The central government has approved a teachers` education project which was pending since 2007. The project, estimated to be worth Rs 6,308 crore, will focus on continuous professional development of teachers and improving the quality of teachers`
The world`s first 1 MW canal-top solar power plant in Gujarat`s Mehsana district has generated 2 lakh units of clean energy since it was commissioned two months back, a top official said today on the eve of formal inauguration of the ambitious pro
Two days after issuing a 15-day deadline to the Centre on granting a three-year moratorium on the interest of the state`s debt, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that it was actually an appeal to the union government, but t
A farmer who committed suicide in Yavatmal district has left behind a note in which he purportedly asked people not to vote for Congress and NCP in Maharashtra as the ruling alliance partners don`t "care" for farmers. &quo
The Congress has concluded intra-party discussions on the separate Telangana issue but is yet to take a final decision, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Monday. "We have concluded our discussions with leaders of our par
The following is the text of the speech of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of the Civil Services Day: “On this occasion of the seventh Civil Services Day, I warmly greet all members of our civil services
After the Uttar Pradesh poll debacle, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi wants to take lessons on the art of bonding with people from party veterans and senior leaders. Sonia Gandhi has asked her political secretary Ahmed Patel
The first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s Office V Narayanasamy said on Monday. He said the Atomic Energy Regul
Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee on the controversial Mullaperiyar Dam, over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are at loggerheads, on Monday finalised its much-awaited report on various aspects of the structure and will submit it to the court
A day before the budget session begins, the government on Monday reached out to the political parties for a smooth functioning to pass financial and other important business without any interruption. Minister of state in the PMO V
BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka on Monday completed a month in captivity of Maoists even as all including Odisha government were anxiously waiting for the `praja (people`s) court` proposed by the naxals to decide the fate of the tribal legislator by April 25
Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Monday said that the state government was trying its best to ensure safe release of the Sukma district Collector Alex Paul Menon who was abducted by naxals on Saturday. "The state gove
VHP on Monday said it would move court to get Ram Setu declared a national monument and slammed the Congress led UPA government for shifting to the Supreme Court, the task of taking a decision on the matter. "When it was possib
SC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief. "We don`t find justifiable ground to entertain the petition", the apex court said. It also said that the dismissal of petition shall
A high alert has been sounded in the naxal-affected Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh following kidnapping of an IAS officer from Sukma district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh with the police advising public representatives and officials to carry
India`s foodgrains production estimate has been revised upwards by over two million tonne to an all-time high of 252.56 million tonne in 2011-12 crop year helped by bumper output of wheat and rice. In February, foodgrains production
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who had caused a flutter by pitching for a "non-political" person as the candidate for the Presidential polls, today said he had only talked about an "agreed" candidate. "I have not s
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to place before it the file pertaining to the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief. A bench of justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale decided to go through the confidential d
There’s a predictable “oo-la-la” over the telecast of “The Dirty Picture.” Far from being the victim, Sony Entertainment is the biggest gainer. The mere telecast of a movie whose DVD is freely available in the market
The Chhattisgarh government has decided to appoint a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Raman Singh to look into the abduction of Collector Alex Paul Menon by the Naxals. Official sources told PTI that an emergen
