Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today requested the Dalai Lama to organise a world-level religious programme on Kalchakra initiations in Bihar and assured him that efforts would be made to make land available for a monastery here. The 32
Notwithstanding its inability to open multi-brand retail for foreign investment, government on Tuesday notified 100 per cent FDI in single-brand retail, paving way for global chains like Adidas, Louis Vuitton and Gucci to have full ownership of th
For the first time in the 2G scam case, the enforcement directorate will attach immovable property worth Rs.223 crore of five companies in connection with the alleged bribe of Rs 200 crore paid to Kalaignar TV after an anti-money laundering court
Team Anna on Tuesday decided to desist from campaigning against any party in the five election-bound states, a decision apparently prompted by divisions within its fold over its strident anti-Congress stand. "There was a consensus in
Controversial author Salman Rushdie has brushed aside opposition to his India trip by top Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, saying he does not need a visa to visit the country. "Regarding my Indian visit, for the record, I don`t n
Top officials of the civil aviation ministry will face some tough questions from parliament`s public accounts committee on Wednesday on a CAG report which had come hard on the ministry over the decision to acquire 111 planes for Air India through
Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy staged a protest at a park here as part of the international campaign "200 days to drop Dow Chemical as sponsors of the London Olympics." The protest was held yesterday at the Yaadgar-e-Sh
The Congress in West Bengal on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should look into the problems plaguing the Trinamool Congress-led alliance. He said it was in the interest of both parties to keep the alliance going and Baner
Students of a government primary school were allegedly forced to do toilet cleaning in a place under Pattamundai police station in Kendrapara district last week. "A sub-inspector of schools has been asked to make an inquiry. If the in
The CBI informed the Rajasthan high court on Tuesday that midwife Bhanwari Devi is no more and requested the court to quash the habeas corpus petition filed by her husband Amarchand. The court, however, refused to quash the petition and as
Denying any differences with the defence ministry on his age issue, army chief general V K Singh on Tuesday said it was his "personal" matter and had nothing to do with the organisation. "It is a purely personal issue and I
India witnessed a hefty increase of 56 per cent in foreign direct investment (FDI) in November and the positive mood was further lifted on Tuesday by the Moody`s upgrading country`s short-term foreign currency rating to investment grade. T
Election commission has issued a notice to union law minister Salman Khurshid for his reported speech in Farukkabad on proposal of providing enhanced quota for Muslim. This report was widely published in media, and taking a cue, EC on Tues
Terming the problem of malnutrition in the country as national shame, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the government cannot rely solely on the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) to tackle it. "The problem of maln
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India went up by an impressive 56 per cent to USD 2.53 billion in November 2011, signalling improvement in investor sentiment. The cumulative flows of USD 22.83 billion for the April-November period hav
So, the EC wants statues of Mayawati and her elephants covered — with any tarpaulin but blue. My autowallah this morning went "1... 2... 3... haha hahaha" at the EC decision. "A few more fistfuls of the taxpayer`s money will b
A day after NCP chief Sharad Pawar asked senior coalition partner, the Congress, to speed-up seat-sharing talks for the Mumbai municipal polls, due next month, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday downplayed the "ultimatum&q
Team Anna`s core committee met in Ghaziabad on Monday sans the ailing social activist amid "confusion" on how to take the movement forward and decided to leave it to him to take a final call on its future strategy, including whether or n
After a rap from the aviation regulator for neglecting safety issues, Kingfisher Airlines on Monday submitted a detailed response to DGCA giving time-bound plans to resolve the lapses and discrepancies identified. As civil aviation ministe
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the BJP’s Hindutva and development poster boy, is unlikely to campaign for the party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election. In fact, there is a good chance that he will not campaign for the BJP in any o
