Taking a lesson from the Germanwings plane crash--reportedly caused by its co-pilot-- the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is planning to upgrade the mental health assessment of aspiring pilots, thus making the entire process more stri
Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of about1,300 distinguished guests at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on the occasion of 70th anniversary of the world cultural organisation on Friday. Hi
Amid the price war between airlines to stimulate the rising demands, the minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma has commented on the need for regulating ‘predatory’ air fares. While the need for air fare regulator has been
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who has been accused of plotting the 2008 Mumbai attack that claimed 166 lives, walked out of Adiyala Prison in Rawalpindi on Friday. The Lahore High Court on Thursday suspended the Punjab government’s order to d
On Monday the supreme court bench of Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justice Arun Mishra will hear a plea of a group of farmers` organisations challenging the legality of the fresh promulgation of the land acquisition ordinance. The farmers have challe
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari feels that the country`s economic situation and other aspects also need to be taken into account while implementing decisions of National Green Tribunal on banning diesel vehicles older than ten years in Delh
Minister of state for external affairs Gen (Retd) V K Singh’s controversial statement, in which he used the term ‘Presstitutes’ to refer to the media, is being condemned not just by opposition but also by his party members.
In the midst of news reports surfacing over suspension of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of NGO Greenpeace India by the Ministry of Home Affair, the NGO has issued a statement saying that till now it has not received any offici
Roaming mobile bills are set to fall in India. The telecom regulator has cut the ceiling tariff for national roaming services. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has ordered that outgoing local calls be capped at Rs 0.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday said that his government has no plans to set up separate clusters for settlement of migrant Pandits in the Kashmir Valley and immediately his predecessor Omar Abdullah called it u-
Satyam Computer Services Ltd’s founder B Ramalinga Raju and nine others have been found guilty of criminal conspiracy and cheating on Thursday by a special court in Hyderabad in the multi- crore accounting fraud case and sentenced them to se
In the backdrop of record foreign exchange reserve in India’s kitty, there is one more good news that may strengthen the hands of prime minister Narendra Modi when he visits Europe this month. India’s credit rating outlook has be
Have you ever tried to search for your home on Google Map? Chances are that you have. But have you tried looking up slums? They appear blurry and are often clumsily outlined. Maps often literally, and in more ways than one, make slums invisible an
Killing of 20 unarmed men in the forests of Chittoor near the abode of Lord Balaji in Tirumala by Andhra Pradesh special task force personnel is being termed as brutal massacre by the activists. The victims hailed mainly from Tamil
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013 is being called the game changer and seeks to protect the interest of consumers from errant developers and ensure timely execution of projects. The union cabinet has approved changes to a bil
While the Tamil Nadu government has asked the Andhra Pradesh to order for an enquiry on the police shooting, in which 20 people mainly from Tamil Nadu were killed on Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the
Terming Pakistan as a country of vital importance for US foreign policy, the US State Department has approved shipment of billion dollars worth of military hardware and equipment to Pakistan. According to a report in Pakistani newsp
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched Mudra Bank, which will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs and act as a regulator for `micro-finance institutions` (MFIs). The Micro Units Development Refinanc
The Civil Aviation Minster of India, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, does not mind carrying matchboxes with him in the flights. Raju himself admitted that he violates rules while he was addressing a gathering at the bureau of civil aviation
The union minister of heavy industry and public enterprises, Anant Geete said that all the vacant positions of chairman in public sector undertakings (PSUs) will be filled soon. While addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry (
