The announcement on presidential election schedule is due shortly, new chief election commissioner V S Sampath on Monday said. "All preparatory works are in full swing and an announcement regarding the election schedule is due short
The Indian rupee tumbled and reached a new low at Rs 56 per dollar. Reason? The whole world economy is going down, and think of Greece, and all that. That’s what the Manmohan Singh government would have us believe. Yes, we thought, the after
BEML chief V R S Natarajan was on Monday suspended by the defence ministry in connection with the Tatra case on a CBI recommendation after former army chief general V K Singh levelled allegations that he was offered Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a
Dismissing concerns that India`s growth rate may drop below 6.5 per cent, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said 2012-13 would be the turnaround year for the economy. Addressing a conference of top officials of the income tax d
With the Air India management mulling sacking 300 more pilots who have been on strike for the past 34 days, the troubled national carrier has set up a committee to review its global operations to find out how many pilots are required to operate
The union government and the state of Jharkhand have launched a “development offensive” in Saranda after “liberating” it from long years of Maoist control. They have announced the Saran
A chartered aircraft flying from Muscat to Dhaka entered the restricted airspace over Jodhpur airbase and has been grounded by authorities at the Sanganer Airport here. "The aircraft piloted by captain Ibrahim Hun flew over Jodhpur ai
The Shree Maheshwar Hydro Power Corporation Limited (SMHPCL) today charged the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) with creating obstacles in the completion of the Maheshwar power project. "For the last one-and-a-half decades, the NBA either
YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy will remain in jail with a special CBI court on Monday extending his judicial custody till June 25 in the disproportionate assets case. Jagan was in CBI custody from June 3-7 and the Andhra Pradesh H
Normal life in Kashmir was disrupted on Monday due to a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference to commemorate those killed in the summer agitation of 2010. Shops and business establishments in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev met Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu here on Monday morning to drum up support for his anti-corruption crusade. This was the second meeting between the two in recent months on corruption and bla
With Air India considering further crackdown on the striking pilots, the government on Monday said it is for airlines management to decide for how long to keep them on their payroll when they are not working. "It is for the Air
Quateel Siddiqui, alleged Indian Mujahedeen operative killed is Yerwada Jail on Friday morning, is suspected to have been murdered by fellow inmates “for being part of anti-national activities”. According to the police, local gangsters
Sonia Gandhi expressed her desire for M Karunanidhi to propose the name of Pranab Mukherjee when Congress nominee for the presidential polls presents the nomination papers on June 16 to returning officer VK Aghnihotri in parliament.
Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four top serving officers were on Friday summoned as "accused" in a criminal defamation case filed by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, in perhaps the first occasion when top-ranking officials have been ca
Not satisfied with the Rs 2 a litre cut in petrol prices, BJP on Friday said it will launch a `jail bharo` agitation on June 22 against the Rs 7.50 a litre petrol price hike, saying the ad-hoc policies of the UPA government had played havoc with t
Backing Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Friday slammed the demand for his resignation in the wake of a high court order rejecting his plea for dismissal of a petition challenging his election to Lok Sabha, saying it w
As the World Bank office in India has been conducting various consultations for its country assistance strategy (CAS) for 2013-16, it has come in the line of fire by the several civil society groups. In a press note released on Friday, the civil s
Expecting Air India to induct the first three Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft this month, government is likely to approve next week a compensation package from the US aircraft manufacturer for an over three-year delay in delivery of the planes.
