Noida transporters are threatening a strike on October 6, protesting against the delay in setting up of a Transport Nagar in the city. The strike could paralyse commutation in the city as it will affect the movement of buses, autos and trucks.
Tamil Nadu Government would encourage the private sector to set up medical colleges in the state as there was a huge shortage of doctors, a top Medical Education official said today. At present only 35,000 medical graduates passed out of t
K Vijay Kumar is the new director general of the central Reserve Police Force. Kumar, handpicked by home minister P Chidambaram, is presently the director of the national police academy in Hyderabad. He is an old SPG hand who had provided
Diplomats may not fit the bill for an assignment in the finace ministry, but that has not deterred Pranab Mukherjee from bringing in Venu Rajamoni, a senior Indian Fo
After having launched a massive ad campaign to popularise NREGA in some northern states, the rural development ministry now wants to know if the ads worked at all. “The ministry has decided to conduct an Impact Assessment Study of
The ambitious Ahmedabad Metro project will soon get on the fast track as surveys and the detailed project reports on the rail link between the city and Gandhinagar, in the First Phase are in its final stages. "Studies are on whether a
A section of employees of Chennai`s public transport system, Metropolitan Transport Corporation, went on a flash strike this morning, demanding action against those who had assaulted their colleagues near here. They warned of intensifying
The Election Commission today issued the notification for holding elections to 48 Assembly seats in Bihar going to poll in the third phase on October 28. "We have issued the notification for holding elections to 48 Assembly constituen
Assembly elections in Bihar look set to be a mob war of sorts for political fiefdom. Neraly half of the candidates - who have disclosed relevant data - have criminal backgrounds, some with cases pending. Of the 183 on whom such data is ava
As you ascend the short flight of steps in Supreme Court of India’s central wing and approach Court No. 1, the chief justice’s court, it is perhaps natural to be both swayed and humbled by the sense of sublime power and responsibility.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a bill for setting up a National Council for Human Resources in Health will be introduced in Parliament soon to address issues of quality, quantity and equitable distribution of medical education re
The Delhi government on Friday notified that all shops and commercial establishments in the city will remain shut on the closing and opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The notification has been issued under the Delhi Shops & Establish
India`s power woes look set to continue with the power ministry blaming delays in government approval for projects, including environmental clearances. “About 2,000 MW hydro power projects, which are scheduled in the next plan period
The confusion over protocol regarding the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games cleared on Friday with British diplomatic sources saying that the event will be jointly inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil and Charles, Prince of Wales.
The confusion over protocol regarding the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games cleared on Friday with British diplomatic sources saying that the event will be jointly inaugurated by president Pratibha Patil and Charles, Prince of Wales.
Unfinished book By Manubhai Pancholi During his stay in Yerwada jail, once Bapu thought, let me write something on Indian civilisation. So, he started writing. He wrote the first sentence: &l
While the government and the activists have been sparring over the modalities of conducting social audits of NREGA, the Andhra Pradesh government has shown the way it should be done. The state has established an independent and auton
Riding high on the euphoria generated by recent visits of AICC general Secretary Rahul Gandhi and a battery of its Union Ministers, the Congress is going it all alone this assembly elections in Bihar hoping for a better showing. The
Food inflation shot past 16 per cent for the week ended September 18, fifth straight week of steady climb, prompting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to express concern over the rising prices of essentials. "Inflation has incr
RJD today released its first list of 65 candidates for the 92 constituencies going to poll in the first two phases in Bihar on October 21 and October 24, retaining its stalwarts like Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Ramchandra Purve. The lis
