Motorists coming from Ghaziabad to Anand Vihar can expect a smooth ride as an underpass will be thrown open for traffic tomorrow at the busy Ghazipur extension, a gateway between East Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The underpass, alongwith two c
Government is considering creating a dedicated mechanism to deal with all major accidents, including air crash, and giving total autonomy to the DGCA to further empower it as the aviation regulator of the country. Aiming at separating the
US varsities are likely to extend their expertise in setting up of some of the innovation universities in India and one such collaboration would be announced during the visit of US President Barak Obama to the country later this year. This
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik today began a hunger strike in Nadihal-Rafiabad in north Kashmir to protest the killing of three youths in an alleged fake encounter by army on April 30. Malik along
Accusing the Congress of misleading the people over allotment of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand, chief minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today said that the applications are being scrutinised and objections raised on them being examined.
The Jammu and Kashmir government will develop flower farming in the state on commercial lines to tap the growing demand for cut flowers, minister for horticulture and floriculture Sham Lal Sharma said today. Sharma said the Valley`s
The socio-economic and forest survey work in the proposed site of the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant project near here was today carried out amid heavy security after yesterday`s police lathicharge on anti-Posco demonstrators . Survey w
The government on Thursday appointed a court of inquiry into air crash of the Air India Express Boeing 737-800 aircraft VT-AXV which occurred near the Bajpe Airport, Mangalore on May 22, while operating a scheduled flight IX-812 from Dubai to Mang
Driven by higher prices of pulses, milk and fruits, food inflation rose to 16.55 per cent for the week ended May 22. Inflation increased by 0.32 percentage point from 16.23 per cent in the previous week, food inflation data released here t
In a major embarrassment for the Army, a Lieutenant General has been forced to resign following allegations of sexual misconduct against him by the wife of an officer during a visit abroad last month. Army sources told PTI here today that
The president, the vice president and the prime minister as well as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi sent congratulatory messages to DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on his 87th birthday on Thursday but the occasion was marred by m
JMM president Shibu Soren today said he would make an attempt to form an alternative government in Jharkhand, even as his estranged ally BJP demanded mid-term polls if any alliance failed to stake claim within next few weeks. "
What if a Mumbai woman going from her home near Virar or Panvel to office near Churchgate wants to use a toilet? She has no options: she will have to grin and bear, and wait till she reaches office for relief. That`s because the railways h
Army plans to induct new-age gadgets such as micro audio bugs and video devices to keep a watch on terrorist hideouts and their meeting places and activities. "Possible nano-technology applications are micro-audio bugs and video recor
Maoists torched two machines and a pick up vehicle engaged in road construction near here in Madhya Pradesh, police said today. A group of four Maoists set afire the JCB machines and the vehicle last night near Machhurda police post, about
The Central Information Commission will challenge the decision of Delhi High Court to scrap the rules framed by the transparency panel for carrying out its business. The decision was taken in a meeting of all the information commissioners
Schools and hospitals in the national capital have recorded higher air nicotine levels than government buildings and restaurants, according to a study conducted by Johns Hospital University on behalf of the Health Ministry, reports The India
Putting an end to patients` woes, the striking medical staff at the Safdarjang Hospital and the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) have said that out-patient services will continue uninterrupted from Thursday although they will continue with
Setting the tone for the first Indo-US strategic dialogue, top officials of the two countries have held a series of brainstorming sessions here during which they discussed bilateral ties and issues like counter- terrorism, education, agriculture,
Polling for by-election of Doomariyaganj assembly seat of Uttar Pradesh today started on a dull note as only nine per cent votes were cast in the first three hours of polling, election department officials said. "Only nine per
