters. "In the recent past, there has been an increase in c
Naxals have hijacked a truck carrying a whopping 16.5 tonnes of high-grade ammonium nitrate explosive which was on its way here from Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Police have launched an operation to track the explosive which was
Over 40,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas of Andhra Pradesh even as cyclone Laila appeared to be weakening gradually today and is expected the cross the state`s coast near Machilipatnam. Laila remained "practically statio
