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- India's atomic scientists must pass psychological tests for jobs
Chennai, July 30: The department of atomic energy (DAE) has made it mandatory for all job aspirants to pass psychological test before being hired by any of the units under it, a senior official....
- Government to assess steel demand in villages
New Delhi, July 30: The government has initiated a study to assess the demand for steel in rural markets, Minister of State for Steel A. Sai Prathap said today in the Rajya Sabha.
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- Will take action if Rahul Mahajan's wife complains: Minister
New Delhi, July 30: Following reports that Dimpy Ganguly has walked out of her four-month-old marriage to Rahul Mahajan alleging domestic violence, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna ....
- No rules to regulate depth of mining pits: Kamat
Panaji, July 30: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today disclosed that the state mining department has no rules in place to regulate the depth of mining pits.
"There are no norms....
- PM calls Andhra, Maharashtra chief ministers on Babhali row
New Delhi, July 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra on Aug 2 to discuss the row over the Babhali dam project between the ....
- Public grievance redressal mechanism in place: Government
New Delhi, July 29: An appropriate mechanism is in place for redressing public grievances, the central government said today, pointing out that 58,546 of the 59,678 complaints received have bee....
- Maoist insurgency will be curbed in three years: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 29: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today expressed confidence that the Maoist insurgency would be curbed in three years with a two-pronged strategy of accelerated development and ....
- Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra have largest number of inactive companies
New Delhi, July 29: Maharashtra, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh topped a list of states that are home to inactive companies, according to data available with the corporate affairs ministry.
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- No request from Kerala to ban PFI: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 29: The central government has not received any request from Kerala on banning radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today.....
- Rising prices not government failure: Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi, July 28: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today welcomed a debate on the rising prices which, he said, was not a government failure and could be discussed but not voted on. Unless t....
- India to join hands with global groups for monsoon forecast
New Delhi, July 28: India will collaborate with international organizations to develop a single weather forecast system in a bid to provide accurate monsoon predictions, officials announced on ....
- Joshi rejects Modi's demand for probe into job scheme
New Delhi, July 28: Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi on Tuesday rejected Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into alleged corr....
- Government mulling health insurance for domestic workers
New Delhi, July 27: The government is considering a slew of welfare schemes, including health insurance, for domestic workers in the country, Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge i....
- Foodgrain worth millions lost to official apathy
Bani (Haryana), July 27: Everyone in this village in Haryana's Sirsa district saw flood water entering the area earlier this month but that did not move officials. Not till nearly 200,000 b....
- India celebrates 150 years of income tax department
New Delhi, July 24: India today celebrated 150 years of the Income Tax Department in the country -- a period that saw the mop-up grow from a mere Rs.1.33 crore in 1860-61 during the British rul....
- Three greenfield airports in northeastern India
Shillong, July 24: The civil aviation ministry has approved setting up of three greenfield airports in the northeastern states to improve air connectivity.
An official statement said ....
- 'Governor is not an agent of the centre'
New Delhi, July 24: A governor is not an agent of the centre, former governors said here on Friday while terming Karnataka Governor H.R. Bharadwaj's alleged interference in the state's ....
- Mamata: How regional leaders misuse national roles
New Delhi, July 24: The allegations against Mamata Banerjee that her preoccupation with West Bengal politics is preventing her from giving greater attention to the railway ministry have reopene....
- Drop nuclear liability bill, CPI-M tells government
New Delhi, July 23: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded that the nuclear liability bill should "not be proceeded with in parliament".
CPI-M general sec....
- Define under-18's as children: Ministry
New Delhi, July 23: Against the backdrop of a law being drafted for preventing offences against children, the women and child development ministry today pitched for adopting 18 years as the sta....
- IRCTC divested of catering service in trains
New Delhi, July 23: The Railway ministry today divested the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation of managing base kitchens and on-board catering under a new a new policy intitiative....
- Ministers need not attend office at 'fixed time'
New Delhi, July 23: It is not mandatory for ministers to attend office "at a fixed time", the cabinet secretariat has told a right to information (RTI) activist.
Dev Ashish Bh....
- Nirupama Rao meets Pillai amid turf battle reports
New Delhi, July 23: With the opposition attacking alleged inter-ministerial differences over engagement with Islamabad, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has met Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to clea....
- 'PM, Karunanidhi's letters on Sri Lankan Tamils' plight a drama'
Chennai, July 22: The exchange of letters between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the problems faced by Sri Lankan Tamils is a "drama turning ou....
- Krishna rues timing of Pillai's ISI remarks
New Delhi, July 21: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today rued that Home Secretary G.K. Pillai's remarks about the role of the ISI in 26/11 attack were made on the eve of his ....
- New home ministry spokesperson to take charge on July 26
New Delhi, July 21: The home ministry's new spokesperson Dileep Raj S. Chaudhary will take over on July 26, official sources said today amid indications that Home Secretary G.K. Pillai will....
- Westernised elite after my blood : Rural Development Minister C P Joshi
New Delhi, July 21: Rural Development Minister C P Joshi, often rated as an "underperformer" by the media, says it is a "small section of the westernised urban elite and the English....
- Government committed to Food Security Act: Pranab
Hyderabad, July 20: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the government is committed to enacting the Food Security Act and that the financial implications of this will be kno....
- Pranab meets opposition leaders ahead of parliament session
New Delhi, July 20: Finance Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Pranab Mukerjee met opposition leaders L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley ahead of the monsoon session of ....
- Maoist threat to Chidambaram, Pillai: Government
New Delhi, July 19: AK-47 wielding security personnel have been assigned to accompany Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Home Secretary G.K. Pillai during their routine official work following Ma....
- Mobile banking will change banking in India: Pitroda
New Delhi, July 19: Over 250,000 panchayats will soon be connected with broadband connections, Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister on public information, said here today.
"We a....
- Krishna heads to Kabul, meeting with Clinton likely
New Delhi, July 19: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today left for Kabul on a two-day visit during which he is expected to air India's concerns over the contentious Taliban reconcili....
- Mamata should get her priorities right: Opposition
New Delhi, July 19: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee came in for heavy criticism from opposition parties, who said "her priorities are elsewhere", following the train accident in West B....
- Omar Abdullah likely to reshuffle cabinet
Srinagar, July 19: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is planning a cabinet reshuffle aimed at strengthening his government and may also drop some tainted ministers from the cabinet....
- Some doubt over West Bengal train accident: Mamata
Kolkata, July 19: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said there was "some doubt" over the West Bengal train accident in which at least 49 people were killed.
The speeding ....
- Car breakdown or accident on toll highway? Seek free help
New Delhi, July 19: The next time you lose your way or suffer a car breakdown on a toll highway, don't panic. You can contact the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) which is duty-b....
- Krishna to leave for Kabul Monday, likely to meet Clinton
New Delhi, July 18: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna travels to Kabul on Monday on a two-day visit for an international conference on Monday where he is likely to have a bilateral meeting....
- India never agreed with Pakistan's comment on Pillai: Nirupama Rao
New Delhi, July 17: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today rebuffed Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's claim that his Indian counterpart had supported him in his criticism of H....
- Yeddyurappa meets Chidambaram over illegal mining row
New Delhi, July 17: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here today amid an undying crisis over illegal mining in the state and the opposition's ....
- Deora asks states to follow Delhi in reducing taxes
New Delhi, July 16: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today praised the Delhi government for reducing the value added tax on diesel, which will bring down its price by Rs.2.70 per litre, and calle....
- Where is the comparison between Pillai, Saeed: Krishna
New Delhi, July 16: There is "absolutely no comparison" between union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said....
- Step up foodgrain production to meet growing demand: Pawar
New Delhi, July 16: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said there is a need to accelerate India's food grain production to meet the growing demand of the country's population.
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- Railways explore quota for employees' wards in jobs
New Delhi, July 16: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked her ministry to explore the feasibility of according some priority or providing some reservation to the wards of lower-grade emplo....
- Rs.17,000 crore plan to boost India's milk production
Anand, July 16: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has worked out a 15-year National Dairy Plan (NDP) with an outlay of Rs.17,000 crore ($3,650 million) to meet the country's proje....
- Government considering disinvestment in ONGC, IOC
New Delhi, July 15: Petroleum Secretary S. Sundareshan today indicated that the government was looking at offloading some of its share in ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation.
"Absolut....
- Reports on chemicals lying in port junkyards sought
New Delhi, July 15: The shipping ministry today asked all port trusts to submit by July 21 detailed reports on all dangerous and inflammable material that might be lying in the port junkyards.
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- Is Nitish Kumar wooing tainted politicians for polls?
Patna, July 15: He is widely seen as the man who brought good governance to Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feelers to some notorious politicians ahead of assembly polls this year have....
- Give sportspersons quota in education, jobs: Gill
New Delhi, July 15: Sports Minister M.S. Gill today suggested that five to 10 percent quota be given to sportspersons in educational institutions and jobs.
Gill, who spoke after inaug....
- National manufacturing policy to factor in environmental concerns
New Delhi, July 14: The government is set to incorporate environmental issues in its new national manufacturing policy which will be finalised shortly, said a senior government official today.
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- Pakistan visit marks new beginning, says Krishna
Islamabad, July 14: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who arrived here today, described his three-day visit to Pakistan as important and marking a "new beginning" in ties b....
- Khurshid 'dismayed' over Gadkari's Afzal comments
Kolkata, July 13: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today expressed dismay over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's controversial comment terming parliament atta....
- Government sets up panel to review small saving funds
New Delhi, July 13: The government has set up a committee to review the structure and functioning of the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), including deregulating interest rates on small savin....
- I am anxiously waiting for PM's reply: Pawar
New Delhi, July 13: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said he was "anxiously waiting" for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply on his request for reducing his ministerial bur....
- Extra storage capacity needed to ensure food security: Pawar
New Delhi, July 13: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said India needs to create 140 million tonnes of extra storage capacity and it is one of the major challenges before the government, ....
- Road flooding due to construction debris: Dikshit
New Delhi, July 13: Under attack for the flooding of city streets after heavy spells of rain, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today acknowledged that it was due to debris from Commonwealth ....
- Government to better information machinery in northeast
Guwahati, July 13: In a move to better the information machinery in the militancy-riven and far-flung areas in India's northeast, the information and broadcasting ministry on Monday opened ....
- Government questioned on special fund for courts
New Delhi, July 12: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central and state governments and the high courts on a report seeking to create a separate "infrastructure fund" for imp....
- Krishna heads to Pakistan on Wednesday
New Delhi, July 12: In the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan since the 26/11 attack, S.M. Krishna goes to Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit that will focus on brid....
- Government denies any cut in funds for unique identification project
New Delhi, July 12: The government today said there was no cut in funds allocated for the rollout of the unique identification numbers and the programme will be expeditiously implemented.
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- Public Diplomacy Division of MEA comes close to people, joins Twitter
New Delhi, July 11:In a novel initiative to reach before the people and make the communication process more transparent Public Diplomacy Division of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stepped i....
- Government may impose import duty on sugar: Pawar
Kolkata, July 10: The government may impose import duty on sugar in August as it is expecting a bumper crop, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here today.
"We will be g....
- Foreign ministry to adopt social marketing tools, soon
New Delhi, July 10: The Indian foreign ministry is shortly coming to a social networking tool near you.
The public diplomacy division of the external affairs ministry will soon launch....
- Green revolution to be ushered in eastern India: Pranab
Kolkata, July 10: Fertile agricultural land should not be acquired, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday, adding that multiple crop land should be saved "at any cost" to ....
- Government to issue infrastructure bonds with tax benefits
New Delhi, July 9: The government today said it will issue infrastructure bonds with tax breaks to promote investments in the infrastructure sector.
A finance ministry statement said ....
- Coal ministry included in environment appraisal of power projects
New Delhi, July 9: After the environment ministry was criticised for delaying coal projects, a senior official from the latter will now be part of an environment appraisal committee for power a....
- Bihar has new image with high growth rate: Nitish
Patna, July 9: Bihar is no more in the news for caste massacres and crimes but has cultivated a new image with its high growth rate, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.
"Bihar....
- Tribal affairs ministry promises more funds for northeast
New Delhi, July 7: More funds and development schemes for the northeastern states were promised as Tribal Affairs Minister Kanti Lal Bhuria wrapped up his three-day visit to the region today.
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- Big role for India in organic food trade: Pawar
New Delhi, July 7: India can play a significant role in global organic food trade, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here today.
"Organic agriculture in India has made good p....
- Mayawati urges Pranab to help raise UP's credit-deposit ratio
Lucknow, July 7: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to help expand the banking network in the state and raise its credit-deposit ratio, which is f....
- Mining area in nine coal mines increased
New Delhi, July 7: The environment minister has agreed to increase the "go area", or forest area where coal mining is allowed in nine collieries in the country provided they meet the en....
- No private helipads in country: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi, July 6: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today said that no new private helipads will be allowed in the country.
Reacting to the Maharashtra government's ....
- Sharma to hold trade talks with Malaysia and Singapore
New Delhi, July 5: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma will hold talks with his counterparts in Malyasia and Singapore aimed at enhancing trade during a four-day visit to the two countries starting ....
- Governments' approach to CAG reports 'sluggish': Meira Kumar
New Delhi, July 5: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today criticised the "sluggish" approach of the central and state governments towards the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) re....
- States to make policy for reducing pending cases: Moily
Chennai, July 4: Union Minister of Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily said today that state governments have been told to formulate a litigation policy to reduce pendency of court cases.
- Manmohan hails public-private partnership
Kanpur, July 4: Hailing public-private partnership as the key to many success stories, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday emphasized the need for promoting the arrangement to enhance the....
- RBI's decision to raise key rates desirable: Pranab
Mumbai, July 2: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today called the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to raise key policy rates "desirable", even as a leading industry body voic....
- Government intervention if crude oil prices turn volatile: Deora
Bangalore, July 2: The central government will step in to regulate the decontrolled price of petrol if crude oil rates turn highly volatile in the international markets, Petroleum and Natural G....
- Government to implement pan India automated toll system
New Delhi, July 2: India will soon see a uniform electronic toll collection system on its national highways, increasing the revenue, curbing leakages and ensuring smooth travel across the count....
- Coal regulator in three months: Jaiswal
Kolkata, July 2: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said a coal regulatory authority is likely to be in place in the next three months.
The regulator will deal with pricing, grada....
- 'Government, law-enforcing agencies working for tourists' safety'
New Delhi, July 1: Amid reports of some foreign nationals being raped in India, Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today said her ministry was working closely with the law enforcing agencies i....
- Krishna heads to Mauritius, Mozambique
New Delhi, July 1: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna travels today to Mauritius and Mozambique, a visit that is expected to broaden India's diplomatic engagements in Africa and in the ....
- Raja seeks coal minister's intervention to end NLC strike
Chennai, July 1: Communications Minister A. Raja today urged the Minister of State for Coal, Shriprakash Jaiswal, to intervene in the wage negotiations and help end the strike at the mining and....
- Railway passengers can now book meals online
New Delhi, July 1: Railway passengers now get the privilege of booking their meal along with their ticket. Indian Railways have decided to offer this opportunity to the passengers to make their....
- Rules for postings under transparency law sought
New Delhi, June 30: A group of right to information (RTI) activists here today demanded a set of rules and procedures for appointment of information commissioners under the transparency law.
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- Home ministry's help sought to tackle thefts in trains
New Delhi, June 30: The railways ministry today sought help of the home ministry to crack down on increasing incidents of thefts and passengers being drugged in trains.
In a letter to....
- Mamata gives orders to two sick wagons units
Kolkata, June 29: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today handed over orders for 1,250 wagons to two sick units that are now under the control of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) as part ....
- Petrol prices hike was necessary, says Pranab
Mumbai, June 29: Justifying the recent hike in prices of petrol and diesel, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today that it was essential to meet the under-recoveries of the oil marke....
- Increase agri credit flow, banking access to poor: Pranab
Mumbai, June 28: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked the central and western states and public sector banks to increase the agricultural credit flow, provide financial assistance to s....
- Preference in government jobs based on popular demand: Karunanidhi
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), June 28: The announcement at the World Classical Tamil Conference valedictory function to give preference in state government jobs to those who studied Tamil was based ....
- Chidambaram likely to visit Kashmir next week
Jammu, June 28: Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who has just returned from Pakistan, is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir that has seen violent protests in the past few weeks, official sources sa....
- Biggest threat to India from north of Himalayas: Himachal CM
Solang (Himachal Pradesh), June 28: The biggest danger to India's security can come from north of the Himalayas and the country needs to keep pace with the infrastructure being created by C....
- Strike in Tripura over fuel prices on Monday
Agartala, June 26: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Front in Tripura today called for a 12-hour shutdown in the state on Monday to protest against the hike in fuel p....
- Fuel price decision to make country efficient: Experts
New Delhi, June 25: Sound economic reason and political sense have dictated the government's decision today to decontrol petrol price and hike that of other fuels, say experts.
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- Rate card of auto fuels in four metros
New Delhi, June 25: The following are the new rates for petrol and diesel in the four metros from June 26 after the government decontrolled petroleum prices.
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- Government decontrols fuel prices, set to increase
New Delhi, June 25: The government today decided to decontrol petrol prices and also hiked the rates for diesel, kerosene and cooking gas to ameliorate the loss of thousands of crores of rupees....
- Ministers' panel to finalise on de-controlling of fuel prices today
New Delhi, June 25: Decontrol of petrol prices is on cards and the minister's panel is all set to meet to approve the proposal and implement the reform.
Touted as one of the toug....
- Cabinet hikes toilets' cost in sanitation campaign
New Delhi, June 25: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved an increase in the unit cost of a school toilet constructed under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) f....
- Chidambaram clears release of four Pakistani prisoners
New Delhi, June 25: Ahead of his visit to Islamabad today, Home Minister P. Chidambaram set a positive tone by clearing the release of four Pakistanis in Indian prisons, reciprocating a goodwil....
- Chidambaram heads to Pakistan today, Mumbai trial tops agenda
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 25: A day after talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram will go Islamabad today, the first ministerial visit to Islam....
- States told to curb chemical ripening of fruits
New Delhi, June 24: Expressing concern over the spurt in cases of artificial ripening of fruits using chemicals, the health ministry today asked the states to take action against those indulgin....
- Railway Recruitment Board chairman sent to jail
Hyderabad, June 24: The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here today sent suspended Mumbai Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) chairman S.M. Sharma and another official to judicia....
- India's Currency Design Contest: Send money and hard work
New Delhi, June 24: It was in February 2009 when government of India made a formal announcement inviting every citizen of India to come up with a design for the symbol of Indian rupee. The circ....
- Take action against suspended Kerala IG: Home ministry
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24: The union home ministry has written to the Kerala chief secretary to initiate action against Tomin J. Thachenkery, inspector general of police, currently under susp....
- No privatization of railways, says Mamata
New Delhi, June 24: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said there was no likelihood of privatizing Indian Railways, even as she admitted that several projects are not being implement....
- No drought like situation, don't panic: Minister
New Delhi, June 23: The government today said it did not expect a drought like situation this year and it was well equipped if climatic changes affected agriculture production.
Minist....
- Parliament attack: Home ministry recommends death penalty for Afzal Guru
New Delhi, June 23: Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru should be sentenced to death as per the recommendation of Home ministry. The ministry has submitted a report to the President suggesting....
- EGoM to meet on Friday to consider fuel price hike
New Delhi, June 22: A ministerial panel will meet on Friday and may decide on decontrolling fuel prices as per the Kirit Parikh committee recommendations.
"The meeting of eGoM (em....
- Funds allocated to shift people out of Corbett park
New Delhi, June 21: The environment and forests ministry has allocated Rs.25 crore for the relocation of 181 Gujjar families from core areas of the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand to reduc....
- Railways to educate people on unmanned level crossings
New Delhi, June 21: The Indian Railway will launch on Tuesday a 7-day safety drive to educate people on negotiating unmanned level crossings.
"The number of unmanned level crossin....
- States asked to lower duties on petroleum fuels
New Delhi, June 21: In a bid to ease the burden of high fuel prices, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has asked all states to reduce their levies on petrol and diesel, which at some places are as....
- Mamata warns of strong action against corrupt officials
Kolkata, June 20: Three days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a multi-crore rupee railway recruitment scam, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today warned of strong action ....
- More water, but rice cultivation yet to pick up
New Delhi, June 18: Despite the government's efforts to improve rice production and availability of more storage water this year, paddy has been sown in less area than last year, according ....
- Government mulls life, health insurance cover for 62 lakh teachers
New Delhi, June 17: Central government is mulling an initiative to provide life insurance and health insurance at subsidized rates to the school teachers in government and private unaided schoo....
- States demand more funds for Anganwadis
New Delhi, June 16: With the women and child development ministry pushing for speedy implementation of the Integrated Women and Child Development (ICDS) scheme, the states today demanded more f....
- Ministerial panel may meet next week on fuel price hike
New Delhi, June 16: The empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM) may meet next week to consider an increase in prices of transport fuels.
"We are trying for a meeting next week," P....
- A government pilot to identify the country's poorest
New Delhi, June 16: The rural development ministry will launch a pilot project across 256 villages next month in a bid to identify the poor under a new set of parameters to be adopted for the B....
- Urban renewal mission to cover 28 more cities
Bangalore, June 16: The central government plans to fund 28 more cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) to improve ci....
- Government subsidy to set up cold chain facilities
New Delhi, June 15: The National Horticulture Board will give capital investment subsidy of Rs.614.86 crore to 2,221 firms for creation, modernization or expansion of cold storage facilities at....
- Meeting of ministerial panel on fuel price hike postponed
New Delhi, June 15: A meeting of the empowered group of ministers (eGoM) set up to decide on a upward revision of fuel prices scheduled for Friday has been postponed.
No new date for ....
- Railways to promote Commonwealth Games throughout India
New Delhi, June 15: Tracking the history of the Commonwealth Games and the contribution of Indian Railways to sports, a special train will this month begin a cross-country journey to inform and....
- India needs young blood donors: Health Minister
New Delhi, June 14: Expressing concern that blood donation in India was way short of the level in developed countries, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today urged the youth to come forward and....
- NRIs can vote only if present in India: Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi, June 14: The NRI voting rights bill is likely to be passed in the monsoon session of parliament but there is no possibility of postal ballots for Non-Resident Indians (NRI), says Ove....
- Corporal punishment has been banned: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi, June 14: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today termed corporal punishment as unacceptable in a civilised society and said it has been banned under the Right to Educat....
- Government programmes will boost pulses production
New Delhi, June 12: The government today said the decision to raise the minimum support prices (MSP) for pulses and provide other incentives to farmers will boost production of pulses in the co....
- Focus on health for nine percent growth: Trivedi
New Delhi, June 11: Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi today said that health and education should remain the focus if India wants to achieve its desired growth rate.
"Th....
- States' response on medical equipment bill awaited
New Delhi, June 11: A bill for regulating medical equipment has been sent to the state governments for consultations and the centre is awaiting their response, Minister of State for Health and ....
- Human resource, health ministries mull common council members
New Delhi, June 10: As the tug of war between the ministries of human resource development and health on medical education continues, a middle path by having common members in both proposed cou....
- Haryana signs unique identification MoU
Chandigarh, June 10: The Haryana government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to implement the Unique Identification project....
- Cabinet clears second phase of Ganga Action Plan
New Delhi, June 10: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a proposal for carrying out the second phase of Ganga Action Plan worth Rs.496.90 crore with Japanese assista....
- Mamata Banerjee attends cabinet meeting after a month
New Delhi, June 10: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today attended a cabinet meeting after a month's gap as she had been away in Kolkata to campaign for her Trinamool Congress party for th....
- New rules for aquarium owners
New Delhi, June 9: The union environment ministry today drafted new rules for breeding, selling and display of fish in aquariums in the country.
The Rules for the Housing and Breeding....
- LIC inks MoU with UIDAI to deliver identity numbers
Mumbai, June 9: Life Insurance Corporation of India today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to act as a registrar for the delivery o....
- Home ministry asks people to keep census slip
New Delhi, June 9: The union home ministry has asked people to retain slips given by enumerators as acknowledgement of submission of their census form to the officials as it would be needed for....
- States should slap congestion tax on cars, says Jaipal
New Delhi, June 9: Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy today said that states must think of imposing a road congestion tax on motorists in an effort to check vehicle numbers and greenhou....
- Caste census final decision to be based on Pranab panel
New Delhi, June 9: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will head a Group of Ministers (GOM), which will examine the modalities of caste-based census and submit a report on which a final decision ....
- Bhopal verdict shows need to review law processes: Moily
New Delhi, June 8: Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily today said the time has come to "revisit" the process of justice and investigations, following the delayed verdict of the Bhopal gas....
- Stage set for Nitish, Modi to share dais again
Patna, June 8: The stage is set for Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to share the dais once again at BJP's two ....
- Mayawati's mission 2012 - no contesting by-elections now
Lucknow, June 8: Chief Minister Mayawati says the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will not contest any more by-elections for now - her party triumphed in the Domariyaganj assembly bypoll - as she wan....
- Stand on power tariff in three days, Dikshit tells BJP
New Delhi, June 8: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday assured a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation of a reply within three days on their demand to reduce power tariff in the cap....
- Decision on fuel price hike deferred
New Delhi, June 7: A decision on increasing the fuel prices in the country was today deferred as an Empowered Group of Ministers' (EGoM) meeting, apprehending its possible inflationary impa....
- Crucial meeting on hiking fuel prices today evening
New Delhi, June 7: Transport fuel prices in India may rise by up to Rs.3.5 per litre if a high-power group led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that meets here today evening permits state-r....
- Plan for external aid agency dropped
New Delhi, June 7: Three years after being first mooted, the proposal to have a central agency that would oversee assistance to other countries has been given a quiet burial by the Indian minis....
- Omar Abdullah reviews security ahead of PM's visit
Srinagar, June 7: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday reviewed the security scenario and law and order situation in the state ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's v....
- Krishna to go to Tashkent, India may join SCO
New Delhi, June 5: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to Tashkent next week to attend the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit amid speculation that India could be....
- Draft action plan readied to conserve Ganges dolphins
Patna, June 5: In the wake of several Ganges River Dolphins being killed, a committee set up by the environment ministry has submitted to the central government a draft action plan on conservin....
- 21 companies allowed to trade in hazardous waste
New Delhi, June 5: The environment ministry has given clearance to 21 companies for import and export of hazardous waste, an official said here today.
According to ministry, 74 compan....
- Pranab in South Korea for G-20 meet
New Delhi, June 3: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, today arrived in South Korea's second largest city Busan on a three-day visit to attend ....
- All steps to ensure air safety, more powers to regulator: Patel
New Delhi, June 3: The government proposes to delegate more powers to the aviation regulator on air safety, based on the recommendations of a new panel set up a week after the Mangalore air cra....
- Sibal to meet Hillary Clinton
New Delhi, June 2: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal is scheduled to meet US Secretary for State Hillary Clinton today, an official statement said.
Before meeting Clinto....
- Fine firms delaying street light installation: Minister
New Delhi, June 2: Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan today asked the government to fine companies that breach the deadline of installing street lights ahead of the ....
- 12 states avoiding transparency in police jobs: Chidambaram
Raipur, June 2: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that 12 states had not responded to the central government’s suggestion for a transparent recruitment process (TRP) related to police ref....
- Mukherjee heads for Busan for G20 finance ministers' meet
New Delhi, June 2: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is attending a G20 meeting at Busan in South Korea on June 4-5 focused on the global financial crisis ahead of the Summit in Toronto later t....
- Policing country in troubled neighbourhood difficult: Chidambaram
Raipur, June 2: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today admitted that the country has insufficient police stations and an ill-equipped police force but stressed that policing a country in a troubled....
- Antony reviews security situation with service chiefs
New Delhi, June 1: Defence Minister A.K. Antony met the three service chiefs here today to discuss security situation in the country, an official said.
"Antony reviewed all dimens....
- Andhra ministers back Rosaiah after Jagan's attack
Hyderabad, June 1: A day after Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy blamed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah for last week's violence in Warangal district, state ministers today came to....
- Mamata skips Union Cabinet meeting, not for the first time
New Delhi, June 1: Union Cabinet had called a meeting today to decide on the President's Rule in Jharkhand and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was reported to have skipped the meeting.
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- 'Political appointees for advisory council soon'
New Delhi, May 31: With the government having finalised experts for the National Advisory Council, the names of political leaders to be council members would be announced soon, Congress sources....
- India, US to issue statement on Headley's interrogation: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 31: India and the US will issue a joint statement on the interrogation of 26/11 terror attack conspirator David Headley after Indian sleuths have quizzed him in Chicago, union Ho....
- Environment clearance to Goa mining project scrapped
New Delhi, May 31: The environment and forests ministry today said the clearance given to an iron ore mining project in Goa has been kept in abeyance following an order from the National Enviro....
- Jharkhand governor exploring ways to form government: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 31: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook is talking to political parties to explore the possibility of forming an alternative government after....
- Nirupama Rao heads for Washington from China
Shanghai, May 31: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who was part of President Pratibha Patil's delegation visiting China, left for Washington today to join the high-level Indian team for the ....
- Mamata seeks CBI probe into train accident
Kolkata, May 29: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday's train accident in Jhargram, terming it her political rivals'....
- Mayawati dares all politicians to declare their wealth
Lucknow, May 29: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday dared leaders of all other political parties to declare the assets held by them before and after joining politics. Her challenge....
- Soren may find it tough winning trust vote
Ranchi, May 28: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren might find it difficult to win the trust vote his government faces on May 31 as the major political parties in the state are set to vote aga....
- New ICCR website inaugurated
New Delhi, May 28: The Indian Centre for Cultural Relations (ICCR) took India's soft power a step ahead by launching a new web portal listing the centre's activities both in the country....
- Krishna launches Passport Seva Project
Bangalore, May 28: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today launched the Passport Seva Project which aims for a complete makeover of passport services in the country.
"Today m....
- Blast caused accident, probe ordered: Mamata Banerjee
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 28: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today ordered a probe into the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 65 lives and said a bomb blast triggered by suspected ....
- Hafiz Saeed's release disappointing: Krishna
Bangalore, May 28: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today expressed disappointment over the Pakistan Supreme Court releasing from house arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, w....
- Chidambaram suspects sabotage behind train accident
New Delhi, May 28: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he suspected sabotage behind the derailment of a Howrah-Mumbai train in West Bengal's West Midnapore district though it was unclea....
- Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren to seek trust vote on May 31
Ranchi, May 28: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren will seek a vote of confidence in the state assembly on May 31, the state cabinet decided on Thursday. In its meeting, presided over by Sore....
- Moily to Pranab: Need funds to dispose of cheque-bouncing cases
New Delhi, May 27: The union law ministry has approached the finance ministry for funds to set up special courts to dispose of over 38 lakh cheque-bouncing cases that constitute a major portion....
- Avoid frivolous lawsuits, ministries advised
New Delhi, May 27: Avoid frivolous lawsuits, the law and justice ministry has told other ministries and departments in an important communication as the government tries to shed the dubious tag....
- Health ministry to monitor doctors' prescriptions
New Delhi, May 26: The central health ministry has decided to regularly monitor the prescription of medicines by doctors working with government hospitals, officials said today.
The m....
- States asked to popularise Kisan credit cards
New Delhi, May 25: The government today said it has asked states to launch an intensive village-level campaign to popularise Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) among farmers.
The agriculture m....
- Help repatriate Reangs, Chidambaram tells Mizoram, tribal leaders
Aizawl, May 25: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asked the Mizoram government and tribal leaders to help repatriate all the 37,000 Reang tribal refugees, who have been sheltered in six ....
- Prime suspect of German Bakery blast held: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 25: Abdul Samad, the prime suspect in the Feb 13 German Bakery blast in Pune, has been apprehended by the investigative agencies, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today.
- Soren asked to prove majority by May 31
Ranchi, May 24: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, whose government was reduced to a minority today after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formally withdrew support, has been asked to prove ....
- Empowered ministers' group to decide on petrol price hike
Chennai, May 24: The empowered group of ministers scheduled to meet on June 7 will decide on a hike in petrol and diesel prices, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said today.
"The pe....
- Ministers should not air differences in public: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that ministers should not air their differences in public but should discuss these during cabinet meetings that are held every week.
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- Chidambaram to visit Mizoram, Assam on Monday
Aizawl, May 23: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Mizoram and Assam starting on Monday to review the security situation and the on-going action against terrorism in the two northeas....
- Cabinet differences are not to be aired: Mukherjee
New Delhi, May 23: Falling short of directly criticising Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his remark that he had a "limited mandate" to fight Maoists, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ....
- Mangalore airport tests pilot's skills: Krishna
Bangalore, May 23: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said the Mangalore airport, where an Air India plane crashed on Saturday, is known to test the limits of pilot's skills. "Well,....
- Talks on with BJP and Congress, says defiant Soren
Ranchi, May 22: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today said that his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was talking to both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for government format....
- Details of Kerala crash victims will be given: MEA
New Delhi, May 22: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) will provide passport details of the passengers from Kerala who perished in the air crash at Mangalore airport to the Kerala government....
- Thorough probe into crash needed: Minister
New Delhi, May 22: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran today said only a thorough investigation would reveal the reason behind the aircrash at Mangalore airport th....
- Only detailed inquiry can ascertain cause of air crash: Patel
Mangalore (Karnataka), May 22: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today assured all possible help to the families of those killed in the air crash here and said it was premature to ascertain ....
- Gill skips meet on regulation of sports bodies
New Delhi, May 21: Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill today skipped a meeting called for regulating the sports federations, ostensibly because he missed his flight from Chandigarh.
Gill ....
- Conservationists want tougher steps to save marine life
New Delhi, May 21: Environmentalists in a petition to Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today expressed serious concern at large scale development in the vicinity of ecologically c....
- Shibu Soren's flip-flop puts BJP in spot
Ranchi, May 21: A day after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren declared he would not quit as Jharkhand chief minister, its stunned coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sai....
- Tarun Gogoi now looking for a hat-trick
Guwahati, May 21: With nine successive years in office and one year left in his present term, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is now aiming for a political hat-trick by harping on the twin man....
- I will not quit, sharing power unacceptable: Shibu Soren
Ranchi, May 20: In a sudden turnaround, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today said he would not quit his post and the rotation of power with ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was "not ....
- Chidambaram: Always in the news, for right or wrong
New Delhi, May 20: Denounced as arrogant by some of his colleagues but lauded as efficient by the opposition, Home Minister P. Chidambaram is the one member of Manmohan Singh's government w....
- Power rates to go up by Re.1 per unit: Shinde
New Delhi, May 20: Power tariffs will rise by Re.1 per unit after the government decision to hike prices of natural gas, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here today.
"The p....
- India needs institutional evolution of its regulatory regime: Ahluwalia
New Delhi, May 18: "The approach to regulation in India is ad-hoc. The purpose of the draft regulatory reform bill is to bring in uniformity in various approaches to regulatory reforms in I....
- Government notifies Ganges dolphin as national aquatic animal
New Delhi, May 18: The critically-endangered Ganges river dolphin has been notified as India's national aquatic animal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
"By givi....
- 'Draft e-waste rules will fail to curb illegal trade'
New Delhi, May 18: The draft regulations the environment ministry has prepared for handling and management of electronic goods waste (e-waste) in the country might be ineffective in controlling....
- No economic growth without human resource development: Sibal
New Delhi, May 17: Calling skill development an important factor for sustaining economic growth, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said it cannot be sustained without develo....
- Khurshid to represent India at Islamic economic forum
New Delhi, May 17: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will represent India at a global business forum in Malaysia beginning on Tuesday that aims to create economic bridges between the Mu....
- Violence related to caste system is tragic: Kumari Selja
Chandigarh, May 17: Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today termed various incidents of caste-related violence in Haryana as "unfortunate and tragic" but said that the whole Jat commu....
- Mamata announces Rs.2 lakh compensation for stampede victims
Kolkata, May 16: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Rs.2 lakh each for the kin of two people killed in a stampede in the New Delhi railway station today and ordered a high-level inquiry....
- Government policies for minorities answer to fatwas: Khurshid
New Delhi, May 15: The government's policy of opening more banks in areas dominated by the minorities was an effective "condemnation" of fatwas warning Muslims against going to bank....
- Chidambaram 'surprised' over BJP's demand on Muivah
New Delhi, May 15: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today expressed surprise over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demand to cancel the permission granted to rebel Naga leader T. Muivah to visit hi....
- Antony to visit Oman next week
New Delhi, May 14: Defence Minister A.K. Antony is visiting Oman next week to boost the "vibrant military" ties between the two strategic partners, an official said today. "Antony l....
- Should caste be included in Indian census?
New Delhi, May 14: For the first time since 1931, as India hotly debates whether to include caste in the census, many experts say it will yield a wealth of information that can be used for bett....
- Seven member board to replace MCI
New Delhi, May 14: The health ministry today decided to set up a seven-member panel of doctors to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) whose chief was arrested on corruption charges and s....
- HRD Minister Kapil Sibal wins Stephen P. Duggan award
New Delhi, May 14: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has been conferred the Stephen P. Duggan Award for his support for global collaboration in education.
This has been ....
- No comment on Jairam Ramesh remarks: government
New Delhi, May 13: The government today refused to comment on Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh's controversial remarks in China, saying it was an issue between him, the prime ....
- 'Zero tolerance' to irregular migrants, says government
New Delhi, May 13: India will show "zero tolerance" to irregular migrants, an official of the ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) said here today.
"There will be ze....
- Bt Brinjal moratorium disheartened scientific community: Pawar
New Delhi, May 13: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the moratorium on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal has "disheartened" the scientific community in the country.
- No need for alarm on foodgrain situation: Minister
New Delhi, May 13: India has enough foodgrain needed for the buffer stock and there is no need for alarm, said Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas today.
"As of now, no ....
- Cabinet's nod to e-visa, immigration project
New Delhi, May 13: The union cabinet today approved an over Rs.1,000 crore e-project to streamline and integrate visa, immigration and foreigners registration and tracking process.
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- Cabinet approves Indian National Defence University
New Delhi, May 13: The cabinet today sanctioned Rs.295 crore for establishing an Indian National Defence University (INDU) to create synergy between existing institutes of learning in the secto....
- Don't curb sports bodies' autonomy, IOC warns India
New Delhi, May 12: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned India not to take away the autonomy of sports federations, failing which there would be consequences.
In a lett....
- 20-km-a-day roadmaking is a financial strain: NHAI chief
New Delhi, May 12: The target of building 20 kilometres of road per day has led to a "huge financial strain" on the government that is funding highway development programmes through var....
- Dalits will be protected against atrocities: Wasnik
Chandigarh, May 12: Rights of Dalits will be protected and strict laws will be implemented to prevent atrocities against them like the arson attack on Dalit homes in Haryana, Union Minister of ....
- Congress refuses to comment on Ramesh's note to PM, Sonia
New Delhi, May 12: A day after Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh was ticked off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over his remarks in Beijing critici....
- Home ministry officials in northeast to end blockade
New Delhi, May 11: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and another senior official today flew to Manipur and Nagaland to help end an economic blockade by Naga students of a key highway that has sparked ....
- Jairam refuses to comment on China controversy
New Delhi, May 11: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today declined to comment on his controversial remarks in Beijing criticising the Indian government's policy towards Chines....
- Chautala didn't discuss same-gotra wedding: Home ministry
New Delhi, May 11: Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala did not seek an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages between individuals having the same ancestral origin wh....
- Ramesh writes to PM, Sonia to explain his position
New Delhi, May 11: In a tight spot over his remarks in Beijing criticising the government's policy towards Chinese companies, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Prime Ministe....
- Government committed to overall growth of all states
Chandigarh, May 8: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Friday said that there was nothing wrong in providing benefits to the industries in hill states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttar....
- India will not curb population with law: Health Minister
New Delhi, May 6: India, the world's second most populous country, is against controlling population growth through legislation, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. "I f....
- No move to ban tourism in tiger reserves, says Ramesh
New Delhi, May 5: There is no proposal to ban tourism in tiger reserves in the country but it will be strictly regulated, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
He said the mi....
- Sports ministry takes umbrage at IOC communication
New Delhi, May 5: The sports ministry today strongly reacted to the International Olympic Committee's objections to the Indian government fixing tenure of office-bearers of the Indian Olymp....
- India short of 54,000 specialists, paramedical staff
New Delhi, May 4: India faces a shortage of 54,037 specialists and paramedical staff in health centres, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Rajya....
- Nitish, Chouhan complain of discrimination by central government
New Delhi, May 4: The chief ministers of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh today complained of discrimination by the central government in development projects.
They were speaking at a session....
- Government to set up Broadcasting Authority
New Delhi, May 3: Moving beyond the contentious debate about content regulation, the government is looking at setting up a Broadcasting Authority of India, a nodal agency that would look into i....
- Sports ministry takes on Kalmadi, limits tenures of office bearers
New Delhi, May 2: The sports ministry today imposed limits on the tenures of office bearers of recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) -- as a res....
- Government mulls regulating sale of tapping devices
New Delhi, May 1: The government may regulate the sale to the public of sensitive phone tapping equipment of the kind that was used for allegedly snooping on the conversations of prominent poli....
- 3,780 defence land leases not renewed: MP's panel
New Delhi, April 30: At a time when the defence ministry is struggling with the fallout of the Sukna land scam, a parliamentary panel has lamented that 3,780 leases signed for defence land have....
- Phase I of Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor by 2018: Sharma
New Delhi, April 30: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma today said the first phase of the over $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) will be completed by 2018.
The DMIC, ru....
- Pranab justifies hikes in duties on oil, fuel products
New Delhi, April 29: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today justified the hike in excise and customs duties on crude oil and petroleum products because of the global situation and said he had ....
- Mukherjee says impact of service tax on aviation minimal
New Delhi, April 29: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the impact of service tax on domestic and international air travel in economy class would be minimal and amount to no more than Rs.10....
- Bringing NTRO under ministry being examined: Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 29: The government is examining a proposal to bring under "a ministry" the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), in the eye of a storm for allegedly monitori....
- Explore opportunities in Latin America: Scindia
New Delhi, April 29: Indian companies should vigorously explore Latin America, especially the MERCOSUR countries, set up joint ventures and even consider mergers and acquisitions as these South....
- Parliament panel slams ministry for failure to save tigers
New Delhi, April 29: The environment ministry has failed to take adequate measures for the preservation of tigers and its figure of the number of the big cats in the country is "not reliabl....
- Copyright Board given own office in Delhi, court told
New Delhi, April 28: Almost five decades after its creation, the Copyright Board's Delhi office, which was facing problems of paucity of space and manpower, has got a premises of its own, t....
- Will discuss phone tapping, IPL with opposition: Pranab
New Delhi, April 28: The government is committed to discussing with the opposition the Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy and allegations of phone tapping raised by it, Finance Minister Pr....
- States, regulators blamed for power losses
New Delhi, April 28: The government today held power regulators and the states responsible for transmission and distribution (T&D) losses which are expected to mount to Rs.68,000 crore by t....
- Indian diplomat spy case is serious matter: Krishna
Thimphu, April 28: The case of spying by an Indian woman diplomat at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad was a "serious issue", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here toda....
- I am not in favour of blanket ban on plastics: Ramesh
New Delhi, April 28: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said today that it was not possible to put a blanket ban on plastics in the country as it would affect the massive employment....
- Jairam Ramesh cuts short Africa trip to attend parliament
New Delhi, April 26: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today returned to India a day earlier than scheduled after attending a climate change meet in South Africa to attend Lok Sabha on Tuesday....
- Delay in Scorpene submarines won't impact on force levels: Antony
New Delhi, April 26: The delivery of Scorpene submarines to the Indian Navy has been delayed by three years but this will not impact on its force levels, parliament was informed today.
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- IPL row: Mayawati wants tainted ministers sacked
Lucknow, April 24: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today sought the removal of those union ministers whose complicity in the irregularities related to the Indian Premier League (IPL) has ....
- Sangma expands ministry, inducts eight
Shillong, April 24: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma today inducted eight more ministers, all of them Congress legislators and including the five who had rebelled against his predecesso....
- UPA government tapped phones, alleges weekly
New Delhi, April 24: The Congress-led UPA government was tapping the telephone conversations of important political leaders, including Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Digvija....
- Government expects normal monsoon this year
New Delhi, April 23: After a deficit monsoon last year, the government today announced that the rainfall in the entire country was likely to be normal during the coming June to September monsoo....
- Food security bill not discussed in eGoM: Pawar
New Delhi, April 23: The empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM) on food did not discuss the draft food security bill in their meeting today, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said.
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- Train controllers to go on mass leave on May 1
Mumbai, April 23: Movement of trains across the country is likely to get disrupted on May 1 when members of the All India Train Controllers' Association (AITCA) will go on a mass casual lea....
- Rs.1,710 crore spent on minority welfare
New Delhi, April 22: The government has spent over Rs.1,710 crore towards minority welfare in the last financial year, parliament was told today.
Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khur....
- Over 500,000 Overseas Indian Cards issued: Ravi
New Delhi, April 22: Over 500,000 Overseas Indian Cards (OICs) have so far been issued while 9,000 applications are pending, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said today.
- Will act against IPL franchisees if violations found: Khurshid
New Delhi, April 21: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said action would be taken against owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises if they were found violating the di....
- India won't scale down activities in Afghanistan: Krishna
New Delhi, April 21: Ruling out any scaling down of India's reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, the government today told parliament that although 17 Indians have been killed there so....
- I'm not Modi's saviour: Farooq Abdullah
New Delhi, April 21: Renewable Energy minister Farooq Abdullah today sought to distance himself from the controversies surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) a day after maintaining that i....
- FIR in disproportionate assets case illegal: Mayawati
Lucknow, April 21: Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for discriminating against her, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today claimed in the Supreme Court that the dispropor....
- Post-graduate law degree may become one-year course
New Delhi, April 21: A post-graduate degree in law may become a one-year course instead of the current duration of two years, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari sa....
- Mamata favours private partnership for coach factories
New Delhi, April 20: Inviting the industry and state governments to come forward to set up coach factories, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today suggested using the public-private partnership....
- Need to monitor welfare schemes: Khurshid
New Delhi, April 20: Government-sponsored welfare schemes need to be monitored so that the benefits reach the targeted sections effectively, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said today....
- Why should Modi go, asks Abdullah
New Delhi, April 20: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and IPL governing council member Farooq Abdullah today came out in support of Lalit Modi saying the cricket administrator has go....
- Railways' property loss worth Rs.500 crore
New Delhi, April 19: The Indian Railways have lost Rs.500 crore due to destruction of property by Maoists and others, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee told the Lok Sabha today.
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- Finance minister says thorough probe into IPL
New Delhi, April 19: Finance Ministry Pranab Mukherjhee today said a thorough probe had been ordered on the source and uses of funds by the franchises of Indian Premier League (IPL) and that no....
- Sangma to be elected next Meghalaya chief minister
Shillong, April 19: Congress legislators are expected to meet here later today to elect Mukul M. Sangma as their new leader in place of outgoing Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, party lead....
- Separate rules for e-waste disposal by May 15: Ramesh
New Delhi, April 19: The government will specify by May 15 a separate set of regulations for disposal of e-waste, parliament was informed today.
"Disposal of e-waste is becoming a....
- Biotechnology should not harm bio-diversity: Ramesh
New Delhi, April 19: Biotechnology is an "important tool" for ensuring food security but it should be ensured that it does not adversely impact human and animal health and the bio-diver....
- Regulators to take call on corporate law violations by IPL: Khurshid
New Delhi, April 19: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today ruled out suo-motu action by his ministry to probe alleged violations by the Indian Premier League (IPL) and its franchises....
- Tharoor's case has likeness with Chidambaram's 18 years ago
New Delhi, April 19: The resignation of Shashi Tharoor as minister of state for external affairs has striking similarity with another incident 18 years ago when Home Minister P. Chidambaram had....
- Right to Food Act on the anvil, says Chidambaram
Chennai, April 18: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will soon introduce a Right to Food Act in parliament, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today.
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- Activists seek changes in food security bill
New Delhi, April 17: Activists of the Right to Food campaign who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in the capital for the past two days, today submitted a memorandum to the Planning Commiss....
- Nearly 100 threatening, filthy SMSes sent to politicians
New Delhi, April 16: Nearly 100 threatening and flithy SMSes were sent to politicians like Shashi Tharoor, Brinda Karat and others in the last fortnight through two mobile numbers bought with f....
- Krishna cancels trip to Poland
Warsaw/New Delhi, April 16: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna has cancelled his trip to Poland to attend the funeral of president Lech Kaczynski because of poor flying conditions in Europe, ....
- Environment ministry rejects private firm's mining proposal
New Delhi, April 16: The union environment ministry has rejected a private firm's proposal for iron and manganese ore mining in Karnataka as it produced forged letters for seeking environme....
- Military to decide on war on Maoists: Antony
New Delhi, April 16: The involvement of armed forces in the war against Maoist guerrillas will be taken "after considering all aspects", Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today. "Th....
- My behaviour within bounds of appropriate conduct: Tharoor
New Delhi, April 16: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor clarified today that he had not misused his official position and his "mentoring" the Kerala consortium of the....
- Tharoor meets Pranab, Antony over IPL row
New Delhi, April 15: Under fire for his alleged meddling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise business, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today met senior cabinet mi....
- Chidambaram to visit Bangladesh next month
Dhaka, April 15: Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Bangladesh next month to discuss a range of security-related issues.
Chidambaram has accepted an invitation from his Ba....
- Charges politically motivated, I won't resign: Tharoor
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said all accusations of his meddling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise bidding were "politically motivated&....
- CIC upset at Delhi government's inaction on graft
New Delhi, April 14: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed its "distress at the extraordinary slow methods" of the Delhi government in acting on a probe into a decades-....
- Ministers living life "King" size
New Delhi, April 14: If you claim that India is a poor country then think again! There are still many people who are leading a posh life at the expense of the common man. Surveys show that Indi....
- Action against Tharoor only after checking facts: PM
Washington, April 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he will decide on any action against Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for his alleged role in procuring ....
- India's nuclear centre to make systems safe, sustainable
Washington, April 13: The "Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership" announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today will conduct studies in four key areas of nuclear energy system....
- Environment ministry rejects four commercial projects
New Delhi, April 13: The environment ministry has rejected four commercial projects in various parts of the country, including the establishment of a port in Gujarat, as they could affect the b....
- I will be chief climate change negotiator: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi, April 13: A month after Shyam Saran, India's key negotiator on climate change demitted office, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said he will be leading the country's ....
- Health mission likely to get extension till 2020
New Delhi: The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the flagship central government scheme for better healthcare in rural India, is likely to get an eight year extension from its current targe....
- 'Honest differences with Sharad on women's bill'
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday admitted that there was "an honest difference of opinion" between him and party president Sh....
- Resignation a closed chapter: Chidambaram
Puducherry: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he had decided to quit after the Dantewada massacre because the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that lost 75 men came under his charge. B....
- Resignation a closed chapter: Chidambaram
Puducherry: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he had decided to quit after the Dantewada massacre because the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that lost 75 men came under his charge. B....
- 'Secular' Kamat swallows 'Modi best friend' remark
Panaji: Less than two days after calling Narendra Modi his "best friend", beleaguered Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today said he "had a good relationship with all chief ministe....
- India's northeast can be regional bridge: Tharoor
Shillong: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said India's improving relations with countries of South Asia and South East Asia will accelerate development in the la....
- Bangladeshi migration a huge phenomenon: Tharoor
Shillong: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today termed illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals to India as a "huge human phenomenon".
"This phenom....
- Three states get funds for rural drinking water projects
New Delhi: The central government has released grants to three states - Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab - to ensure safe drinking water facilities in rural areas, an official statement sa....
- Deora appeals to Delhi petrol vends against strike
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today appealed to petrol pump owners in Delhi not to go ahead with their proposed one-day strike from midnight to protest the Delhi government's hi....
- Cyber security tips for external affairs ministry officials
New Delhi: An e-mail is not just a digital message, it is a potential spying instrument - this, and other lessons are being drilled into the minds of officials of ministry of external affairs (....
- Minister assures legal aid for convicted Indians in UAE
New Delhi: Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi today assured Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal that all steps have been taken to provide legal aid to the 17 Indians on death r....
- There is no 'Operation Green Hunt': Chidambaram
Raipur: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today insisted that there was no "Operation Green Hunt" against Maoists -- as has been widely reported. "There is no Operation Green Hunt," ....
- We won't allow Maoists to succeed, says Chidambaram
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): Home Minister P. Chidambaram pledged today that the government would never allow Maoist guerrillas to succeed.
"We cannot and shall not allow them to suc....
- Shivshankar Menon formally named NSA
New Delhi: A cabinet panel today formally approved the appointment of former foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon as the National Security Advisor (NSA).
Menon, who was named on Jan 21....
- Food Security: Planning Commission asked to tabulate BPL families
New Delhi: An empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on food decided today evening to defer a decision on the draft food security bill till the Planning Commission gives a report on the number of ....
- Core group to discuss price rise, agricultural output
New Delhi: The first meeting of the core group of chief ministers and central ministers here on April 8 will discuss steps to increase agricultural production and contain price rise, an officia....
- No change in policy on foreign ownership in banks: Sharma
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said the government has no plans to alter its policy on foreign ownership in banks in India.
"As far as ownership and ....
- Lok Dal practising politics of regionalism: Hooda
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today criticised the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) for indulging in politics of regionalism.
"INLD leaders are....
- Increase production of oilseeds, states told
New Delhi: The central government has asked the states to increase the production of oilseeds as the requirement of the crop in the country is continuously increasing.
"The domest....
- India-Bangladesh 'historic' pacts in full swing: Tripura CM
Agartala: New Delhi and Dhaka have started implementing the agreements finalised during the January visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarka....
- Budgetary measures will boost investment and growth: Pranab
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today hoped that the measures outlined in the 2010-11 budget will boost private investment and put the economy back on a 9 percent growth track. ....
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will be ready by June: Gill
New Delhi: Sports minister M.S. Gill today said the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games, will be ready in June.
Reconst....
- Highway billboards with PM, Sonia photos to be removed
New Delhi: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will remove from national highways billboards that have photographs of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandh....
- Wrong to blame his ministry for project delays, says Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today termed as "baseless" the criticism of his ministry by fellow ministers for delaying environment clearance to various infrastructure p....
- Mamata flags off three new Duronto Express trains
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today flagged off three new, non-stop Duronto Express trains for Bhubaneswar, Howrah and Jammu Tawi.
The three Duronto trains -- New Delhi-....
- 2011 population census begins from April 1
New Delhi: One of the largest census tasks, to compile India's estimated 1.2 billion people into one single database, begins on Thursday with President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Ham....
- Opposition slams government's claim on food prices
New Delhi: While the central government today claimed that the prices of sugar and pulses were declining, the opposition contended that the market reality was "different".
....
- We have open mind on nuclear bill, says Manmohan
New Delhi: With the political deadlock over the civil nuclear liability bill continuing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today offered to discuss "deficiencies, if any" with the oppositio....
- Census 2011: Government to hire retired employees for the purpose
New Delhi: As Indian government continues to run short of officers, it has decided to call back its retired employees to be a part of the Census exercise. Considering the mammoth task it has in....
- Save paper, optimise printing, 'babus' told
New Delhi: Indian bureaucracy, slow to change, finally seems to be waking up to the concerns of the environment and the costs of unthinking wastage of paper and other precious office resources.....
- Challenge now is to score double-digit growth: Pranab
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the economy is much better than what it was a year ago and the challenge now is to attain double-digit growth. "The Indian economy is....
- Kamal Nath asks for a day to consider truckers' demands
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath today sought a day's time to reply to the demands of truck operators who have threatened an indefinite strike from April 5 t....
- Broadcast sector not looking down: Ambika Soni
New Delhi: Contending that the broadcasting sector in the country was not looking down, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today asserted that different fields of broadcasting in....
- Indian Railways provide 26 lakh CFL bulbs to railway quarters
Nagpur: Indian Railways has now taken one step forward towards combating global warming. In an effort to save energy, the Railways have decided to replace 26 lakh tube lights with compact fluor....
- Minority panels' conference to be held on Wednesday
New Delhi: The annual conference of minority commissions is being held here on Wednesday to ascertain the needs of Indian minority communities, identify solutions for the issues related to thei....
- Krishna to kick off 60th anniversary of Sino-Indian ties
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to China on a four-day official visit April 5 to flag off the year-long celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of ....
- Exit strategy for Ramesh
New Delhi: It's been an open secret that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and former prime minister's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran don't see an eye to eye on issues....
- Krishna goes to Beijing in April
New Delhi: Amid differences over issues, India and China will review bilateral ties and set dates for the next round of talks on the boundary dispute when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna....
- 'Review service tax on under-developed properties'
New Delhi: The urban development ministry will ask the finance ministry to review a proposal to impose service tax on under-construction properties as it may lead to a rise in real estate price....
- No ministerial panel for green clearance: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh denied today that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had set up a ministerial panel to give environment clearances and said his ministry would continue ....
- Railways probe Rajdhani derailment
Patna: The Indian Railways today began an inquiry into the derailment of the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Bihar after Maoist guerrillas blew up the tracks.
Ten coaches de....
- Government keen on banning criminals from poll fray: Moily
Bangalore: The central government is keen on banning criminals and communal elements from contesting elections, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said today.
"We will elicit views of....
- Corporate social responsibility could be law: Khurshid
New Delhi: The government will look at all options, including legislation, to make more companies adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR), Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said to....
- Right to Education to start with deficit budget
New Delhi: The Right to Education (RTE) Act, which aims to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to Class 8, may not start with a bang as the scheme is facing several hurdles....
- Railways announces reward for Maoist-hit Rajdhani crew
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a cash reward for crew members of the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train for their alertness that helped contain injuries t....
- Prices of sugar, pulses have declined, says government
New Delhi: Prices of sugar and pulses declined in most places across the country in the week ending on March 17, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said here today.
....
- Per capita availability of food grains, cereals down
New Delhi: Per capita availability of food grains and cereals has been decreasing in India -- at a time when the government is planning to enact a law to ensure food security.
Latest ....
- Sports ministry offers financial help to former athletes
New Delhi: The sports ministry today extended financial assistance to former footballer M. Bharathan and physically challenged sportsperson Prabir Sarkar.
Bharathan will get Rs.100,00....
- Pranab asks banks to reach out to ignored segments
Bangalore: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for a change in the mindset of bankers and other stakeholders for financial inclusion of the hitherto un-reached and under-reached ....
- Kashmir to make employment policy pro youth
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government will modify its employment policy to make it more youth friendly, a minister said today.
Minister for Employment and Labour Abdul Gani Malik ma....
- Decision on milk prices taken by state federations: Pawar
New Delhi: Asserting that his ministry had nothing to do with hiking milk prices, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said it was the state milk federations that had decided to raise the pr....
- Rise of counterfeit notes in circulation worries Pranab
Mysore: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today voiced concern over the increase in circulation of counterfeit notes from across the border.
"To put an end to this menace of count....
- Cooperatives to raise food storage capacity across India
New Delhi: The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) today decided to make efforts to augment storage capacity in the cooperative sector and promote the development of cold storag....
- Pranab sticks to 7.2 percent growth in 2009-10
Bangalore: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government was sticking to an estimated 7.2 percent growth rate for this fiscal (2009-10) and 8.5 percent for 2010-11.
"....
- BJP, RSS call second struggle to abolish Article 370
Madhopur (Punjab): At a place where the Bharatiya Jana Sangh's founder Shyama Prasad Mookherjee broke the permit restriction to visit Jammu and Kashmir in 1953, leaders of the Bharatiya Jan....
- Climate was right so I left, says Shyam Saran
New Delhi: Shyam Saran, who was the prime minister's special envoy on climate change, today declined to speak on the controversial subject of his resignation, quipping that the "climate....
- Sports ministry issues code to check age fraud
New Delhi: The sports ministry today issued a national code to check age fraud in sports.
The National Code against Age Fraud in Sports aims at ensuring fair play. The Code will be op....
- Headley confession not a setback: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley's confession that he planned the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and his deal with US p....
- Chidambaram to visit Britain to discuss anti-terror cooperation
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram is visiting Britain on a three-day trip starting on Saturday with cooperation in anti-terror and security measures topping his agenda.
Chidamba....
- Indian cabinet approves death sentence for hijacking
New Delhi: The Indian cabinet today decided to award death penalty to hijackers of aircraft or those who use them as missiles.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Min....
- US intelligence chief meets Chidambaram
New Delhi: America's top intelligence official Dennis C. Blair met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here today, on a day suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley was slated to ap....
- India has pricing, security concerns over Iran pipeline: Krishna
New Delhi: A day after Iran and Pakistan sealed pacts to launch a long-discussed gas pipeline, India today said it was in touch with Tehran to resolve issues relating to pricing and security on....
- India waiting for Headley's statement: Krishna
New Delhi: India today said it was waiting for the statement of Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley in a Chicago court amid reports that he would change his plea to guilty to get a ligh....
- Prices of essential commodities coming down: Pawar
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the prices of essential commodities, including sugar, were coming down.
"The situation on rising prices of sugar, pot....
- India needs 100 million broadband connections: Pitroda
New Delhi: National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda today said India needs around 100 million broadband connections and the government is focused on connecting 250,000 panchayats acro....
- Please don't leave country, Azad urges young doctors
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today urged medical graduates not to leave the country after their education as there is a shortage of doctors in India.
"Please don....
- ISRO shootout result of misunderstanding: minister
Bangalore: The shootout at the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here appears to be the result of a "misunderstanding" and should not be ....
- Now, a permanent record of the dead in cyber space
Agra: Dead bodies found along railway tracks, at road accident sites and in village wells in this region shall not be cremated without a record. They will now have a permanent abode in cyber sp....
- Government looking at broader definition of sexual assault: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The government is in the process of defining 'honour killings' and widening the definition of sexual assault, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha today. 'W....
- 65,000 foreigners found overstaying in India
New Delhi: More than 65,000 foreigners, including 31,200 Bangladeshis, 14,500 Afghans and 7,500 Pakistanis, were found overstaying in India in 2008 and only 13,995 were deported, according to h....
- No helipads atop residential buildings: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the construction of helipads atop residential buildings, as proposed by the Maharashtra government, was not viable and wouldn't be a....
- Largesse a' la Arjun Singh - giving away 4,710 central school seats
New Delhi: In a move that could see discretionary quotas being scrapped, former human resource development (HRD) minister Arjun Singh used his clout to give away 4,710 central school seats duri....
- Focus on natural debts while framing policies, says Pachauri
New Delhi: The country should focus on natural debt rather than financial debt while framing development policies, chief of United Nations climate change organisation R.K. Pachauri said here to....
- 2011 census to probe how many are disabled
New Delhi: If all goes well, the 2011 census will refine its questionnaire in a bid to determine how many to Indians really suffer from disability.
The 2001 census came up with a figu....
- Tharoor unveils Indian model of engagement with Africa
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of China's surging trade with Africa, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today outlined the unique Indian model of engagement with the con....
- Nearly Rs.1.1 million spent on goofed-up ad: Minister
New Delhi: The central government spent nearly Rs.1.1 million on the controversial advertisement on Jan 24 that featured a former Pakistani air chief, Women and Child Development Minister Krish....
- Krishna hints at next secretary-level talks in Islamabad
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today hinted that the next foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan will be held in Islamabad and called for a "step-by-ste....
- India will fight attempts to unseat Pachauri: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The government had full confidence in Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R.K. Pachauri and would fight "any attempt to unseat him", Environment Minister ....
- No decision on Shipping Corp divestment: Minister
New Delhi: The government told parliament today that it hasn't decided on selling stake in the Shipping Corp of India (SCI), a state-run navratna.
"As of now, we don't hav....
- India to tighten security at its missions: Krishna
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said India was awaiting a report before providing additional security to Indians in Afghanistan and was tightening security at all its ov....
- Cancerous mouth pictures on tobacco products from June 1
New Delhi: Come June 1, packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products will display pictures of cancerous mouths as health warnings, health officials said today.
The "grotesque&....
- Government confident of women's bill passage: Moily
New Delhi: Despite several hiccups that the women's reservation bill is facing in parliament, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday night said the central government is confident to pass....
- Attendance norms relaxed in home ministry
New Delhi: The home ministry has allowed its employees flexible-hours of work, relaxing attendance norms but they have to put in 40 hours a week in any case, according to new rules.
T....
- 'Modify hospitals to make them disaster resistant'
New Delhi: Keeping the mass destruction in the recent Chilean earthquake in mind, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) today said that all existing healthcare infrastructure like h....
- Pranab hints at steps for fiscal consolidation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said steps have to be taken for fiscal consolidation, saying the country cannot continue to live on borrowed resources.
"We have....
- Cherish India's growth, I'll tackle inflation: Mukherjee
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today assured every step to tame inflation, which he feels may be higher than 8.5 percent by end-March, and said a 7.2-percent economic growth was n....
- Government to foot BPL families' heart, kidney treatment bills
New Delhi: The government will fully reimburse families living below the poverty line (BPL) for treatment of heart and kidney diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok Sabha today....
- Tax collection has to be more humane: Mukherjee
New Delhi: Tax collection has to be more humane, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said, asking revenue officials to consider tax payers as important stake-holders in nation-building.
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- Krishna warns of terror threat to Indian missions abroad
New Delhi: The government today said that some terror groups had plans to target Indian missions abroad and underlined that it has taken up a slew of measures to strengthen security of the miss....
- Complete crime tracking mission fast: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asked his officers to stick to timelines and complete by 2012 the Crime Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project, a national databank ....
- 57 million more toilets needed to end manual scavenging
New Delhi: India needs 57,847,217 more hygienic toilets to counter the practice of manual scavenging, attributed mainly to use of dry latrines, especially in rural areas, the government said to....
- Mamata Banerjee rules out railways' privatisation
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today once again ruled out any move to privatise the country's railroad network but said the corporate sector will be roped in the best possible ....
- Dedicated chopper corridors from March 15
New Delhi: Dedicated helicopter corridors at Delhi and Mumbai airports will become operational from March 15 to lessen aerial congestion, an official of the state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd....
- Cabinet clears $2.35 bn for Russian aircraft carrier
New Delhi: A cabinet panel on Wednesday cleared the $2.35 billion fresh price for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov that India has purchased from Russia, an official said. The clearance com....
- Chidambaram asks CISF to set up R&D wing
Ghaziabad: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asked the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to set up a research and development (R&D) unit comprising highly qualified personnel from v....
- Sonia regrets MPs misbehaviour towards vice president
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed regret over the disrespect to Vice President Hamid Ansari in the Rajya Sabha by some parliamentarians opposing the women's reserv....
- Project Arrow targets 727 post offices with corporate look
New Delhi: After upgrading 1,000 post offices across the country, India Post is giving a corporate look to 727 more with better services under one roof as part of its "Project Arrow", s....
- Soon, broadband in every Indian village: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi: India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 billion lying un....
- Government ready to review tourist, conference visas
New Delhi: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai today indicated the government was agreeable to re-examine the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were real grievance....
- Delhi, Mumbai airports soon to have chopper corridors
New Delhi: Delhi and Mumbai airports will soon get dedicated chopper corridors that would lessen aerial congestion, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said today.
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- 11 tigers killed in 2010's first two months: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: As many as 11 tigers were killed in the country in the first two months of this year, taking the tiger population even below the official figures of 1,411, Environment Minister Jaira....
- Jharkhand to launch Operation Green Hunt: Soren
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today said his government will launch the inter-state Operation Green Hunt against Maoist guerrillas.
"We will have to launch the join....
- Dry latrines exist in four states: Minister
New Delhi: Even as the cabinet put March-end as deadline for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers in India, a minister said today that four states continue to have dry latrines.
&#....
- Roads along China border top priority: Manik Sarkar
Agartala: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has given top priority to constructing strategic roads along the China border, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said today.
"The B....
- No immediate plans to import rice, says Scindia
New Delhi: The government today said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import.
"The government has no im....
- Licenses for new banks under RBI guidelines: FM
Mumbai: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said licenses for opening new banks would be issued under the norms and criteria laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.
"We have a....
- National helpline for safety of tourists in offing
Panaji: A national helpline is on the anvil to address the safety and security concerns of tourists in the country, central Tourism Minister Kumari Selja announced here today.
Speakin....
- All hacking attempts on government computers unsuccessful: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi: There have been attempts to hack into the government computer network, but till date there has been no loss of vital information, says Minister of State for Communication and Informa....
- Firms to get impetus to set up hospitals in northeast
Shillong: In order to encourage private investors to set up medical institutes in the northeastern region, the central government today announced special concessions for them.
"We....
- Veterinary medicine killing vultures in India: Ministry
New Delhi: A veterinary medicine, Diclofenac, is the main reason behind the rapidly declining vulture numbers in the country, the health ministry said today.
"Studies have indicat....
- Cabinet clears FDI route for development fund
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday gave its approval to a proposal that would result in foreign direct investment (FDI) exceeding Rs.750 crore in the countr....
- Union cabinet clears seeds bill
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday cleared a bill that aims to regulate the quality of seeds sold in the country.
According to sources, the bill, which was introduced in the Raj....
- India and Africa to learn from each other: Krishna
New Delhi: India and Africa are committed to learn and gain from each other's developmental experiences and practices, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here today. "One of th....
- Omar embarrassed over advisor's deal with Doordarshan
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is facing opposition heat after it was revealed that his advisor Mubarak Gul is party to a lucrative contract with a TV channel while still....
- Krishna to inaugurate seminar on India-Africa relations
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will inaugurate a two-day seminar titled "India and Africa: an emerging partnership" here on Thursday.
The event is being org....
- Is Tharoor more sinned against than sinning?
New Delhi: Why is Shashi Tharoor, India's dapper junior foreign minister, always in trouble? His detractors might say the Twitter-happy minister is a political greenhorn and prone to indisc....
- PM hopes to see moderation in food prices
On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed the hope that with new rabi crop coming into the market, prices of wheat, sugar, oilseeds and pulses are likely to see ....
- Tharoor upset at fuss over Saudi as interlocutor remark
Riyadh: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today took to Twitter to clarify his remarks on Saudi Arabia's potential role as an interlocutor in India-Pakistan ties. "G....
- Section of media misread my remarks, says Tharoor
Riyadh: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today stated here that a section of media had misread his remarks about Saudi Arabia being a potential interlocutor for India in it....
- Railways to soon begin survey for south-south corridor
Bangalore: The Indian Railways will soon undertake an engineering-cum-traffic survey for building the ambitious south-south freight corridor covering Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and G....
- Greater trust needed for composite dialogue with Pakistan: Krishna
New Delhi: Describing the foreign secretary-level talks as "an encouraging step", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today told parliament that the future of bilateral dialogue with....
- Cabinet clears four-laning of Jammu-Srinagar highway
New Delhi: The government today approved implementation of projects for four-laning of the mountainous Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 1A - the only road link to the Kashmir Valley which is ext....
- More drug de-addiction centres mooted across India
New Delhi: Admitting an absence of credible data affording an insight into the drug abuse situation in the country, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik today said he h....
- Don't humiliate Bengal, says Mamata
New Delhi: "Don't humiliate Bengal," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today when asked about the "increased share" given to her home state in the railway budget.
- Railways to set up museums to commemorate Tagore
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore this year, Indian Railways will set up two museums in West Bengal to commemorate him, Railway Min....
- Bt Brinjal moratorium to stay: Ramesh
New Delhi: Just hours before his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the controversial Bt Brinjal issue, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the moratorium on commercial cul....
- Railways is your own service, don't target it: Mamata
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the people of India not to make the railways a "soft target" and to treat it as "your own service".
Descr....
- Over Rs.6,000 crore for health may remain unspent
New Delhi: While India is struggling to reach a satisfactory level of health infrastructure, the union health ministry may fail to spend over Rs.6,000 crore allocated for the health sector duri....
- Pawar's ministry defends exporting sugar to EU
New Delhi: The food and agriculture ministry today defended its decision to export 10,000 tonnes of sugar to the European Union saying that an equivalent amount of sugar will be imported in thi....
- Achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies: Antony
New Delhi: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today urged all stakeholders in the sector to come together to achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies.
"The need of the hou....
- 'Biotech bill against Indian constitution'
New Delhi: Several clauses of the 2009 draft of the National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, which is awaiting the cabinet's approval, go against India's Constitution, a leadin....
- Imported timber industries in Kutch likely
Gandhinagar: A six-member committee set up by the Supreme Court in the face of environmental concerns has agreed in principle that imported timber-based industries should be housed in the Kutch....
- Let Punjab frame amnesty scheme: Chidambaram
Attari (Punjab): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that the centre could consider amnesty for Sikh youths, who had taken to militancy earlier, if the Punjab government drew a scheme....
- Did Shyam Saran quit over difference with Ramesh?
New Delhi: Shyam Saran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy on climate change, may have quit the government job on Friday, despite his expected elevation to minister rank, because....
- Rise in infiltration in Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said there has been a rise in infiltration into Kashmir from across the border.
"There has been a rise in infiltration from acros....
- 3G auction issue to be resolved in a week: Minister
Bangalore: The vexed auctioning of spectrum (radio waves) for third generation (3G) mobile services would be resolved in a week, Communications Minister A. Raja said late today.
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- Pranab says no to proposals, Mamata Banerjee down in tears
New Delhi: Denial is not what Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to be quite used to, especially when it comes to see her proposals not getting approved. It was a set back for the Railway M....
- Law to enforce road safety in India soon: minister
Bangalore: India will soon have a stringent law to enforce road safety and check the alarming rate of casualties in road accidents, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said today.
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- Shashi Tharoor's new choreography: Dance diplomacy
New Delhi: Diplomacy tends to be practiced in a rather predictable way. But now, Minister of state for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has come up with a new concept - dance diplomacy.
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- Talk to opposition first, then to Pakistan: Narendra Modi
Indore: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to first talk to the opposition on national security issues and then to Pakistan.....
- India tightens visa for conference procedure
New Delhi: Tightening up visa procedures, the union home ministry today asked all central ministries and state chief secretaries to strictly adhere to the revised procedure for grant of visas t....
- Jayalalithaa writes to Manmohan to hike sugarcane prices
Chennai: Taking her demand for remunerative price for sugarcane to the central government, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase the p....
- Remove misgivings regarding GM crops, says Pawar
New Delhi: Double your efforts to remove all misgivings regarding genetically modified (GM) crops from the minds of policy-makers and the public, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told scientis....
- Guerrillas attack police post in Kashmir, flee with arms
Srinagar: A group of heavily armed separatist guerrillas attacked a police post in south Kashmir's Tral town and fled with arms and ammunition after tying up the guards, police said today.
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- Chidambaram assures all security to sportspersons
Jammu: Assuring security to sportspersons visiting India for the Hockey World Cup and the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that militants ....
- Chidambaram in Jammu to review security situation
Jammu: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrived here today to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and hold discussions on the proposed surrender and rehabilitation policy for militants ....
- Karunanidhi calls for consensus on fertiliser subsidy
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday called for political consensus on the issue of nutrient based subsidy (NBS) for fertilisers.
"I am also of the view th....
- Sports ministry paid Rs.2.2 million to Shiva Keshavan
New Delhi: The sports ministry today hit back at claims made by Olympian Shiva Keshavan, and revealed that the sportsperson was paid Rs.2.2 million for his training for the Winter Olympics.
- Electricity to all villages by 2012: Shinde
Palakkad (Kerala): Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said electricity would reach all the villages in the country by 2012.
Shinde's announcement came as he declared K....
- Chidambaram condemns Maoist attack, points to failure
New Delhi: There were "indications of failure" in a police camp with "adequate strength" being overrun by Maoists, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today, while condemning the ....
- Soren requests Maoists to release BDO
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren requested Maoists to release the Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashan Kumar Layek and also asked for entering into an open discussion with them.....
- DMK, AIADMK continue war of words over sugarcane pricing
Chennai: Continuing their war of words on the issue of a remunerative price for sugarcane growers in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi today hit out at AIADMK leader J.Jayalali....
- No decision on fuel price hike yet, says Deora
New Delhi: There is unlikely to be a hike in prices of fuels any soon, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora indicated after talks with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today.
"No decis....
- Going by science, Bt. Brinjal is safe: Prithviraj Chavan
New Delhi: Days after the environment ministry put a moratorium on the introduction of Bt Brinjal into India, Science Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here that there is no point "emotionali....
- Higher compensation for Pune attack victims: Chavan
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today announced a hike in the compensation amount for the kin of those dead in the Pune terror attack.
"The next of kin of the dead....
- Mayawati gives Taj Corridor accused key slot
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday gave a key slot to a top bureaucrat who figures among the accused in the Taj Corridor scandal.
R.K. Sharma, who was allegedl....
- First significant terror incident in 14 months: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Pune blast that claimed nine lives was the "first significant terror incident in 14 months", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said late Saturday, describing it as "a sad ....
- Let 'baingans be bygones'
New Delhi: Is there a connection between the environment minister's morning walks and the moratorium on Bt Brinjal? Some say Jairam Ramesh's decision may well have been different if he ....
- Haryana to set up state sports authority
Chandigarh: In a bid to promote sports, the Haryana government will constitute a body on the lines of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), a minister said today.
"Besides sports r....
- Create new avenues of growth, development: Shashi Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Asia should take into account the changing world economic scenario and leverage its comparative advantage to create new avenues of growth and development, Minister of State ....
- Arrested US national has no terror links, says home ministry
New Delhi: US national Winston Marshall, who was detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport late Wednesday after a knife was found in his baggage, does not seem to have any terror link....
- Tharoor meets Abbas, assures India's support to Palestine
New Delhi: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today met Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor who reassured the visiting leader of New Delhi's support for peace and develop....
- New interlocutor for talks with NSCN (IM)
New Delhi: The government today appointed former petroleum secretary R.S. Pandey as its new interlocutor to facilitate dialogue with the major insurgent outfit, the National Socialist Council o....
- Amnesty to Kashmiri militants in Pakistan accepted: government
New Delhi: In a big confidence building measure for Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has accepted the state's proposal of amnesty to Kashmiri militants in Pakistan who want to retu....
- Soren government to present its first budget on March 5
Ranchi: The Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand will present its first budget on March 5, it was announced today. "The Jharkhand assembly session has been convened on Feb 26 and it will con....
- Mukherjee seeks funds through public private partnerships
New Delhi: Investment of at least Rs.25.7 lakh crore ($514 billion) required in India's infrastructure sector can be mobilised only through public private partnerships (PPP), Finance Minist....
- Finance minister confident of 7.75 percent GDP growth this fiscal
New Delhi: While the statistical arm of the government, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) has estimated India's economy will grow by 7.2 percent in the current fiscal, Finance Mini....
- India says no to Bt Brinjal, Twitter welcomes the decision
New Delhi: There has been a countrywide protest against the introduction of Bt Brinjal in India with common people joining the NGOs and farmers in launching mass movements against such an unsus....
- India needs a seed policy: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today said India needs to have a seed policy and the country's agriculture should not be dependent on the private sector seed indus....
- India says no to Bt Brinjal, for now
New Delhi: Placing an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, which would otherwise have been the first genetically modified food crop in India, Environment Minister Jair....
- Chidambaram plays down Nitish, Soren's absence at meet
Kolkata: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today played down the absence of the chief ministers of Bihar and Jharkhand, Nitish Kumar and Shibu Soren, from a meeting here called to draw up a blueprin....
- Decision on Bt Brinjal based on consultations: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress said today that the government's decision to put indefinite moratorium on commercial release of Bt Brinjal has been taken after wide consultations.
"We....
- Meeting to chalk out plan against Maoists begins in Kolkata
Kolkata: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's meeting with four state governments to chalk out a comprehensive inter-state operation against the Maoists began at the State Secretariat Write....
- India is sharply divided over introduction of Bt Brinjal
New Delhi: With Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's final decision on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal expected on Wednesday, Indian scientists, politicians and environmental actitivis....
- Nirupama Rao heads to The Hague nuclear meet today
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao flies to The Hague today to attend a three-day preparatory meeting for the Nuclear Security Summit that Washington will host in April.
Rao is....
- Chidambaram lauds Bangladesh's role in fighting terror
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidamabarm today expressed appreciation for Bangladesh's role in apprehending leaders of Indian insurgent groups hiding in its territory.
Replying to ....
- Confident of Maharashtra's action against Sena, MNS: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he was confident that the Maharashtra government would act firmly against "the divisive agenda" of the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra N....
- Sonia, Mamata flag off 12 new trains in Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur: Ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today jointly flagged off 12 new trains in Uttar Pradesh. The routes of seven exis....
- Proud that even Kasab is getting fair trial: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he was proud that "even" 26/11 terror attack accused Ajmal Amir Kasab was getting a "fair trial" in a Mumbai court.
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- Farmers, NGOs oppose Bt Brinjal, heckle Jairam Ramesh
Bangalore: Hundreds of farmers, several civil societies, including non-government organisations (NGOs) and consumers, today heckled union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh whil....
- Most chief ministers oppose Bt Brinjal, admits Ramesh
Bangalore: Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh admitted today that a majority of chief ministers had come out against the commercialization of Bt Brinjal.
The minister ....
- Mayawati boycotts PM's meet on price rise
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today boycotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with state chief ministers in New Delhi to discuss the price rise in the country.
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- Don't blame states for price rise: Naveen Patnaik
New Delhi: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that rising prices of essential commodities was a "national problem" and it needed to be dealt by the central government.
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- Price rise due to lack of proper planning: Pokhriyal
New Delhi: Lack of proper planning by the central government has shot up food prices, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said here today.
"Price rise is due to lack of pr....
- Sharad Pawar criticised at CWC meet
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar reportedly came in for criticism at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here on Friday with some members raising questions over his remarks....
- Railways asked to share risks in public-private ventures
New Delhi: In a pre-budget recommendation, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has the asked the railway ministry to broaden its scope for public-private partnership (PPP) and share risk....
- Government backing Pachauri to the hilt, says Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Indian government today stepped out with strong support to UN Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) head Rajendra Pachauri after its goof-up on early melting of Himal....
- Tharoor heads for Oman on Friday
New Delhi: India and Oman are set to scale up economic and strategic ties when Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor goes on a three-day visit on Friday to the Gulf country whic....
- NTPC plans to hedge foreign currency loans
Chennai: With India's electricty regulator permitting power generators to pass on the cost of hedging foreign currency loans to their customers, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC....
- India strengthening border security for any eventuality: Antony
Bangalore: India is strengthening its security in the border areas, including in Arunachal Pradesh, to meet any eventuality or external threat, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today. "We ....
- Sunil Mitra is revenue secretary, Sumit Bose to head disinvestment
New Delhi: Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra has been appointed revenue secretary and succeedeing him in that post is former secretary of the 13th Finance Commission Sumit Bose, the governmen....
- Role of NSA is PM's privilege: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today refused to comment on the role of new National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon in internal security affairs, pointing out that it was the prerog....
- Yeddyurappa yells at legislator at public meet
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa today lost his temper at a public meeting and shouted at a legislator who made an issue of not being brought to the function in the chief mi....
- I guarantee Australian, Pakistani players security in India: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today guaranteed "full security" to Australian and Pakistani players in India following the Shiv Sena's threats to them.
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- Mumbai belongs to all of India: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Slamming the Shiv Sena for its controversial "Mumbai for Marathis" slogan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said such a "pernicious" thesis has to be rejected and t....
- India has confirmation of Prabhakaran's death: Chidambaram
New Delhi: India has got official confirmation that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, wanted for the 1991 killing of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, is dead, Home Minister P. Chida....
- Bilateral talks if Pakistan visit happens: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that bilateral talks with Pakistani leaders could be on the anvil if he goes to Islamabad for the SAARC interior ministers conference.
- No move yet to form internal security ministry: Chidambaram
New Delhi: There is no forward movement on a dedicated internal security ministry, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said today about the idea he mooted in December. The minister said he had decide....
- Government taking steps to check food prices: Pranab
Barala (West Bengal): The government is trying to manage the "supply side" and "demand side" in a bid to contain rising food prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced ....
- Decision on BT Brinjal in 10 days: Jairam Ramesh
Hyderabad: Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, who faced angry protests from farmers here today over a move to produce the genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal, said a final d....
- With ministers under scanner, changes afoot?
New Delhi: For those who haven't performed, there may be a price to pay. With the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) evaluating various ministries, the working of some senior ministers has c....
- Mamata says no to Nayachar chemical hub
Nandigram (West Bengal): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today opposed the central government's decision to set up a petrochemical hub in West Bengal's Nayachar island, saying she woul....
- Central team probes land grab charge against Vedanta
Bhubaneswar: A central team is visiting a mining site in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills to probe the allegation against British mining major Vedanta that it had grabbed forest land, officials sai....
- Sugar prices to be sweet soon: Agriculture Minister
New Delhi: Refusing to take the blame for the sky-rocketting food prices, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday had some sweet news to share. He said sugar would soon become cheaper....
- Urgent need to reform healthcare in India: NHRC
New Delhi: Pointing to stark inequalities in Indian healthcare, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today called for an urgent need to redesign and reform the sector.
"The....
- Chidambaram likely to visit Pakistan
New Delhi: The government has yet to take a call on Home Minister P. Chidambaram's visit to Islamabad for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) interior ministers'....
- Chief ministers to meet over new security architecture
New Delhi: A new internal security architecture, the overall security preparedness of the states and strategies to counter the Maoist challenge would be high on the agenda of a meeting of chief....
- Jayalalithaa asks Mamata for more railway projects
Chennai: With the railway budget to be presented next month in parliament, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has written to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for more projects in Tamil Na....
- No pressure from PMO on Bt Brinjal: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today denied he was under pressure "to approve the commercial release of genetically modified brinjal" as alleged by a renowned molecular s....
- Antony recommends court martial of top general
New Delhi: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today recommended the court martial of Lt. Gen. Awadesh Prakash for his involvement in a land scam in West Bengal's Sukhna cantonment.
Anto....
- Shibu Soren to discuss Maoist issue with Chidambaram
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today left for New Delhi along with his two deputy chief ministers to discuss the Maoist problem in the state with union Home Minister P. Chidambara....
- India asks Nigeria for more crude
New Delhi: India has asked Nigeria for more help in procuring crude, even as it promised to resolve outstanding issues related to its existing oil blocks.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Mi....
- Pawar has not held anyone responsible for price rise: Congress
New Delhi: Refusing to be drawn into a controversy over the remarks of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar about collective responsibility of the cabinet on the pricing policy, the Congress today....
- Food inflation due to government policy delays
New Delhi: Even as food prices continue to rise inexorably at over 16 percent, the government has finally taken steps to curb the spiralling price inflation that has been hurting all sections o....
- Coal ministry plans to allocate blocks through states
Kolkata: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today indicated that his ministry will make provisions for state governments to allocate coal mines to user industries in the proposed amendments in th....
- List of Governors sworn in today
New Delhi: Following is the list of candidates who sworn in as new Governors of four Indian states:
Jharkhand - M.O.H. Farook
Punjab - Shivraj Patil
Maharashtra - ....
- Soren called to Delhi for meet on Maoists
Raipur: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren was coming to New Delhi Jan 28 for a meeting on Maoist insurgency.
"There is a new govern....
- Government to reassert authority in Maoist areas: Chidambaram
Raipur: Home Minister P. Chidambaram declared today that states had agreed to coordinate actions against Maoist guerrillas and that the government's goal was to reassert authority in rebel ....
- Bt Brinjal: Greenpeace condemns government's double talk
New Delhi: Global environmental activist group Greenpeace today slammed the government's ambiguity on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, adding that a clear stand was the need of the hou....
- I will do my best as NSA: Menon
New Delhi: Former foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon, who was named the new national security adviser (NSA) to succeed M.K. Narayanan and will be joining work on Saturday, says it is "a gr....
- PM postpones meeting with chief ministers on price rise
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today postponed to Feb 6 the meeting with state chief ministers on price rise, which was scheduled on Jan 27, an official said.
"Because o....
- Ramesh 'disagrees completely' with Pawar over Bt Brinjal
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today took on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over permitting commercial cultivation of genetically modified brinjal, after Pawar was quoted as s....
- No move to raise milk prices in north India, says Pawar
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today denied having said that prices of milk would be increased in north India, saying there was no such proposal in the offing.
"This....
- Government to harness NREGS to raise farm output
New Delhi: Union Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi Thursday said that efforts are being made to increase agricultural productivity through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guara....
- Cooperation only way forward for energy security: Krishna
New Delhi: India and other countries in Asia can achieve energy security only with regional cooperation as opposed to competition to satisfy the growing demand given the backdrop of constraints....
- We want more work, added responsibility: Ministers urge PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister is getting complains and this time it is about inadequate work. The junior ministers have expressed their dissatisfaction about the fact that they are not given enough....
- Ansari's accountability idea finds favour
New Delhi: Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari's call to bring the intelligence apparatus under legislative oversight has been welcomed by several former intelligence chiefs though many st....
- Milk prices set to increase in north India: Pawar
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today indicated that the price of milk would increase in north India on account of a dip in milk production.
"There is a gap of 18 lak....
- Over 10 mn health insurance cards issued to poor: Kharge
New Delhi: More than 10 million smart cards have been issued under the health insurance scheme for the poor, Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge said today.
"Thi....
- Junior ministers complain of no work, PM promises action
New Delhi: There was a litany of complaints as many ministers of state voiced dissatisfaction saying they were starved of work or ignored in policy decisions in their respective ministries in t....
- Payments to workers under rural job scheme to be expedited
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi today said the government was taking steps to cut delay in payment to workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).
- PM to hear out junior ministers' grievances on Tuesday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of junior ministers on Tuesday to give a patient ear to their grievances, with many feeling starved of work or ignored in policy de....
- Mamata skips PM's programmes, annoys Bengal congress
Kolkata: Senior West Bengal Congress leaders today expressed their annoyance with Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for her recent criticism of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government a....
- Economists asks finance minister not to withdraw stimulus
New Delhi: Economists today suggested to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to continue the stimulus packages till the country's economy recovered further.
"It is not the time ....
- Mamata offers to facilitate Maoist-government talks
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the Maoists to shun violence and join the mainstream of society, offering to take up the responsibility to facilitate talks between the reb....
- Deora meets Mukherjee on oil price hike, no decision taken
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, who met today to discuss the proposed fuel prices hike, were unable to agree on the quantum of support to be giv....
- Arunachal Pradesh controversy on Google maps, India protest
New Delhi: If on the one hand it is the rising cyber attacks from China that is compelling Google to pull out, on the other hand it is Google's projection of Arunachal Pradesh in China'....
- Deora meets PM on fuel prices, no decision taken
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today evening to discuss raising prices of petroleum products, but no decision was taken.
Deora is now sche....
- Shipping ministry calls meeting for Chennai port road project
Chennai: The shipping ministry has called a meeting of Chennai Port Trust and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Jan 18 to sort out the tangle and take forward the Chennai Ennore Po....
- Chief Minister Shibu Soren yet to allocate portfolios
Ranchi: With alliance partners scrambling for key ministries, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren has yet to allocate portfolios though he expanded his cabinet three days ago on Jan 9.
- Pakistan backing infiltration: Defence Minister A.K. Antony
Jammu: In a toughening of stance towards Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony today charged the neighbouring country with backing infiltrators and their plans to cause disruption in Jammu and....
- Hogenakkal drinking water scheme to begin in March: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin today told the state assembly that work on the Hogenakkal drinking water project would start in March and be completed by 2012.
R....
- Mamata lashes out at centre for Lalgarh operation
Kolkata: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today lashed out at the union home ministry, saying it lacked seriousness in tackling the Maoist menace in West Bengal. Sh....
- Home ministry asked to compensate kin of BSF torture victim
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the home ministry to compensate the family of a man who was allegedly tortured and killed by Border Security Force (BSF) personn....
- Chouhan urges PM to intervene in MPRTC issue
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to intervene and resolve the matter regarding the shutting down of the Madhya....
- Defence Minister A.K. Antony re-elected IDSA president
New Delhi: Defence Minister A.K. Antony was today re-elected unopposed as president of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) for another two-year term.
The election to....
- Legal notice to PM for not accepting resignation of CIC
New Delhi: Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah is still holding his office even after he has resigned three months ago. Opposing the continuance of his office, a Mumbai-based RTI ....
- Rathore stripped of medal, Hooda writes to Chidambaram
New Delhi: The union home ministry on Monday decided to strip former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, of th....
- Mamata offers farmers railway jobs for lands taken
Amta (West Bengal): A member each of the families giving their lands or homesteads for railway projects would be given jobs in addition to compensation, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said he....
- Biopiracy new battleground between rich and poor nations
New Delhi: After climate change, biopiracy is becoming the new battleground between rich and poor nations, because rich countries are opposing a legal framework for use of biological resources,....
- Expert group for low carbon economy to be announced on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Planning Commission is setting up an expert group to recommend how India can move towards a low carbon economy. The announcement is expected on Tuesday, Minister of State for Env....
- Home ministry withdraws Rathore's medal
New Delhi: The home ministry today decided to strip former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, of the police m....
- Railways' mobile ticketing vans project from Jan 8
Kamarhati (West Bengal): Indian Railways will on Jan 8 launch a pilot project of selling tickets from mobile vans at Tollygunge in south Kolkata, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here toda....
- Mamata lays foundation stone of Kolkata Metro extension
Kamarhati (West Bengal): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today laid the foundation stone of a Rs.600 crore Kolkata Metro railway extension project from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar in the northern ....
- Home ministry seeks report on Nepali woman's 'abduction'
New Delhi: The home ministry today sought a report from the Maharashtra government following reports that Neetu Singh, a Nepali citizen and a final-year student at Pune's Film and Televisio....
- Pranab slams West Bengal for lagging behind in NERGS
Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today slammed the West Bengal government for being one of the worst performers in implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (N....
- No rift with foreign ministry over visa rules: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today rejected any rift between the home and external affairs ministries over the new visa guidelines, saying they "are not only on the same page, bu....
- Nothing wrong in NIA taking over cases from states: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said there was "nothing wrong" in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over terror-related cases from state governments and it sh....
- Stern action against employees delaying trains: Mamata
Kolkata: Alleging that some sections of railway employees were intentionally delaying passenger trains, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a stern warning saying she would never com....
- Delhi-Mumbai Yuva train to be flagged off on Jan 12
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today flagged off half a dozen express trains scheduled to operate from major Kolkata stations to destinations like Amritsar, Bangalore and Delhi while....
- Finance panel report to be placed in parliament: Pranab
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission, which submitted its report to President Pratibha Patil earlier in the day, will be ta....
- Krishna on Tharoor's remark on visa policy: Everyone has to fall in line
New Delhi: After the controversy raged on Twitter about Minister of State Shashi Tharoor's remarks on visa policy, India's External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today made it clear tha....
- Railways to upgrade 1,000 level crossings to check accidents
Bangalore: The Indian Railways will upgrade about 1,000 level crossings across the country to prevent accidents at unmanned inter-sections, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said on....
- Krishna criticises Tharoor for remarks on visa rules
New Delhi: Rebuking his ministerial colleague Shashi Tharoor for airing his opposition to new visa rules, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said the government will go by the home mi....
- Tharoor tweets opposition to new visa rules
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has taken the debate on tightening of Indian visa rules to the Twitter, questioning whether the restriction would actually stren....
- Banerjee to flag off new trains from Kolkata on Dec 30
Dankuni (West Bengal): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off a bouquet of express trains from major Kolkata stations to Amritsar, Bangalore, Bikaner and Delhi on Dec 30, an official sa....
- Is Chidamabaram's perestroika irking babus?
New Delhi: Winds of change are steadily sweeping through the home ministry ever since P. Chidambaram took over last December. First he introduced the biometric attendance system in North Block ....
- Railway employees to get eco-friendly bulbs
Dankuni (West Bengal): The railways have taken up a project to distribute eco-friendly compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to its 650,000 employees to bring down carbon emissions, Railway Minister ....
- Ruchika molestation case needs to be revisited: Law minister
New Delhi: Law Minister Veerappa Moily today said the molestation case of teenager Ruchika Girhotra needs to be "revisited".
He, however, added that the "rule of law shoul....
- Sachin, Sourav get free travel in AC-1 coaches for life
Kolkata: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were Wednesday given lifetime passes by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel free in air-conditioned first class coaches with their....
- Dame luck ensured terror-free 2009 so far: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram attributed a terror-free 2009 in India so far to "dame luck" and better coordination among intelligence agencies to sharing of information.
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- Chidambaram moots new security structure for India
New Delhi: Advocating bold and radical changes in the country's security architecture, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the setting up of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Cent....
- Chidambaram proposes bifurcation of home ministry
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today mooted the idea of bifurcating the ministry, considering its numerous functions, and said a division was inevitable.
"I am clear in m....
- Economy will grow 9-10 percent in a few years
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today that India's economy would grow at 9-10 percent in the coming two to three years.
"The target of growth of 9-10 percent....
- Jharkhand voter turnout a rebuff to Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the healthy voter turnout in the just concluded Jharkhand assembly elections was a "stinging rejection" of the Maoist rebels' call....
- Youth need to be kept away from insurgency: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said youth in bordering areas of the country need to be motivated to keep them away from anti-nationals and separatists groups.
"The ....
- Reserve Bank chief, Mukherjee meet
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today amid concern over spiralling food inflation.
After the meeting, Subbarao said he....
- Over 38 lakh claimants sought income tax refund
New Delhi: There were 38.17 lakh claimants for income tax refund as on April 1 this year, a minister said today.
The central government paid Rs.1,983 crore as income tax refund during....
- Another delay hits India's fast passport project
New Delhi: The indefinite wait for the start of the Passport Seva Project - an e-project for faster delivery of passports - has got another sting in its tale. The employees have now done a U-tu....
- Economic growth could exceed 7.75 percent: Mukherjee
New Delhi: Encouraged by a 7.9 percent growth in the Indian economy during the second quarter of this fiscal, the finance ministry today said the overall economic expansion during the year coul....
- Government monitoring price situation: Mukherjee
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that containing the rising inflation was high on the government's agenda and that it was closely monitoring the price situation.
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- Rail ministry paper questions turnaround story under Lalu Prasad
New Delhi: The actual position of the state of finances of the Indian Railways does not endorse the claims of turnaround during the five-year tenure of Lalu Prasad as minister, says an official....
- No plans to privatise AIIMS: Azad
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the government has no plans to privatise the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
Replying to a question in the....
- Steps taken to check rising food prices, says government
New Delhi: The government today said it was concerned over rising food prices and has taken several steps to check this.
"The government is concerned about the increase in food pr....
- Delay in 327 state projects cost Rs.54,717 cr
New Delhi: At least 327 of the 598 central government-sponsored projects have been delayed, resulting in an additional burden of Rs.54,717 crore to the exchequer, the government told the Rajya ....
- Don't be intimidated, vote in strength: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Ahead of the the fifth and last phase of polling in Jharkhand, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday called on people to vote in large numbers and not be cowed down by threats of....
- Government not to interfere with state price, says Pawar
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar assured the Rajya Sabha today that the right of states to decide the State Administered Price (SAP) will continue under the amended Essential Commod....
- Fiscal deficit to be 3 percent by 2011-12: Pranab
New Delhi: While the fiscal deficit is expected to widen to 6.8 percent by this fiscal end, the government today said it would bring it down to 3 percent by the end of 2011-12.
Addres....
- Mamata writes to Chidambaram on Bengal violence
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has dashed off a letter to Home Minister P. Chidambaram complaining about lawlessness and the growing number of political clashes in West Bengal.
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- Want to quit AIIMS for private job? Ask for 2 years' leave
New Delhi: Doctors who want to quit the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) need to seek leave for a period of two years and vacate their plush quarters, the Valiathan Committee ha....
- Trauma care centres along national highways: Azad
New Delhi: The government is setting up a network of trauma care centres along the Golden Quadrilateral, and the north-south and east-west corridors of the national highways at a total cost of ....
- Protesting war veterans return nine cartons of gallantry medals
New Delhi: War veterans and ex-servicemen have returned nine cartons of gallantry medals to the defence ministry as a sign of protest against their demand of "one rank one pension" not ....
- Rs.7 cr siphoned off from rural jobs scheme
New Delhi: Only Rs.7 crore has been siphoned off from a flagship rural jobs scheme, the government informed parliament today, denying that 40 percent of its outlay had found its way into the wr....
- Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee mocks Left parties at Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister of India Pranab Mukherjee has ridiculed the Left parties today inside the Lok Sabha for not maintaining pace with the changing world and also argued that UPA governm....
- Mamata flags of two ladies' specials in Bengal
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today flagged off two trains exclusively for women in West Bengal. The trains were flagged off on the Eastern Railway Sealdah division and will run on ....
- Government sponsoring solar projects
New Delhi: Government said today that it will be offering financial assistance to the solar and different kinds of renewable energy-related power projects in the remote regions that are not pos....
- Government approves 116 staff jobs for CIC
New Delhi: The Central Government has informed Rajya Sabha today that it has approved 116 jobs for the assisting staffs of CIC (Central Information Commission).
Prithviraj Chavan, the....
- Government withdraws Amendment bill after 21 years
New Delhi: It was late but nevertheless it proved effective at the end. After a hiatus of more than 21 years, government has removed sports from State List to Concurrent List through a Constitu....
- Government trying to reduce prices of 23 cancer medicines: Jena
New Delhi: Government today announced that it was putting effort to bring 23 anti-cancer drugs under the Drug (Price Control) Order in order to cut down prices.
While responding durin....
- Sports ministry moots annual recognition of federations
New Delhi: The sports ministry in its bid to bring in line all sports federations has decided to introduce annual recognition procedure with effect from January.
The ministry said tod....
- It's B-school time for Indian ambassadors
New Delhi: Guess who is getting lessons from the premier Indian School of Business (ISB)? Indian ambassadors who are learning "economic diplomacy" to promote their country abroad.
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- Pleasantly surprised at the way people using RTI: Ansari
New Delhi: Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday inaugurated the first national Right to Information (RTI) awards here and said that he was pleasantly surprised at the manner in which citiz....
- Divestment not more than 10 percent in state firms: Pranab
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government was not seeking to divest more than 10 percent in state-run firms for now, but would do so in three firms by the end of Ma....
- Central team meets West Bengal chief secretary
Kolkata: A three-member union home ministry team, now in West Bengal on a fact-finding mission on recurring political clashes, began a meeting with the state chief secretary today.
Th....
- Migrant workers fill labour supply gaps: Vayalar Ravi
Panaji: Governments adopting protectionist immigration policies only end up deepening the negative impact of the economic crisis, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said today, s....
- Rs.64 mn outstanding from VIPs for using military aircraft
New Delhi: VIPs flying in military aircraft and helicopters have run up a staggering Rs.64.59 million in unpaid bills, parliament was informed today.
"A total amount of Rs. 64,592....
- No delay in arresting Koda: Moily
New Delhi: Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today denied there was any delay in arresting former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda on corruption charges and said it is up to the investiga....
- No fixed term for state secretary in new document: CPI-M leader
Thiruvananthapuram: A senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the party's 'rectification document' prepared to reverse its electoral slides and stre....
- Mamata lays foundation stone for auto transit hub in Bengal
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today laid the foundation stone for an automobile transit hub in West Bengal's Howrah district and announced that nine other such complexes will be....
- Dubai World woes don't warrant panic: Mukherjee
Chandigarh: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said there was no need to panic over the potential adverse impact on the country's economy due to the multi-billion-dollar debt default r....
- Government plans to build expressways between major cities
Bangalore: The central government plans to build expressways connecting major cities of the country for speedy movement of passengers, goods and freight, a minister said here today.
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- Government likely to present bill to change cane pricing next week
New Delhi: After the extended ruckus over the sugarcane pricing policy that led to the consecutive adjournment of the upper and lower Houses of the Parliament, UPA government is hopeful about t....
- Deora, Pawar to meet on Tuesday over ethanol supply
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will meet on Tuesday to discuss the issue of supply of ethanol for blending with petrol.
The Cabinet Co....
- We are not prepared for urban explosion: Jaipal Reddy
New Delhi: Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy today said the country is not prepared for the urban explosion that many towns and cities are seeing at the moment.
Urban develop....
- Mamata defends high salaries to intellectuals in rail panels
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has defended her decision to rope in intellectuals and theatre personalities into railway committees and their so-called hefty salaries that have come ....
- New governors named for Assam, Gujarat and Tripura
New Delhi/Agartala: Former Orissa chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was today appointed the governor of Assam and Tripura governor Kamla, transferred to Gujarat for remaining period of her ....
- Medha Patkar meets Mamata Banerjee on land acquisition bill
New Delhi: Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar met Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee here today to convey her opposition to certain provisions of the land acq....
- Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine
New Delhi: The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medici....
- Manmohan Singh, Advani to choose new information chief today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily are expected to meet today evening to finalise who India's new chief informatio....
- Please, don't 'disturb' trains, Mamata to Maoists
New Delhi: "Please, don't disturb trains," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to Maoists today, a day after the rebels blew up track in Jharkhand derailing a passenger train ....
- Sugarcane pricing not discussed at cabinet meeting: Soni
New Delhi: The cabinet meeting today did not discuss the government's sugarcane pricing policy, which has come under attack from opposition parties and farmers.
Information and Br....
- Cabinet discusses auction, vacation of 3G spectrum
New Delhi: The government today discussed the issue of allocation of third generation (3G) spectrum as well vacation of airwaves by the defence ministry for commercial use, but declined to divu....
- India in talks with Sri Lanka to bring back prisoners: Krishna
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said the government is in talks with Sri Lanka to bring back the Indian prisoners languishing in jails in that country.
"We h....
- Health minister's constituency faring worst in providing toilets
New Delhi: Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's constituency in Jammu will reach 100 percent sanitation and toilet coverage by the year 2266 - taking the longest time amongst all other consti....
- No vanity numbers for unique identity scheme: Nilekani
New Delhi: There will be no possibility of choosing your own unique identity number, Unique Identification Authority chairman Nandan Nilekani said here today.
"There will be no va....
- RTI activist Shekhar Singh being considered for CIC post
New Delhi: Prominent Right to Information (RTI) activist Shekhar Singh is among the persons being considered for the post of chief information commissioner (CIC), government sources said here.
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- Mayawati inducts one more minister
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today inducted one more minister into her 51-member council of ministers.
The new entrant is Swami Prasad Maurya, who earlier stepped do....
- Centre's health investments to benefit weaker sections
Chennai: The central government's investments in health sector are made with an aim to provide health care to people living in backward areas or in areas that are not easily accessible, sai....
- 'Passport Seva' project delayed - Friday the 13th jinx?
New Delhi: The Indian government's ambitious 'Passport Seva' project, which seeks to give out passports in three days, has missed another deadline -- on Friday, the 13th of November....
- AC sleeper class RAC passengers also to get bedrolls
New Delhi: The railways has decided to provide bedrolls to reservation against cancellation (RAC) passengers also in AC classes.
Earlier, passengers travelling in AC classes with RAC ....
- Civil society groups to protest proposed amendments to RTI
New Delhi: The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) along with other civil society groups has charged the government with planning to "emasculate" the Right t....
- Can't ban tobacco, provide alternative jobs to growers: Minister
New Delhi: The government today said imposing a ban on tobacco cannot check the increasing number of users in the country, and called for providing alternative job opportunities to tobacco grow....
- UPA ministers' travel bill Rs 300 crore in 3 years
New Delhi: This is staggering. A whopping Rs 300 crore has been spent between 2006 and 2009 as travelling expenses of the cabinet ministers in the previous UPA government.
In a reply ....
- Food prices to decline after winter crop: Sharad Pawar
Bangalore: Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in the drought-hit kharif s....
- Mamata dismisses chairmen of all railway recruitment board
New Delhi: With reports of corruption and large-scale accusation coming from recruitment segment, Railway minister Mamata Banerjee took a stern decision today to sack the chairmen of all railwa....
- New price index shortly, says commerce ministry
New Delhi: The wholesale price index (WPI) for October will be according to the old base year of 1993-94 and the WPI new series with base year 2004-05 will be released shortly, according to a s....
- Swearing in of new Haryana ministers put off
Chandigarh The swearing-in of new ministers in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana, which was to be held on Friday, has been postponed, an official said today night.
The C....
- Support price for wheat hiked by Rs.20
New Delhi: The government today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs.20, barley by Rs.70 and gram by Rs.30 per quintal for the current rabi crop.
The decision was take....
- World Economic Forum to mark 25 years of ties with India
New Delhi: The World Economic Forum will hold its three-day India Economic Summit here from Sunday, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the key speaker, to mark 25 years of active engagement ....
- Ban on pre-paid mobiles stays in Kashmir: Chidambaram
Jammu: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today evening ruled out lifting the ban on pre-paid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir in the near future.
Addressing a press conference in Ja....
- Government concerned over food price rise: Pawar
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the inflation in prices of food articles in the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the government has taken several steps to control the in....
- Fiscal stimuli to continue till economy stabilises: Mukherjee
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said fiscal stimuli packages announced since December last year will continue even though the central bank had indicated a phased exit in....
- Atul Chaturvedi is new steel secretary
New Delhi: Atul Chaturvedi has taken over as steel secretary from P.K. Rastogi, a ministry statement said today.
A 1974 batch Indian Administrative Officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadr....
- Chidambaram to visit Jammu on Wednesday to review security
Jammu: Home Minister P.Chidambaram is visiting Jammu on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir as well assess the efforts for the rehabilitation of Kahmiri Pandit migra....
- First workshop on improving department functioning begins on Tuesday
New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar will inaugurate the first of the six planned workshops on Results Framework Documents (RFDs) on improving functioning of government departments h....
- Chidambaram praises corporates for helping flood hit
Bagalkot (Karnataka): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today lauded the corporate sector for coming forward to build houses and other facilities for the flood affected in north Karnataka.
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- Northeast will continue pre-paid mobile connections
Agartala/Shillong: Pre-paid mobile telephone services will continue in northeast India though the union home ministry has banned it in Jammu and Kashmir over "serious security concerns....
- Azad hikes funds for cancer control, treatment of poor
Mumbai: Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday announced enhanced funding for the cancer control programme, a fund for treatment of poor cancer patients and more emphasis....
- Luxury for foreigners, but why ignore Indian passengers?
New Delhi: Indian Railways is mulling over a plan to attract foreign tourists with exclusive luxury coaches on all its major trains. But many domestic travellers say the ability to pay, and n....
- RTI plea seeks Madhya Pradesh bureaucrats' property details
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh's Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has asked bureaucrats and police officials in the state to submit details of their property, officials said today.
Ac....
- Tharoor concerned about misuse of Indian business visas
Kolkata: With the number of business visas issued by India to Chinese surging to over 58,000 last year, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over ....
- Popular drugs for cold, pain killers may get banned
New Delhi: Next time you catch cold and think of popping up your preferred medicine, think again. Latest report suggests that widely-used medicines like PPA (common composition in drugs for cou....
- Austerity is a need, not tokenism, says Mukherjee
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday defended the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's austerity measures, saying those were a "need" to curtail expendit....
- Government to announce new guidelines for road projects
Mumbai: The government plans to implement mega road projects worth Rs.5,000 crore with new guidelines, Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath said here today.
Addressing a seminar here on....
- Illegal workers on business visa asked to leave India by Oct 31
New Delhi: The home ministry has said that all foreign nationals who have entered the country on a business visa and are illegally working will have to leave India by Oct 31.
This was....
- 3G spectrum auction will take place as per schedule: Pilot
New Delhi: The auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India will take place as scheduled, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here....
- India advises pilgrims not to travel to Pakistan
New Delhi: The government today advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of deteriorating security situation there following a string of militant attacks on military, police....
- No Misleading Ads: Govt. to Food and Beverage cos
New Delhi: The Government has decided to close the high claims made by the food and beverage companies about the advantage of their products. At present, there is no firm law or specific guid....
- Turn off mobile while driving or face strict action
New Delhi: Talking on the mobile phone while at the wheel could soon leave you without a driving licence and considerably poorer.
"Recommendations have been made by the ministry....
- Decision on wheat's minimum support price next week: Pawar
Chandigarh: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday said the central government would decide on giving bonus to farmers on the minimum support price of paddy next week and will also anno....
- Coming up: Vehicle fitness centres to curb road accidents
New Delhi: In an effort to curb the rising number of road accidents in which India has surpassed all other countries, the central government plans to set up state-of-the-art vehicle fitness cen....
- Congress upset with Raja for dragging PM into spectrum row
New Delhi: The Congress party is "unhappy" with Communications Minister A. Raja for dragging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name into the controversy over the allotment of 2G spect....
- Cabinet approves 50% quota for women in municipalities
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet in a meeting today has decided to raise the present women quota of 33% in municipalities. Women, in a little while, will be absorbed in half the seats in urban lo....
- Government approves Rs.200 cr for fire, emergency services
New Delhi: India today decided to strengthen its fire and emergency services at an estimated cost of Rs.200 crore.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minis....
- Government sanctions Rs.300 crore to develop leather park
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today sanctioned Rs.300 crore to develop a leather park to provide the industry with infrastructure at one place and attract foreig....
- Foreign investment proposals worth Rs.1,361 crore cleared
New Delhi: The government has approved 26 foreign investment proposals worth Rs.1,361 crore, it said here today.
"Based on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotio....
- Coming up, renewable energy revolution in India
New Delhi: Renewable energy is the way of the future and the government is planning a major thrust in the sphere of solar and wind to meet the energy needs of India and also reduce environmenta....
- India to fall short of power generation target
New Delhi: Out of the 78,000 MW of capacity addition during the 11th Five-Year Plan, India will fall short by as much as 17 percent, a member of the country's top policy making body said to....
- No compromise on development, but India must control emissions: PM
New Delhi: Developing countries cannot and will not compromise on development. But India must do its bit to keep its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within levels that are sustainable and equita....
- Mamata to reach Mathura accident site tonight
New Delhi: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee will reach Mathura tonight to take stock of the situation after a speeding New Delhi-bound passenger train rammed into a stationary train there, k....
- Soni dismisses Punjab governor's land allegations as baseless
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today dismissed as "baseless and false" Punjab Governor S.F. Rodrigues' allegations linking her and her family to the la....
- Mamata orders probe into Mathura train collision
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today ordered an inquiry into the train collision in Mathura that killed at least 10 people and announced a compensation of Rs.500,000 for the fami....
- Former navy chief Mehta is new envoy to New Zealand
New Delhi: The government today announced the appointment of former Indian Navy chief Sureesh Mehta as India's new high commissioner to New Zealand.
Admiral Mehta is expected to t....
- Mukherjee to discuss money laundering with Swiss officials in December
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he will take up the issue of ill-gotten money in India parked in Swiss banks when he visits the country in December.
Speaking t....
- Safeguard measures needed to protect small farmers: Speaker
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for special safeguard measures to protect small and marginal farmers from the adverse effects of trade liberalisation.
Speaking at ....
- Azad asks rich nations to help more in health sector
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday urged the developed countries to invest more in areas of population control and family planning in the developing countries despite global ....
- Experts slam Jairam after reports of climate policy turnaround
New Delhi: A change in India's stand on climate change policy would be against national consensus, members of the negotiating team at the climate talks and NGOs said today following reports....
- Government approves divestment in power firms
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal to divest stake in state-run utilities NTPC Ltd and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN).
The governm....
- When Indian scientist disproved US data on methane emission
Bangalore: India's leading agro-scientist A.P. Mitra had disproved the US government data on emission of methane gas from wet paddy cultivation in the country, Union Minister for Environmen....
- Lok Sabha speaker to head Asia-Pacific region panel
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has been chosen to head a parliamentary panel of 27 countries from Asia and Pacific region, a statement said today.
Meira Kumar will take over....
- Rural cooking gas distribution scheme launched
New Delhi: The petroleum ministry on Oct 16 launched a rural distribution scheme for cooking gas, named after late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The flagship scheme had been first anno....
- Agriculture ministry will not oppose Bt brinjal blindly: Thomas
New Delhi: The agriculture ministry would not "blindly oppose" the introduction of Bt brinjal, a genetically modified variety of the vegetable, after its commercialisation was approved ....
- States should leave land acquisition to investors: Scindia
Bhopal: The state governments should leave it to industrialists to acquire land for their projects, especially for special economic zones (SEZs), Minister of state for Commerce and Industry Jyo....
- People of Indian origin meet Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi: Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi today interacted with a delegation of people of Indian origin who have come to India to learn more about their ancestral homeland.
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- I&B ministry considering amendments in cable TV act
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is considering amendments in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, said an official today.
With a wide reach of....
- Account for nature in national plan by 2015: Minister
New Delhi: By 2015, India should include calculations of how it was using up its air, water, soil, forests and other natural resources when preparing its national plan, Minister of State for En....
- Interlinking of rivers not an easy task: PM
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said interlinking of rivers was "not an easy task" and its environmental fallout would have to be studied first, days after Congress gener....
- 'India's scientific research grew 80 percent since 2000'
New Delhi: There has been an 80 percent increase in India's scientific research output since 2000, a news study revealed today, forecasting that the country will overtake all other countrie....
- PM calls for policy on food processing
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a national food processing policy for the rapid growth of the sector.
"The policy to be effective will have to be compreh....
- India will not be deal-breaker in Copenhagen: Environment minister
Washington: Assuring the developed world that India would not be the deal-breaker in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the rich nations to be less "evangelical" a....
- Sujatha Rao takes over as new health secretary
New Delhi: Kanuru Sujatha Rao, who was heading the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), took charge as the new health secretary today.
A 1974 batch officer of the Indian Adminis....
- Mercy Please to be revised by Chidambaram
New Delhi: Mercy pleas like that of Afzal Guru, accused of Parliament attack could take some time for revision as the Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the government will be ....
- Tharoor holds policy planning meet on Indian Ocean region
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today revived the policy planning division with a wide-ranging strategy meeting involving top officials, think tanks, industry b....
- Banerjee steps in to help stranded air passengers
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today stepped in to bail out some of the passengers stranded due to the Air India pilots' strike.
She arranged for special trains on var....
- Nine more cities to have bus rapid transit system
New Delhi: The government will build bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in nine more cities at an investment of Rs.4,500 crore, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said here today.
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- Nearly Rs 100cr spent in maintaining VVIP bungalows in 5 yrs
New Delhi: If you are wondering what led government urge for austerity drive then here is another probable reason. According to the latest government reports, around Rs 100 crore has been spent....
- Stimulus package to continue till global recovery: Pranab
Bangalore: The stimulus package, introduced in the last fiscal to protect the Indian economy from the impact of the global financial crisis, would continue till the economies of Europe and US r....
- New train connects Kolkata, New Delhi in 16 hours
Kolkata: A new superfast train service was launched today between Kolkata and New Delhi that will cut short the travelling time by 90 minutes and offer added amenities to passengers.
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- New initiatives of the health ministry
New Delhi: The union health ministry today made a number of major announcements with the aim of providing quality healthcare to all in the country.
The following are some of the steps....
- Cabinet approves proposal to amend organ transplantation act
New Delhi: The government today approved a health ministry proposal to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, to curb illegal organ trade and impose stringent penalties on violato....
- Finance Commission's term extended by three months
New Delhi: The government today extended the term of the 13th Finance Commission by three months to Jan 31 next year.
The commission, which was supposed to submit its report by Oct 31....
- Himachal Pradesh plans to create hydropower fund
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh will explore the possibility of creating a hydropower fund for the benefit of small, mini and micro hydropower producers in the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal ....
- Sports Minister Gill meets Dikshit, Kalmadi
New Delhi: Sports Minister M.S. Gill on Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi and secretary general Randhir Singh separately....
- Pranab pays tributes to Annadurai
Chennai: The grand success of the DMK in the 1967 Tamil Nadu state election is because its founder leader C.N. Annadurai based his political philosophy on the needs and aspirations of the downt....
- PBD-Europe to be held in the Netherlands on Sep 19
New Delhi: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is organising the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-Europe (PBD-E), a regional diaspora event, at the Hague in the Netherlands on Sep 19.
- Shipping ministry backs divestment in Cochin Shipyard
New Delhi: The shipping ministry has approved the Department of Economic Affairs' proposal to divest government state in Cochin shipyard, Shipping Secretary A.P.V.N. Sarma said here today.
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- Railways to develop 64 'multi-function stations': Banerjee
New Delhi: The Railways have identified 64 stations around the country to be developed as "multi-function" stations, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
"The expe....
- Sonia Gandhi travels economy class
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today flew economy class to Mumbai in a commercial airliner, joining a battery of ministers in an effort by the government to enforce austerity measur....
- Police officers being reduced to footballs: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on state police chiefs for arbitrarily transferring senior officers, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that many police personnel had been reduced to footba....
- Ministers protest austerity drive at Cabinet meeting
New Delhi: Pledging is one thing and keeping up to the pledge is another. The day after UPA Government urged the minsters to adopt austerity drive and travel economy class flights, a strong pro....
- PMO rejects demand for separate fisheries ministry
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has rejected a demand for the formation of a ministry for fisheries independent of the agriculture ministry. It says the subject is receiving &#....
- MPs' hotel bill run up to Rs 3.7cr in 3 months
Kolkata: If you raised your eyebrows to know foreign minister S M Krishna and his junior Shashi Tharoor had been staying in 5-star suites for 3 months, then brace yourself for more surprises. A....
- What about appointment of rights panel chief? Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today asked the central government what steps it had taken for the appointment of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, a post vacant since May 31.
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- Krishna to make 'private arrangements' till house is ready
New Delhi: Amid a controversy surrounding his stay in a five-star hotel in the capital, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said he will continue to make "the same kind of private ....
- Appoint full-time women's commission head: Brinda to PM
New Delhi: Accusing the government of "indifference and neglect" of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat today urged Pri....
- Shashi Tharoor, Krishna ordered to vacate their 5-star suites
New Delhi: In a striking declaration, India's Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today ordered external affairs minister SM Krishna and his junior Shashi Tharoor to vacate their five-star s....
- Railway exams in all regional languages: Mamata
Kolkata: Railway recruitment examinations will now be conducted in all major Indian languages, including Urdu, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here today.
Speaking to newsperson....
- Railway women employees to test food in trains
Kolkata: Call it the influence of a woman railway minister or an acknowledgement that the fairer sex is a better homemaker - the South Eastern Railway (SER) has deployed a team of its female em....
- Power ministry wants more gas
New Delhi: India's Power Secretary H.S. Brahma today sought an increase in allocation of gas from the Krishna Godavari basin to the power sector. A decision on this is to be taken by an ....
- Andhra cabinet wants YSR's son as next chief minister
Hyderabad: Within hours of the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, the state cabinet passed a resolution urging the Congress party's centra....
- National Highways to have new numbers: Kamal Nath
London: National highways in India will be renumbered so that they reflect a "scientific pattern", Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said here today.
"Today ....
- 100 days later, UPA has miles to go and many promises to keep
New Delhi: The performance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government in the first 100 days of its second tryst with power following an electoral verdict that amazed pollsters and Congre....
- Government launches 15-day online RTI course
New Delhi: Aimed at creating awareness about the Right to Information (RTI) among citizens and government officers, the central government is starting a 15-day online certificate course on the ....
- Chidambaram 'puzzled' over report about Pokhran II failure
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he was "puzzled" over a newspaper report stating that the country's second nuclear tests in Pokhran in 1998 had failed to get the ....
- Privatisation of Indian nuclear power plants soon: Ansari
Mumbai: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday expressed hope that private utility providers will run nuclear power plants in India in the "not so distant future", and stressed the ne....
- No proposal for fuel price hike: petroleum secretary
New Delhi: The government today said it had no proposal to increase prices of petroleum-based fuels, though it was wary about rising crude oil prices in international markets.
"We....
- Kulkarni joins advisory panel in Mamata's ministry
New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategist Sudheendra Kulkarni has been appointed member of an advisory committee in the railway ministry, three days after he snapped his ties wi....
- Railways expert committee to submit report next week
Kolkata: The expert committee, set up by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee to explore ways to promote partnership between the railways and industries, will submit its initial report next week, ....
- Petroleum ministry vows to protect NTPC's interests
New Delhi: The petroleum ministry today said it will protect the interest of state power utility NTPC in its ongoing dispute over supply of gas from the Krishna-Godavari fields awarded to Mukes....
- I'll be last person to privatise Indian Railways: Mamata
Kolkata: Rubbishing talk that efforts are on to privatise the Indian Railways, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she would be the last person to do so.
"In some quarters....
- Government hikes support prices for grain, pulses
New Delhi: With drought declared in half of India, the government said today it would "respond appropriately" to mitigate the situation and would increase the minimum support price (MSP....
- Government will speak on one voice on KG gas row: Moily
New Delhi: The government will speak in one voice on the Krishna-Godavari gas row, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said after the ministerial panel set up to coordinate the government's posi....
- Authority to force environmental laws to be set up
Chennai: The central government will soon set up a national authority to enforce environmental laws, minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
"At the state environment and forest minist....
- Government looking at regulating food prices: Pawar
New Delhi: The government today said it would not hesitate to regulate prices of food commodities as it expects rice production to fall by 10 million tonnes due to a weak monsoon this year.
- Modi calls for reviving river inter-linking project
Gandhinagar: The government should take up the project to link up major rivers across the country, as proposed during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule, to tackle the spectre of droug....
- Drought is here but no need to panic, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there is no need to panic over the drought situation in many parts of India as the government has "a better understanding of how to handl....
- PM declares new measures for women, housing, energy, education
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a series of new schemes for women and for the housing, energy and education sectors. "Our government will make sustained efforts for....
- Mumbai, Chennai to get Rs.2,200 crore for water projects
New Delhi: The government today said it will set up two major water projects in Mumbai and Chennai at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore aimed at finding a permanent solution to the acute water scarcity ....
- 'More youth participation needed in India's decision making'
New Delhi: India's youth demographic is high and therefore their involvement in policy making and decision making process is crucial, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan said on Wedn....
- Mamata sanctions Rs.35 mn for theatre complex
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today named an Eastern Railway (ER) open theatre after Bengali theatre icon Sambhu Mitra and sanctioned Rs.35 million for the overall development of t....
- Most states not meeting clean energy targets: Regulator
New Delhi: While all states have to draw at least five percent of their electricity needs from clean energy sources, only a few are doing so, India's power regulator said today.
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- Drought looms large, but don't panic: Mukherjee
New Delhi: The spectre of drought looms large over as many as 161 out of 626 districts in India due to deficient monsoon, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today, but asked citizens n....
- Government launches 'WAR for water' on court orders
New Delhi: Amid prospects of a severe drought, the central government has told the Supreme Court that it has launched a "WAR for water" as per the court's direction "to address ....
- Make contingency plans to tackle drought: PM to states
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said agriculture had been adversely affected in several parts of the country due to the delayed and deficient monsoon this year and urged st....
- Banerjee flags off women-only suburban special train
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today flagged off the the first "Ladies Special" train here for women commuters from Delhi to Palwal in Haryana and said the service would be....
- Experts to take technology from labs to factories
New Delhi: India today launched a project to train scientific experts who will take R&D work undertaken in government laboratories to manufacturers for bulk production.
The scienc....
- Railways keen on setting up project on Singur land: Banerjee
Singur (West Bengal): Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her ministry was interested in setting up a national project on the site of the now abandoned Tata Nano factory in this rural ....
- Bhave is first airport regulator chief
New Delhi: Yashwant S. Bhave today took over as the first chairperson of the newly constituted Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), a watchdog that will look at issues such as the tar....
- Nirupama Rao becomes India's foreign secretary
New Delhi: Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary today and stressed that she will focus on upgrading the foreign service to enable New Delhi to play "an even more promin....
- Nirupama Rao is India's new foreign secretary
New Delhi: Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary today morning, the second woman to head India's foreign service.
Rao succeeded Shivshankar Menon at a brief ce....
- Relief package soon for services exports industry: Minister
New Delhi: The government is looking at a relief package to exporters of services, who contribute over 40 percent to India's total export basket, in the foreign trade policy to be announced....
- Rs.1,000 bn for road development this fiscal: Kamal Nath
New Delhi: The government will spend Rs.1 lakh crore (Rs.1,000 billion/$21 billion) this fiscal and an equal amount in subsequent years with a target of building 20 km of road every day, Minist....
- Airlines urged to follow Indian rules for security checks
New Delhi: Airlines should follow the law of the land while frisking passengers in India, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
Referring to the recent controversy over for....
- No need to panic over inadequate rain: Pawar
New Delhi: There is no reason to panic over the inadequate rains in the country for the meteorological department has predicted good monsoon in August, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said to....
- Raja defends government's spectrum policy
New Delhi: Defending the policy of giving licenses without auctioning spectrum, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja today said his decision to issue telecom licenses at nominal rates has led....
- Drought possible, but contingency mechanism in place: Mukherjee
Panaji: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday expressed concern about the possibility of drought due to deficient monsoon in India, but said the government had "contingency me....
- Khursid wants equality ministry, not minority ministry
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said he was personally in favour of an equality ministry and not the one he was heading.
"I personally was not in favour....
- India to attract 10 million tourists by 2011: Sultan
New Delhi: India expects to attract 10 million foreign tourists by 2011 and is taking a number of steps in this regard, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State of Tourism ....
- Funding no issue for $70-bn highway projects: Kamal Nath
New Delhi: Funding will not be a problem as India gets ready to execute over 150 projects worth some $70 billion to spruce up its network of highways and roads in the next three years, said Roa....
- Sunil Mitra is new disinvestment secretary
New Delhi: The government today appointed West Bengal Power Secretary Sunil Mitra as the new disinvestment secretary.
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved....
- Women bless Mamata Banerjee for first ladies' train
Kolkata: A day after Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first ladies' special local train, hundreds of jubilant women showered their blessings upon the West Bengal leader and....
- No content code for now: Ambika Soni
New Delhi: Saying that censorship has no place in the age of Internet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said she has no plan to bring the contentious content code on the &#....
- Shortage of trained manpower in tourism industry: Selja
New Delhi: Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today said there is a shortfall of at least 200,000 trained manpower in the tourism sector and they are taking steps to fill the gap.
The mini....
- Nilekani wants to tap database of oil sector consumers
New Delhi: Nandan Nilekani, who heads the Unique Identification Authority of India, today approached the petroleum and natural gas ministry to tap into the massive database of oil and cooking g....
- Guidelines for communal harmony issued by home ministry: Khurshid
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said the home ministry had issued guidelines to address communal issues.
"Guidelines on communal harmony have been i....
- Prime minister to head cabinet panel on infrastructure
New Delhi: The government has constituted a high-power committee under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drive infrastructure development in the country, identified as a key priority area to pus....
- Irregular spending of Rs.2.43 crore by MEA: Auditor
New Delhi: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) made irregular expenditure of Rs.2.43 crore at its missions and posts abroad, India's audit watchdog said in its report tabled in parliamen....
- Food processing ministry launches magazine, revamped website
New Delhi: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) Friday launched its official magazine 'Food 360 Degrees' and a revamped website mofpi.nic.in as part of its renewed efforts....
- Erratic monsoon not to hurt food processing sector: minister
New Delhi: The erratic monsoon this year will not hurt the country's food processing sector as there was enough surplus produce for value addition, according to Minister for Food Processing....
- Banerjee okay to railways land for IITs
New Delhi: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her ministry would look at providing infrastructure and land for setting up Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
"We mig....
- Banerjee dismisses corporate structure for railways
New Delhi: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out corporatisation of the country's railroad network but said the private sector's participation can be considered for commerci....
- New aviation regulator to decide on development fee: Patel
New Delhi: The new aviation regulator, Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), will settle all contentious issues in the aviation sector, including the airport development fee issue, Civi....
- Badal to Antony: Help Chandigarh's debut international flight
Chandigarh: Hoping to put Chandigarh on the international flight map, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has written to Defence Minister A.K. Antony for his intervention in getting India....
- Menon top information and broadcasting official
New Delhi: Raghu Menon, a former chief managing director of Air India, has taken over as secretary in the information and broadcasting ministry.
Menon, a 1974-batch IAS officer from t....
- Tharoor to represent India at CoD meet
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor will lead the Indian delegation to the ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies (CoD) next week.
Tharoor wi....
- Badal resigns as Punjab deputy chief minister
Chandigarh: Sukhbir Singh Badal resigned as Punjab deputy chief minister today, less than six months after being sworn in as second in command to his father Parkash Singh Badal.
Chief....
- Nirupama is India's second woman foreign secretary
New Delhi: Nirupama Rao, India's ambassador to China and who has served as first woman spokesperson of the foreign ministry, will succeed Shivshankar Menon as India's next foreign secre....
- Selja for developing urban street vendors
Chandigarh: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja today said the government would develop urban street vendors in the country and "safeguard" their intere....
- Reddy seeks zero excise duty on public buses
New Delhi: Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy today asked the finance ministry to remove excise tax on public buses and said the government will introduce 15,220 new buses in 61 cities thi....
- Shipping ministry to tackle issues bogging PPP projects
Chennai: The shipping ministry, in its 100-day plan to be announced shortly, will address the issues dogging projects being promoted in public-private-partnership (PPP), Shipping Minister G.K. ....
- Ministry wants better marketing of airport infrastructure
Kolkata: Infrastructure such as new airports and perishable cargo facilities are under-utilised and need to be marketed better to tide over the slowdown, a senior central government official sa....
- Shipping ministry seeks separate financing arm
New Delhi: After road transport ministry, it is now the turn of the shipping ministry to demand a separate financing arm.
"The ministry has submitted a proposal to the finance min....
- Nilekani to head national identity card project
New Delhi: The government today appointed Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman of software giant Infosys, as the chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority -- constituted to provide identity ca....
- Preneet Kaur to represent India at UN conference
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur will represent India at the United Nations' conference on the economic crisis this week.
A statement from the minist....
- Bansal given charge of Water Resources ministry
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave additional charge of the Water Resources ministry to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, a Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesperson sai....
- Mamata announces special trains for Ajmer, Puri
Howrah (West Bengal): The Indian Railways will run 66 pairs of special trains carrying pilgrims to Puri in Orissa for the June 24 Rathyatra festival, railways minister Mamata Banerjee said here....
- Mamata not yet decided on railway disinvestment
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she had not taken a decision on disinvestment in railways.
"No communication regarding disinvestment in railways has come t....
- Expedite gas pipeline construction: Deora
New Delhi: With India's gas production set to double in a few months, the construction of a pipeline network should keep pace to enable its equitable distribution, Petroleum Minister Murli ....
- Lalu Prasad got lifetime free travel award as rail minister
New Delhi: A complimentary pass for life to travel in a first class air-conditioned coach for self and three companions. This was, perhaps, the last largesse doled out to Lalu Prasad during his....
- Minority affairs ministry not only for Muslims: Khurshid
New Delhi: Minister of State for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid says his ministry is "not only about Muslims" but will have all of India's minority communities covered by it.
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- Nadendla is deputy speaker of Andhra assembly
Hyderabad: Nadendla Manohar of the ruling Congress party was today unanimously elected as deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly.
Manohar, son of former chief min....
- Maharashtra opposition creates ruckus over NCP MP's arrest
Mumbai: The arrest of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Padamsinh Patil by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) rocked the Maharashtra assembly on Monday with the opposition demanding th....
- Mamata asks passengers to be vigilant about security
Kolkata: Railway passengers should be more vigilant about their own security while commuting, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday night. "People, mainly the railway commuters, ....
- Siddaramiah elected CLP leader in Karnataka
Bangalore: The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in Karnataka today unanimously elected Siddaramaiah, 61, as its leader here in presence of party general secretary and union Health Minister Ghul....
- JMM calls UPA meeting to form Jharkhand govt
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has called a meeting of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners on June 11 to discuss government formation in the state.
JMM today held....
- Passenger amenities are Mamata's top priority
New Delhi: Winds of change have already started blowing at Rail Bhavan here just 10 days after Mamata Banerjee took charge of the railways portfolio. Passenger amenities are her first priority,....
- Now, two trains a day to tourist hotspot Digha
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced two pairs of daily trains between Howrah and Digha, a popular coastal hotspot in West Bengal that she aims to transform into a major t....
- Himachal Pradesh Cabinet meets, reviews policies
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its meeting held here today decided that every Minister of the State shall be reviewing his departmental progress on monthly basis, including that of 20-Poin....
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia back at Planning Commission
New Delhi: Montek Singh Ahluwalia is back at Planning Commission as its deputy chairman along with three new members - economists Saumitra Chaudhuri and Mihir Shah, and honorary vice chancellor....
- Rahul Khullar is new commerce secretary
New Delhi: Disinvestment Secretary Rahul Khullar has been appointed the new commerce secretary, the government said today.
Khullar, a 1975 batch officer of the Indian Administrative S....
- G K Pillai is new home secretary
New Delhi: Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai was today named the new home secretary and will take over from incumbent Madhukar Gupta, who retires on June 30.
The Appointments Committee o....
- India's export volume to stay at $160 bn: Sharma
New Delhi: India will maintain its exports at $160 billion for this current fiscal, as steps will be unveiled in the upcoming budget and the trade policy review to help the sector, Commerce and....
- Transport regulations to be overhauled: Kamal Nath
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath today said regulations covering India's road network will be overhauled even as he promised to change the physical landscape of th....
- Northeast in the age of coalition politics
New Delhi: The new council of ministers, with a predominance of Congress representatives, shows a fascinating compromise that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi a....
- New challenge is to bridge rural-urban divide: Scindia
New Delhi: The key challenge before the new government is to bridge the rural-urban gap, new Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday night.
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- Mamata's men get infrastructure development portfolios
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has got six ministers of state in the new government. Most have been given infrast....
- Former chief ministers get key portfolios
New Delhi: Half a dozen former chief ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet have been given important portfolios with Ghulam Nabi Azad being made the health minister.
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- For Patel developing Air India is a top priority
New Delhi: Nursing state-run carrier Air India back to financial health will be the top priority for Praful Patel, as he listed his main agenda for the ministry soon after being named minister ....
- Three ministers from Gujarat get key portfolios
New Delhi: Dinsha Patel, senior most Congress leader from Gujarat, was on Thursday named minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises.
Patel served as MoS in the petroleu....
- Number of Muslim ministers comes down
New Delhi: The representation of Muslims in the new council of ministers has come down from six in the previous government to five - two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state.
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- G.V.K. Reddy elected chairman of '108 ambulance'
Hyderabad: Noted industrialist G.V.K. Reddy has been unanimously elected chairperson of the Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) that has earned wide repute for running 1,650 ambulanc....
- Finance Minister promises steps to lift economy
New Delhi: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today promised every effort to lift the Indian economy out of the current slowdown and said the regular budget will be presented in due course. "....
- Jammu and Kashmir cabinet expansion after June 10
Jammu: The 10-member council of ministers in Jammu and Kashmir will be expanded in the second week of June, official sources said today.
The sources said that the cabinet expansion wi....
- Tripura gets new chief secretary
Agartala: Barely a week after the Lok Sabha election result, the Left Front government in Tripura today appointed a new chief secretary, officials here said.
Tripura-Manipur cadre Ind....
- First session of Sikkim assembly begins on Friday
Gangtok: The first session of the newly elected 32-member Sikkim assembly, which has no opposition member after the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) swept the polls, begins on Friday.
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- At 88 and 26, they are oldest and youngest MPs
New Delhi: The 15th Lok Sabha has seen a surge of fresh and young faces but the oldest member of the new house is 88-year old while the youngest one is just 26.
Ram Sundar Das of the ....
- UPA allies meet to discuss govt formation
New Delhi: Two days before the new government is expected to be sworn in, allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) met today to discuss details of government formation and the distributi....
- New Sikkim government sworn in
Gangtok: The new Sikkim government of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) was sworn in by Governor B.P. Singh here today. The new cabinet has quite a few fresh fac....
- Mamata can be next CM of West Bengal: Pranab
New Delhi: After the Congress-Trinamool alliance's body blow to West Bengal's ruling Left in the hustings, Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that Trinamool Congress supre....
- Verdict comes with onerous responsibilities: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today said verdict 2009 is both "exhilarating and sobering" and that the mandate comes with "onerous responsibilities."
"We ....
- Railway police withdrawn from Lalu Prasad's house
Patna: Now that he has ceased to be railways minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has lost out on some of the trappings that go along with the senior position. The security co....
- Don't make tainted MPs ministers: NGO to PM
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government should set an example by not giving a ministerial berth to any MP with a criminal background, a NGO said today.
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- JD-S to give support letter to new UPA govt
New Delhi: The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), which has three members in the new Lok Sabha, will give a letter of support to the new United Progessive Alliance (UPA) government, party leader H.D. K....
- Trinamool to support UPA govt, no conditions: Mamata
Kolkata: A triumphant Trinamool Congress today passed a resolution informing President Pratibha Patil of its support to a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre....
- 59 women MPs in new parliament
New Delhi: A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority - 23 - belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said today.
In all, 556 women ha....
- Maha Congress hopes for more ministerial berths
Mumbai: Buoyed by an unexpected poll bounty, the Maharashtra unit of the Congress is hoping for half-a-dozen ministerial berths for its MPs in New Delhi, say party leaders.
With the C....
- Independent MP from Ladakh joins UPA
Srinagar: The independent MP from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir joined the National Conference today bringing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) tally to 263 in the newly el....
- JD-S offers support to UPA, wants 'development in Karnataka'
New Delhi: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy today offered his party's support to the Congress-led government at the centre but wanted assurance of development in his state ....
- Replacing Advani would be painful: Sushma Swaraj
Bhopal: Responding to speculations of L.K. Advani quitting as the leader of opposition, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj today said it would be "painful" to replace hi....
- Left-free, new government to focus on volatile neighbours
New Delhi: Armed with a renewed electoral mandate that liberates it from the pressure tactics of the anti-US Left parties, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is set t....
- 150 newly elected MPs have criminal records
New Delhi: As many as 150 newly elected MPs of the 15th Lok Sabha have criminal cases pending against them while nearly 300 have declared assets worth more than Rs.10 million, a study by an NGO....
- President readies to meet constitutional experts
New Delhi: With the 15th general elections widely expected to deliver a fractured mandate, the spotlight today turned on President Pratibha Patil who will be meeting top constitutional expert A....
- Ashok Chawla new finance secretary, Brahma power secretary
New Delhi: The government today appointed Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Chawla as the new finance secretary and H.S. Brahma as power secretary.
Brahma was serving as a special secr....
- PM to chair cabinet meeting today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a cabinet meeting here today to review the functioning of various ministries, his media advisor Deepak Sandhu said.
The meeting wil....
- Gill to recommend higher grade government jobs for sportspersons
New Delhi: In the last governing council meeting of the sports ministry held on Monday, minister M.S. Gill said he would recommend higher grade government jobs for sportspersons.
Sportsper....
- CAG pulls up Home Ministry for violating GoM orders
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has been slammed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for attaching a large number of personnel with the ministry and other government offices in violati....
- Re-examination of affected candidates outside Maha: Lalu
New Delhi: In wake of the recent violence against north Indians during Railway Recruitment exam in Mumbai, the Rail Ministry has decided to conduct the re-examination of affected candidates out....
- Anand Sharma gets charge of I&B ministry
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma was on Saturday given additional charge of the ministry of information and broadcasting, an official said. He will hold the charge....
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