Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday. Around 2,835 entries of mangoes from all across ...

Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Saturday requested the central government to set up a gas grid in the south for the rapid industrialisation of the southern ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene ...

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads ...

Shimla, July 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has requested the central government to increase the import duty on apple juice concentrate to save the domestic industry. Himachal Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta Saturday met Commerce ...

Ranchi, July 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said the central government should bear 75 percent premium of the crop insurance cover for farmers to help them ...

Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation is expecting a 25 percent growth in its revenue in 2009-10, ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here Saturday. "We are expecting a ...

Chennai, July 4 (IANS) A nationwide strike planned by employees of State Bank of India (SBI) and its six associate banks for July 6 against the merger of State Bank of ...

Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) The railway ministry has earmarked Rs.1,026 crore ($214.5 million) for various projects in Karnataka for the current fiscal, up from Rs.680 crore in 2008-09, Minister of State for ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The new runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here remains non-operational during peak hours at night causing congestion and delays at the airport, an official ...

Gandhinagar, July 4 (IANS) Gujarat agriculture officials met here Saturday to discuss the impact of scanty rainfall on groundnut, cotton and other crops. The state has also readied a contingency plan in ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The new Companies Bill 2009, with stricter disclosure norms and provision for one-person corporate entity, will be tabled in the ongoing budget session of parliament, Corporate Affairs ...

Alappuzha, July 4 (IANS) Back waters, idyllic houseboat rides with a sprinkling of social work thrown in. Nearly 60 Australian students will combine their holiday in this popular tourist destination in Kerala ...

London, July 4 (IANS) British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says former commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath was a "great negotiator" but wouldn't budge on opening up the Indian market. In his ...

Agra, July 4 (IANS) Indian chartered accountants can now practise in Australia with the inking of an agreement between the chartered accountants institutes of India and Australia at an event here. The agreement, ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said he was not in favour of mandatory reservation in the private sector, maintaining that the government's thrust on inclusive ...

Panaji, July 4 (IANS) Activists in Goa have urged the government to ban offshore and onshore casinos in the state - like Russia which outlawed gambling houses Wednesday. Offshore and onshore ...

Agartala, July 4 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura Saturday voiced its unhappiness over the railway budget, saying Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee had ignored the northeast by announcing no new ...

Bhubaneswar, July 4 (IANS) The power situation in Orissa is grim as the state is receiving less electricity than it requires, says state Energy Minister Atanu Sabyasachi. "The power situation is grim. We ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Unhappy with the selection process of Air India, 68 young pilots have moved the Delhi High Court against the airline, alleging foul play in its recruitment procedure. The ...

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Indian equities markets went up and down in volatile trading last week, but ended close to where they were a week ago, as investors waited anxiously for ...

Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is coming under increasing pressures from its own ministers and ruling Awami League lawmakers to hold urgent bilateral talks with India, which is planning to ...

By Mike McCarthy Washington, July 4 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, ...

Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said. "Ultimately Asia should have its own monetary fund," ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Over 20 international flights were delayed late Friday evening due to repair work being undertaken at the new runway of Delhi airport, officials said. "The new runway ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Friday evening and suggested a joint meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart M. Karunanidhi to ...

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lost no opportunity to needle West Bengal's ruling Left Front when she proposed a new rail line from ...

Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) There's good news for lovers of the king of fruits - mango - as Haryana is all set to host the 18th edition of its annual Mango Mela ...

Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Friday conveyed its unhappiness to Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee over the raw deal the state has received in the 2009-10 railway budget. The Congress government in ...

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee rolled out her "please all" budget Friday, making a large number of proposals ahead of the 2011 assembly elections in West ...