The government today more than doubled the price of natural gas produced by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd to USD 4.20 per mmBtu, at par with the rate at which Reliance sells its gas. The cabinet today approv
Transport services continued to be affected in the rural areas as the CPI (Maoist)`s 48-hour shutdown entered the second day today with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in Jharkhand. Long distances buses kept off the road for th
Banks operating in Punjab today objected to the state administration`s direction asking them to make an advance payment of 2 per cent of the total dues to be recovered from defaulters. The matter came to light when a few bank representativ
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has not incurred any loss but actually gained in the process of purchasing the Commonwealth Games Village flats from private developer Emaar MGF, the agency said on Wednesday, clarifying to media reports.
President Pratibha Patil has given her assent to a bill passed by Parliament for establishing the legislative council in Tamil Nadu, 14 years after it was abolished. The act was notified in the gazette after the Presidential assent.
Congress today distanced itself from senior leader Digvijay Singh on the issue of air support to tackle Maoist menace, saying it was for the government to take a decision and there were no differences within the party on the matter. "
To thwart any possible terror attack or sabotage, the government has decided to enhance security in 51 major airports across the country in a time-bound manner. The home ministry has directed the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to
The Delhi High Court today deferred hearing on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy`s petition seeking direction to the Prime Minister to take a decision on granting sanction to prosecute Telecom Minister A Raja for his alleged involvement in
India`s imports surged by a never-seen-before USD eight billion in April, indicating the rapid pace of domestic economic activity, even as the government downplayed the 36.2 per cent jump in exports. The "real interesting story here i
A second check up of the Mayapuri scrap yard in the last six-day by the Greenpeace concludes that radiation level has come down at the six hotspots. “The hottest spot which had a reading of 500 micro-Sv/hr at 10 cm last week, has now dropped
The auction for 3G mobile licence closed today, leaving finance minister Pranab Mukherjee with Rs 67,710 crore (around USD 15 billion) - twice the revenue he expected to raise. The pan-India bid for third generation spectrum stood at Rs 16
Major Air India unions today decided to launch an agitation, which could lead to a strike, to protest delayed payment of wages. They are also opposed to implementation of recommendations of two parliamentary committees which include separa
Maharashtra government is planning to set up a regulatory authority to control soaring milk prices in the state. "We are planning to set up a regulatory authority to control milk prices so that the consumers do not suffer every time,&
Political dialogue, cultural diplomacy and economic cooperation will be three crucial components of President Pratibha Patil`s maiden visit to China from May 26 during which she will also inaugurate the first Indian-style Buddhist temple `white ho
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has inaugurated a new refurbished police kitchen. The centralized police kitchen at Naigaon police headquarters in its new avatar is an ultra-modern all-steel kitchen with chimneys, a large refrigerator, steel w
Jammu and Kashmir census department today said no non-state subject working in the state will be included in national population register (NPR) of Jammu and Kashmir. "There is no scope for any non-state subject working in JK to get co
The Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) has directed the City Traffic Department to instruct the police personnel manning traffic signals and junctions here to prevent the use of infants and children by women for begging.
BSF has been deployed on a vital road link between Manipur and Silchar in Assam to bring life-saving drugs and foodgrains here as the two national highways remained blocked for over a month by Naga students. BSF personnel have been deploye
Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma today asked his commanders to maintain a high state of preparedness as the force`s role in fighting terrorism and piracy would grow. He also emphasised the need to maintain the highest standards of "mor
Kerala cabinet today favoured the proposed railway coach factory at Palakkad to be set up in the public sector. In case the centre plans to set up the factory as a joint venture, the value of land should be considered as the equity share o
