After setting up first Ayush village at Bhowali in Nainital district, Uttarakhand government has decided to develop seven more such villages so as to promote alternative therapies in the state. A meeting chaired by Uttarakhand healt
Amid reports that the government was planning to remove Air India chief Arvind Jadhav, BJP today alleged he was responsible for "financial mismanagement" and demanded he should be sacked "outright" and disciplinary proceedings
Thousands of tribal activists carried out a peaceful march in the state capital today to protest against the arrest of five tribal leaders in connection with the Balli violence that had taken place on May 25. United Tribal Associati
The CAG report on Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam, tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, says welfare of servicemen, ex-servicemen used as ruse to grab public land. The full report available on the CAG website: click
With the Indian steel sector facing hurdles in implementing projects, the centre has asked states to implement the MoUs entered into for projects in the sector. "Concerned states are basking in the glory of these MoUs with hard
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday approved an extension of two years to Dr D Subba Rao as governor of Reserve Bank of India. Extension comes against the backdrop of the global markets crisis. Subba Rao was to retire on September 5. The m
The supreme court today issued notice to the CBI seeking its response on the bail pleas of Unitech Wireless` Managing director Sanjay Chandra and director of Swan Telecom Vinod Goenka, accused in the 2G scam case. A bench comprising
With all eyes on the global situation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said India`s macro-economy was moving in a positive direction and hoped international commodity prices would decline, helping the government tame inflation and cut
The rift among centre`s interlocutors on Kashmir appears to have widened further after one of the panelists Radha Kumar expressed her anger over the "smear campaign" indulged in by her colleague M M Ansari over her participation in an in
The opposition, especially the BJP, finally got its act together on Tuesday as it mounted a concerted campaign against the UPA government following the CAG report on the mess that was the Commonwealth Games. This campaign was led in the Lok Sabha
In the wake of recent accidents at mining sites in Goa due to heavy rains, a revised set of safety norms would be issues to the mines that will have to be complied with during monsoon, a senior official said today. Centre`s director
Ahead of the 64th anniversary of the Independence Day of India, a retired professor has approached the Bombay high court challenging the use of the word `Sindh` in the national anthem `Jana Gana Mana` and has sought to replace it with the word `Si
Charging the previous DMK regime with adopting "wrong approach" on the power and water fronts, the ruling AIADMK today said it accorded high priority on addressing these issues. "The wrong approach (of the previous re
In tune with New Delhi’s policy to have at least one college in each district of the country, Arunachal Pradesh is all set to establish six model degree colleges in educationally backward districts of the state. Education mini
Stepping up its attack on the government, BJP today demanded suspension of question hour in parliament to discuss the commonwealth games `scam` and the privilege motion against sports minister Ajay Maken. "BJP demands suspensio
Faced with a vigilance probe in the palmolein oil import case, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday shed the vigilance department from the bouquet of portfolios held by him. Chandy took the decision a day after the court o
The supreme court on Tuesday issued notice to the CBI seeking its response on the bail pleas of Unitech Wireless` managing director Sanjay Chandra and director of Swan Telecom Vinod Goenka, accused in the 2G scam case. A bench comprising j
Karnataka chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Monday allocated portfolios to new ministers while retaining with him the departments of finance, mines, information and tourism. In announcement of the portfolios tonight after the expansion
Immediately after the parliament was adjourned for the day on Monday, the government swung into action organising compromise talks with the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and struck a deal by the evening to put both houses back on the rail
Seeking to allay fears in the wake of the economic problems in the US, Indian finance minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said India`s fundamentals are strong and the country is in a better position than other nations to meet the challenge although t
