A field visit by Mumbai mayor Shraddha Jadhav, on Thursday revealed BMC’s deadline of May 31 to complete pre-monsoon work on drains far fetched. BMC had claimed that 60% of the work was
Maoists today called for a 48-hour bandh in five states from May 18 to protest against a slew of decisions taken by the Central Government including those concerning some PSUs. The bandh call has been given in Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand
Delhi`s pride and emerging life-line, Delhi Metro, is drawing attention from outside. The prestigious New York Times has called it a miracle that demolishes almost every known stereotype about urban India. In an article that appeared in the paper
In what could be a disturbing report for west Delhi residents, Mayapuri locality still has radioactive contamination, says a Greenpeace field survey. “The investigation has identified six hotspots with one of them registering more than 5,000
Government will soon be bringing in a law for the formation of an overarching body to regulate medical education in the country and till then a seven-member panel of doctors will replace the scam-tainted Medical Council of India, which has been di
Amid strong protests by teaching members but determined support from Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental, the Academic Council (AC) of the Delhi University on Thursday approved the introduction of semester system in 12 undergradute courses of the scienc
Saroj Pandey, a 42-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party leader, figures in the Limca Book of Records for creating a national record: she is the first woman to simultaneously hold three elected positions – mayor, member of the Chhattisgarh assembl
After its fatwa that working in banks is un-Islamic, the Darul Uloom Deoband has now declared that opting for an insurance policy too went against the tenets of Islam. The "insurance policy is unlawful as it is based on interest and g
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a three-member panel of experts to suggest measures to expedite the process of disciplinary and vigilance proceedings against corrupt officials, but on the other hand he is himself dragging feet in filling
With the indefinite economic blockade on highways to the state from Assam and Nagaland by Naga students crippling business, Manipur has sought Mizoram`s help in transporting essential supplies through its territory. An official stat
Chief minister Omar Abdullah today highlighted the need for harnessing green energy to the optimum and augmenting indigenous power production grid in power-deficient Jammu and Kashmir. "The assistance and funds coming from unio
he media is agog with sordid happenings in the West Indies involving the under-performing Indian squad, including a brawl with fans in a pub in St Lucia, but team manger Ranjib Biswal today termed the reports as its "imagination".
Vishwa Hindu Parishad today opposed caste-based census, saying it would lead to caste based discrimination and strengthen casteist forces. "There should not be caste based discrimination. There was no caste based census after 1931, wh
The main Opposition Congress today staged a sit-in at the stairs of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, on the fourth and last day of the special session of the Assembly called to discuss development, to highlight water crisis, corruption and other issue
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may be not be in overall good fiscal health but its Haryana circle is anticipating 85 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 100 crore in 2009-10 on the back of robust growth observed in number of GSM mob
Government today extended the ban on LTTE by another two years following intelligence reports that remnants of the Sri Lankan Tamil terror outfit were trying to re-group in Tamil Nadu. According to a notification issued by the Union Home M
In view of the threat posed by climate change and rise in temperature, Orissa has initiated preparations to come out with a climate change action plan. Stating this at a workshop on State Climate Change Action Plan, state energy sec
Famous the world over as a tourists` paradise, the nearby Kovalam Beach town has been hit by rampant incidents of sexual and physical abuse of children in the 12-18 age group, a study has said. Nearly half of the 705 children interv
The Meghalaya cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to be signed with the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for executing two power projects in Meghalaya. The MoA for a 500 MW therm
Government is planning to provide education loans at four per cent interest rate to help students from weaker sections of society to pursue higher studies. Discussions are on between the HRD ministry and the Planning Commission on t
