Mumbai, Nov. 8 (ANI): Maharashtra's newly appointed Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday visited Buddhist monument, Chaityabhoomi, to take the blessings of Dr. B R Ambedkar. "Today is ...

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 7 (ANI): In a memorandum submitted to the Malaysian Education Ministry, eleven Malay-Indian organisation have asked the ministry to allow Indian students to take Tamil Literature as an additional ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With less than a year left for its start, the government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion/$344 million). ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget, saying more money was needed for security, creating a better environment, sponsorship and television ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the budget for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to Rs.1,620 crore from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting ...

Gandhinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was diagnosed with swine flu last week, has recovered and is expected to resume office work Friday, officials said Wednesday. Diagnosed with ...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 4 (IANS) At least a dozen people were injured in clashes with security forces in eastern Nepal and curfew was clamped in another area in the region as ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) To provide speedy justice and reduce backlog of pending cases in city courts, the Delhi government Tuesday decided to open mediation centres across the national capital. ...

Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa asked Monday why the DMK ministers in the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government remained mute spectators when more than Rs.100,000 ...

Kathmandu, Oct 30 (IANS) With only 48 hours left for a new Maoist ultimatum to the government of Nepal to expire, the ruling parties Friday urged the former guerrillas to call off ...

Hyderabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Friday asked Governor N.D. Tiwari to accept the resignation of Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Konda Surekha. Unhappy over the Congress ...

Kochi (Kerala), Oct 28 (IANS) The ill-fated Thekkady boat that capsized in Kerala last month leaving 45 tourists dead had serious defects, K.S. Pyarelal, head of the department of shipping at the ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu to agree to its demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar as the present one had outlived its life. Achuthanandan ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Commuting in the capital on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses became costlier from Monday as the government hiked fares, and after a 30-year freeze steeply ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Travelling on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses has become more expensive with the government Monday hiking fares with immediate effect, including the Rs.12.50 student pass that ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Monday decided to hike bus fares. "The fares have been increased for a period of seven years. This has been done ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus fares were Monday hiked with immediate effect, including the Rs.12.50 students' pass that after 30 years has been increased to Rs.100. The ...

Bhopal, Oct 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Friday raised the retirement age of nursing employees in the state to 65 years from the present 60 years, an official said. "A cabinet meeting ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Friday warned that unchecked global warming could lead to conflicts over resources and called for transfer of capital and technology from developed ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India Thursday 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 ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday approved three new schemes that would provide drinking water and better urban infrastructure in the areas that houses minority communities. Information and ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM) which will provide the framework for handling disasters in a holistic manner. "The ...

Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Amidst increasing criticism of state transport minister's Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar's links with the Sanatan Sanstha (SS), whose members are being probed for a blast in Goa last ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Monday approved state-of-the-art security system for the 2010 Commonwealth Games here at an estimated cost of Rs.370 crore ($8 million), a move that also aims ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Monday approved state-of-the-art security for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at an estimated cost of Rs.370 crore - a move that also aims to set a ...

Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday accused Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee of taking "dual stand" on privatisation, saying she remained silent when the central government decided ...

Dubai, Oct 17 (IANS) In a bid to draw attention to the threat of global warming, the Maldivian government Saturday became the first in the world to hold a cabinet meeting under ...

Male (Maldives), Oct 17 (ANI): Maldives held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting on Friday to raise awareness about the threat to the archipelago on account of global warming. The cabinet chaired by ...

Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday advised banks to reschedule loans of people, especially farmers, who were affected by the recent rain havoc and flash floods in northern districts ...