Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to send a central team to assess the situation in 28 of Bihar`s 38 districts that were declared drought affected by the state government, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. Authorities a
Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has been named a member of a new UN panel on global sustainibility. UN secretary general Ban-ki Moon, in a letter dated August 6, welcomed him as a member of the panel, which will be co-chaire
A proposal to set up a watchdog for over 3,600 ASI-protected monuments in the country received the union cabinet`s approval on Monday. The proposal to set up the National Monument Authority, a provision for which is provided in the
The Chhattisgarh government has distributed a loan of Rs 667 crore to more than 400 farmers in the current Kharif season, official sources said today. In the current Kharif season, loan of around Rs 667 crore has been made available
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has refused to entertain the request from the Prime Minister`s Office seeking permission to disclose Ministers` assets who are members of the House, saying RTI act does not have any such provisions for giving such &quo
In this country, everything can go to a rot and still we can rest assured that we have a free and fair media that will highlight the rot. But who`s going to tell us if something is rotten in the media? The Press Council of India was apparently set
Government today said legal action has been initiated against owners of the two cargo ships, which collided off Mumbai coast resulting in oil spill endangering the marine life and environment. "Maharashtra State Pollution Contr
Mobile service providers will have to pay a fine of Rs five lakh per mobile phone tower from November if it does not conform to internationally accepted limits of radiation, government told the Lok Sabha today. "To avoid health
Karnataka minister for large and medium industries minister Murugesh Nirani today called for creating a base of qualified professionals who can take the lead in coming up with green buildings which would be the way forward as far as urban infrastr
Concerned over the oil spill following collision of two cargo ships off Mumbai coast, prime minister Manmohan Singh today called for a report from the shipping ministry on the incident. "The prime minister has called for a prel
The cabinet today approved the formation of societies to run six centrally funded AIIMS-like institutions in India. The decision was taken at a meeting of the union cabinet chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh here. These societies wil
* (RPTG CORRECTING FIGURE IN LAST PARA) Print Print STAFF REPORTER 12:38 HRS IST Rs 1,000 a year pension aid okayed to informal sector workers New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) The govern
Five debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide in last three days in Vidarbha region. They have been identified as Eknath Madavi of Wandali (Chandrapur
The ruling National Conference (NC) on Sunday asked separatists groups in the Valley to respond positively to the offer of talks by the Indian Government. "NC appeals to the separatists and other groups to respond positively to
A proposed legislation to protect whistleblowers and provide for severe punishment to those exposing the identity of people disclosing information was approved by the Government today. The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection t
Apprehending large scale law and order problems during the forthcoming Assembly election in Bihar, major political parties on Sunday appealed to the Election Commission to deploy central forces at all booths in the state. "We h
The Navy and the Coast Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third consecutive day today to check and neutralise the oil spill caused due to a collision between two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast. A high-level meetin
When the BJP sensed that raising the issue of former Gujarat miniister Amit Shah`s arrest might spell trouble in parliament, it chose to put it on back-burner. But now it wants to hold weeklong nationwide protests against what it calls the misuse
So low are the expectations from the Commonwealth Games that all they need is for the microphone to be working when the oath is taken or Indian athletes to last the opening ceremony without fainting and it will be declared a ‘grand success&r
At least 103 people were killed and another 370 injured when flash floods triggered by torrential rains struck this Himalayan town in Ladakh region, northeast of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving a trail of death and destruction. "We
