The Right to Education is set to cost the centre Rs 61,000 crore more over the next five years. In a note submitted to the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in May, the HRD ministry has proposed an estimate of Rs. 2,31,000 crore for implementing
Projected as an outsider by the ruling camp, cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today fired a salvo at Badminton Association of India president VK Verma, saying the BAI chief is not eligible for re-election and should gracefully walk
Food inflation rose for the second consecutive week, pushed by higher prices of fruits, pulses and milk to 16.74 per cent, prompting speculation that the Reserve Bank may tighten money supply at its policy meet next month. Food pric
Demanding amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent weddings within the same `gotra` (sub caste), a delegation of Khap panchayats met Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and submitted a memorandum in this regard here today. &
The Naga Students` Federation today hinted at relaxing economic blockade imposed on all Manipur- bound vehicles after receiving a letter from the neighbouring state`s chief secretary expressing "regret" over May 3 police action against i
The District Central Co-operative Bank (DCCB) has decided to provide Rs 245 crore worth Kharif loans to farmers here, its Chairman has said. "Our bank has kept a target of Rs 245 crore loans to be provided to the farmers during the Kh
Minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa today expressed concern over Maoist attack on trains and said his department has taken up the issue with the home ministry. "We are concerned over Maoist attacks on trains and have t
Suspected Maoists set on fire three dumpers of a road construction firm and the motorcycle of an employees at Panchan Bazar in Maoist-affected Gaya district late last night. Police sources said the armed ultras came to the spot, set ablaze
As water shortage becomes a matter of grave concern, Corporators cutting across party lines feel the local civic body is not doing enough to protect and maintain 28 reservoirs in the metropolis. They complain the Municipal Corporati
When in 2007, VMMC students were shifted from the cramped teaching rooms to the new six-storey building, liitle did they know that the lifts in the designer building will never work. They did not know that to use the toilets, they will have to wal
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 1- May 31 2010 were Rs. 14714.04 crore compared to Rs. 13710.66 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 7.32 per cent. Ac
With the situation in Manipur improving, the government today said it was hopeful that the economic blockade in the state would be lifted in the next few days. Union home secretary G K Pillai also said it would have been better if s
A former union cabinet minister today said that there were "rogue" elements in the government in 1984 who helped former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson ` flee the country after the Bhopal gas tragedy. "Yes," replied f
The Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express and some other trains resumed their journey on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section in West Midnapore district today after being stopped last night following a tip off that Maoists were planning to target the train.
Voting for the biennial elections to fill in 10 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council began at Vidhan Bhavan here today. The voting began at 0900 hours. There are 11 candidates in fray and Congress and NCP have fielded three eac
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik today accepted a proposal of six political parties including the left, for holding talks on the displacement issues relating to the proposed Posco project near Paradip. The chief minister would meet a d
Cementing its ties with the US in the education sector, India will be ready with an Indo-US education council by November this year. Both the countries plan to announce the setting up of a joint educational council during US president Bara
The Mumbai civic body, pinning hopes on a bountiful monsoon, may do away with the ongoing water cuts if seven lakh million litres of water is collected in the lakes by mid-July. "We are closely monitoring the situation. There i
Following an official order, the Kanpur district administration has started serving healthier milk products like lassi and sweets in place of cold drinks and chips in the official functions as well press conferences. The practise fo
