Actor Aamir Khan on Thursday appeared before a Parliamentary panel examining FDI in pharmaceuticals sector and pitched for generic medicines, saying companies will continue to make profit if they sell cheap drugs to the poor. The 47-year-o
State-run DVC on Thursday said it may have to stop power supply to Delhi, as the two distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power and BSES Yamuna Power are yet to make outstanding payments to the company. "The two Discoms of D
Welcoming BJP`s decision to support P A Sangma in the presidential poll, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said all political parties should support the former lok sabha speaker. "I welcome the BJP`s decision of supportin
Main opposition Congress on Thursday forced adjournments of the Punjab Assembly over the issue of raising of memorial in memory of operation blue star at Amritsar and "honouring" of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.
The Right to education (RTE) violations will not be given a pass. Schools in Chattisgarh learnt it the hard way. Two private schools which charged capitation fees from students and violated the Right to Education (RTE) Act have been imposed a fine
A major fire on Thursday broke out at `Mantralaya`, the Maharashtra state secretariat complex that houses offices of the Chief Minister, key ministers and top officials. Close to two hours after it was first noticed near the cabin of Triba
In a U-turn, the Central Excise has reversed its stand on levying service tax on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) saying it does not come under the business support service ambit. The new circular issued by the Tax Research
After remaining in coma for over six months following rape and a bid to strangulate her, the Dalit girl of Pipili in Odisha`s Puri district died at a hospital in Cuttack on Thursday. "The girl, who was already in a very critical state
UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has sought support from Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister and AJSU party president Sudesh Mahto for his candidature, a senior party leader said on Thursday. "Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday call
Expressing gratitude to BJP for supporting his Presidential bid, P A Sangma on Thursday appealed to NDA allies JD(U) and Shiv Sena, which are opposed to his candidature, as well as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to back him in the July
Radha Vinod Raju, the founding Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA), died at a private hospital here early on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 62 and leaves behind his wife and two daughters.
Taking strong exception to Kerala government`s plan to construct a dam across Siruvani River at Attapadi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday asked the Centre not to accord it technical clearance as it "violates" the fin
Angrily reacting to Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi describing Mulayam Singh Yadav as a "BJP agent", senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday said he is not worth giving any importance. "If a person turns
Reconciling with division within NDA over Presidential poll, BJP today announced its support to P A Sangma to pit him against UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee. The party, which failed to persuade allies like Shiv Sena and JD-
At the G20 meet on Tuesday, prime minister Manmohan Singh pledged $10 billion for bailing out crisis-hit Eurozone. From being a regular seeker of loans and grants from the developed countries, we have now reached a stage where our prime mi
The frequent by-elections in Andhra Pradesh, five times since the 2009 assembly and Lok Sabha polls, are putting substantial burden on the public exchequer. According to official sources, the cumulative cost of all the five bypolls
With former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma determined to go ahead in the Presidential race, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said other political parties should come forward to back his candidature. Various leaders had be
In comments that can fuel a controversy, Congress leader Rashid Alvi has described Mulayam Singh Yadav as the "biggest agent" of the BJP at a time when the SP supremo`s party is coming closer to the ruling alliance at the Centre.
States performing better in providing health facilities to rural people under the national rural health mission (NRHM) will get additional incentives in terms of more funds. Better performing states may gain up to 28 percent above last year’
Agatha Sangma could face the axe from the Union Council of Ministers if she campaigns for her father P A Sangma, who appears set to be the opposition candidate in the Presidential poll, a senior NCP leader said. "If she campaig
