New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the country should develop and patronize green energy on a massive scale as it deserved to be given high priority in the current context of global warming to save mankind.
In the midst of a raging controversy over closure of the `cash-at-judge`s-door` case, the Supreme Court, which had denied that CBI had approached the Chief Justice, now says the information is "confidential". The Court was replyi
Aiming at an annual 10 per cent growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said investment in infrastructure sector should be doubled to an ambitious USD one trillion (Rs 41 lakh crore) during the 12th Five Year Plan ending 2017 from the cur
R K Raghavan, who is heading the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), was not available for his reaction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s "open letter to the countrymen" Monday evening. Many journal
Meals are going to get costlier for Delhites with the government subsidy of Rs 40 on LPG gone. State finance minister A K Walia on Monday announced the withdrawal of the subsidy during the budget presentation. Thus, the price of a 14.2 lit
A thin, torn blanket over a plastic sheet is spread on the pavement outside AIIMS OPD. Among the travel bags, folded bed sheets and CT scan reports lay five-year-old Shyamali. A big lump on the left side of her forehead is the reason she lay still
In a major setback to Karnataka`s minister-cum mining magnates-- Reddy brothers, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed all their mining operations in Andhra Pradesh and asked them to "come clean" on their alleged illegal activities.
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore, including currency note garland of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, during the recent BSP `maharally` here. The
"In which direction I have to go for Rang Mahal in Lal Quila, what other attractions are there in Qutub Minar and what is the significance of Purana Quila?" For all these questions visitors will not have to depend on tourist guides. Come
Describing Mayawati as a "living goddess", the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, facing a hail of criticism over the garland issue, says it will continue to weigh her party supremo with gold and silver. The party will continue to feli
Indian cities produce more water than many other cities in the world but continuous or 24x7 water supply is still a distant dream, said V Srinivasa Chary, director, Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development, A
Responding to criticism from the Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has not been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT for questioning on March 21, as reported in the media. He has, however, offered no clarificat
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday expressed shock over the US`s reported offer to ink with Pakistan a civil nuclear deal despite admitting it as "an unreliable nuclear state vulnerable to nuclear pilferage by non-state actors" (read te
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who did not appear before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), asserting that he is "not running away from the law." &quo
The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Nanavati Commission, probing the 2002 riot cases, to clarify by April 1 whether it will summon Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the matter. A division bench of Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhay
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi finally chose not to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday. He was asked to appear before the probe team in connection with a petition accusing him and 62
The government`s flagship health insurance programme for the rural poor has drawn increasing appreciation from European and Asian countries. The National Health Insurance Plan for unorganized sector workers, which enables cashless t
Marking the fulfillment of a decades-long goal of the Democratic party, the US House of Representatives today passed the sweeping health care reform package, giving a political victory to President Barack Obama who had staked his presidency on the
US today assured India that it can interrogate terror accused David Headley following which Home Minister P Chidambaram directed National Investigating Agency (NIA) to prepare the questions for him. Chidambaram also said that Headle
