Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday unveiled new plans for international operations of strike-hit Air India including starting of two new flights to Kuala Lumpur and London and resuming of operations to Hong Kong, Osaka and Seoul by Au
Many international VIPs visit planning commission. So, says the planning commission, Rs 35 lakh for two fancy toilets should not be seen "as wasteful expenditure". See it just as "expenditure on waste". VIP waste! --June
Bowing to opposition demands, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday recommended a CBI probe into the killing of Ranvir Sena supremo Brahmeshwar Singh. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting Kumar had with top state p
There’s a dog-eared saying among Internet and telecommunication veterans. In the digital world a week is akin to a month and a month is a year. Thirteen years, then, is an era. No wonder the National Telecom Policy 2012, which has replaced t
Under fire from Muslim organisations for ignoring the Sachar Committee report on the Waqf properties, Union minister Salman Khurshid finds himself caught in a turf war on the issue between two ministries he heads while thousands of families contin
The state education ministers unanimously agreed for a common entrance test for centrally-funded technical institutes, including IITs. During the state education ministers` conference in Delhi on Tuesday, states broadly agreed to the one t
Over a fortnight after rural police ruled out Manipuri student Richard Loitam`s death as a case of murder, Karnataka Government on Tuesday directed the state police to hand over the case to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inves
Backing L K Advani`s suggestion for a collegium to appoint Election Commissioners and CAG, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the BJP leader`s view could not be ignored and expressed confidence that the Centre would accord due importance to i
Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen V K Singh on Tuesday affirmed his belief in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted".
Talks are on with a German firm for disposal of toxic waste left at the Union Carbide plant in the aftermath of the 1984 disaster after Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra declined to allow its destruction in their territory, Home Minister P C
Buoyed with its success in the municipal election in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said the poll results have demonstrated that the party has enough strength to rule the state alone. "It has been proved by the
The All Women’s Forum for Justice in Housing Societies formed a few days ago aims to embolden women facing harassment at the hands of managing committees of their housing societies by imparting knowledge of provisions of Maharashtra Cooperat
The Indian government will come out with new guidelines to revive export hubs, special economic zones(SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives. The government had impos
Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday filed her nomination for the Lok Sabha by-election from Kannauj where the Congress has decided not to put any candidate. Accompanied by her husband, 35-ye
In signs of growing dissent within the BJP, hoardings supporting party leader Sanjay Joshi have came up at various places in the city, targeting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the state elections scheduled in December this year.
Pilgrims protesting curtailment of Amarnath Yatra duration on Tuesday burned effigy of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). Led by VHP leader Sunrinder Jain, the pilgrims burn
Amid global economic problems, the Indian government Tuesday unveiled 7-point strategy to boost exports which include extension of interest subsidy scheme by one year till March 31, 2013. "We have now decided to extend the scheme (int
Goa government is working on a package for poor tribals living in state`s lesser developed areas in order to provide them financial help to tackle issues like crumbling houses and low fertility rate. State tribal welfare minister Ramesh Ta
· Last year, Tughlakabad Customs issued Rajinder Arora of Amritsar and his friends a show cause notice for alleged misdeclaration and misuse of duty benefits in export of goods worth over Rs 370 crore. The show-cause notice runs i
Stepping up its attack on YSR Congress leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the run-up to the June 12 by-polls, Congress on Monday said that it did not appoint him as Chief Minister after his father`s death despite his pressure tactics as it followed d
