newsCoal block case: Court summons ex-PM Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P.C. Parakh in a coal block
Fuel loading in Kudankulam second N-plant around June
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) is hoping to load the real fuel in the second 1,000 MW plant being set up at Kudankulam around
District magistrate among 126 swine flu patients in Bihar
Patna, March 11 (IANS) The district magistrate of Aurangabad is among the 126 people who have so far tested positive for swine flu in Bihar, officials said on Wednesday.Navin Chandra Jha, an IAS
World Bank aid for Power Projects in Tripura
Agartala, March 11 (IANS) The World Bank would provide Rs.1,376 crore to create infrastructure in the power sector in Tripura, an official said here on Wednesday.State-owned Power Grid Corporation
Manmohan Singh paying for Congress sin: Javadekar
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that former prime minister Manmohan Singh was paying for the "sin" committed by the Congress party after a
J&K sending detailed report on Alam's release
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government is sending a detailed report to the union home ministry on Wednesday on the controversial release of separatist leader Masrat Alam.State
Is there a god? The debate continues (Book Review)
Title: On Religion; Author: Khushwant Singh (with Humra Quraishi); Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.250Title: 50 Spiritual Appetizers; Compiled and Edited by: Vinod Dhawan; Publisher:
Over Rs.1.15 lakh crore budget for Telangana
Hyderabad, March 11 (IANS) Telangana's first full-fledged budget was presented in the assembly on Wednesday, proposing an expenditure of Rs.1,15,689 crore for the financial year 2015-16.This
Coal block case: Court summons ex-PM Manmohan Singh as an accused
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh as accused in a coal block allocation case.Special Judge Bharat Parashar also summoned
Nippy Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) It was a nippy morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling two notches below the season's average at 12.2 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has
Will ask MLAs to return money spent on Brazil junket: Parsekar
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar will personally speak to ruling lawmakers and urge them to return the money they spent on a junket to Brazil during the World Cup last
PM Modi arrives in Seychelles
Victoria, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seychelles on Tuesday to a warm welcome from the Indian community on the first leg of his three-nation visit. The prime minister
Solar Aircraft lands in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) The world's first solar powered aircraft -- Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) -- on a global flight, landed here on Tuesday night, officials said.The aircraft landed at the Ahmedabad
Modi embarks on three-nation tour to boost Indian Ocean diplomacy (Roundup)
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said strong ties with Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka reflect India's foreign policy priorities of engaging closely with countries in
Key amendments to the land bill
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday adopted nine amendments moved by the government to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Arun Jaitley to meet PSU bank's chiefs on Wednesday
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet the heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Wednesday to review their performance, particularly with regard to passing on the
Change in work culture needed to revive ailing ITDC units
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Tuesday suggested bringing changes in the work culture in order to revive ailing units of the Indian Tourism Development
Mines bill to be sent to Rajya Sabha select committee
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday decided to send a bill amending the mines act to a select committee after nearly six hours of hectic discussions.The Mines and Minerals
Trinamool denies getting CBI notice, opposition seeks Mamata's reply
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday denied having received any CBI notice seeking details of its accounts of four years, but the opposition put the onus on party chief and
Women's power at Sushma's high tea
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) With warm hugs and handshakes under a pleasant spring sun with some delectable eats to add the extra zest, prominent women personalities -- including former Delhi chief
