Centre will now contribute more funds in projects to clean the Ganga and maintain its environmental health, Jairam Ramesh, the environment minister said on Tuesday. He said that the national Ganga river basin authority (NGRBA) in its meeting on Mo
Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today said a core committe should be constituted for involving locals in implementation of schemes for developing forests in the state. "People`s participation is very important to implem
Dental students from colleges established abroad who are awarded degrees by authorities in India can practise in the country without undergoing any screening test unlike others passing out of foreign universities, the Supreme Court has ruled.
The national e-governance advisory group (NAG) constituted in March 2005 for effective management of national e-governance plan (NeGP) has been reconstituted to ensure wider representation. The group constituted with objective of obtainin
The Delhi University in its circular dated November 1 has threatened to withold the salaries of teachers tyeaching the first semester in undergraduate scinece courses if they do not give an undertaking to teach according to the semester-based syll
More than a week after conducting raids at Thane`s RTO office, sleuths of ACB today raided several RTO offices in different parts Maharashtra after receiving inputs on alleged diversion of commercial vehicles tax and illegal activities being carri
Battling high prices, the RBI today made its lending and borrowing activity with banks expensive by 25 basis points, but bankers said that they would not increase their commercial lending rates for now in view of the festival season.
Students of Aligarh Muslim University today burnt the effigy of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee accusing him of supporting Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis, who is facing charges of financial irregularities. The students alleged Muk
The BJP today said it will not allow the Congress to push under the carpet major scams related to Commonwealth Games and 2G Spectrum deal in the wake of the housing society scam in Mumbai and the NDA would raise these issues in Parliament.
The interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir today submitted their report to Home Minister P Chidambaram after their maiden visit to the state, with their leader Dileep Padgaonkar saying he is "hopeful" of a solution of the issue but did not h
US support to India over its bid for a permanent UN security council seat may count as a very lightweight factor, warned Strobe Talbott, the former US deputy secretary of state here on Tuesday. Talbott added that US presiden
Around half the buses the Delhi transport corporation (DTC) bought during the Commonwealth Games are idling for the want of drivers. Of the 600 bought, 300 are on the roads are 300 are in the depots. With Blueline buses barred from
Congress today went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism and held that the Allahabad High Court verdict does not condone the demolition of Babri Masjid but skirted the raging is
The central bureau of investigation has registered a case against 17 accused including gold exporters and chairman of Pen Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd., besides the unknown officials of Mineral Scrap Trading Corporation (MSTC), a government of India
The government plans to set up a National Council of Children’s Literature as an independent autonomous body to promote and publish the children`s literature. The national book promotion policy, drafted by the human resources develop
Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has finally realised his mistake. A couple of months` after he gave final clearance to the Indira Sagar (Polavaram) project in Andhra Pradesh, flouting the laws of the land and his own "b
More than a month after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director was summoned by the Delhi high court for not allotting space for a charitable pharmacy inside the hospital premises, senior officials responsible for execution of
Independent MP Kirolal Meena today submitted a memorandum to the Rajasthan chief minister`s office stating that members of the Dhanka community should not be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota category. Meena, accompanied by
Seeking foreign investments in the rural sector, government today said India`s villages were "ripe" for profitable ventures, especially in areas of infrastructure development and services. "Foreign investors would find the r
A meeting of the AICC is being held here tomorrow in the shadow of the Adarsh housing scam and the Commonwealth mess which have made the opposition to train their guns on the ruling party and several of its leaders. The meeting is b
