New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to inaugurate a three-day India Economic Summit in New Delhi today that is being held in the backdrop of the ...

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) In highly ill-reputed Uttar Pradesh, four senior officials have voluntarily declared their assets. Spearheading the campaign was additional cabinet secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey, better known as the crusader who ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Condemning the union cabinet's decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in all profitable public sector, the Left parties Friday said it would "organise strong resistance" to ...

New Delhi, Nov 5(ANI): The Government on Thursday agreed to frame new rules for payments for royalty, lump-sum fee for transfer of technology, payments for use of trademark/brand name on the automatic ...

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is also the NCP chief, was not consulted before the India-ASEAN Free Trade ...

Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) The centre has decided to confer within a month the status of "Maharatna" - a newly rolled-out grade for public sector enterprises - on at least five companies, ...

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) here, a report said. The MoU was ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved an amendment to give a consitutional basis for co-operative organisations, similar to 'panchayats' (village councils) and municipal agencies. "We propose to include new ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Alleging a conspiracy behind the train hold-up in West Midnapore, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to probe the "support" ...

New Delhi/Ranchi, Oct 23 (IANS) Staggered elections to the Jharkhand assembly will be held in five phases from Nov 27 to Dec 18, the poll panel announced Friday as political parties ...

New Delhi/Ranchi, Oct 23 (IANS) Elections to the Jharkhand assembly would be held in five phases from Nov 27 to Dec 18, the poll panel announced in the capital Friday as ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Elections to the Jharkhand assembly would be held in five phases from Nov 27 to Dec 18, the Election Commission announced here Friday. Votes would be counted on ...

Ranchi, Oct 23 (IANS) Galvanised by the union cabinet's recommendation to dissolve the Jharkhand assembly, political parties in the state have begun gearing up for the impending elections. Following the cabinet recommendation ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Union Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday said that he is not a contender for the Chief Minister's post in Maharashtra. Speaking to reporters after ...

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 ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal for amending the Constitution to increase the women reservation in urban local bodies from one third to 50 percent. This provision ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the constitution of 19th Law Commission for a period of three years with effect from September 1, 2009, to 31st August, 2012. ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM). Which will provide the framework/roadmap for handling disasters in a holistic manner. The National Policy ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the constitution of the 19th Law Commission for a term of three years. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said the terms ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved 50 percent reservation of seats in urban local bodies for women, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said. Soni said the ministry ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday discussed a proposal for the dissolution of the Jharkhand assembly but the decision in this regard has not been made public till ...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The first batch of Indian Haj pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia Tuesday, beginning a two-and-a-half month operation during which over 123,000 Indian Muslims will perform the ...

Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indian government is ready to release Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion) to Sri Lanka if needed for the rehabilitation of Tamils affected by the internal strife there, ...

New Delhi, Oct.15 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday endorsed the global concern over climate change and termed it as one of the most important challenge that needs to be tackled ...

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Alleging a "Maoist-Trinamool nexus", the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday slammed the Trinamool Congress for "negating the assessment" of the prime minister that Maoist violence ...

Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) Reiterating India's stand, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh was a constitutional right as the state was an ...

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday said the government will set up four new schools for law which will be centres of excellence with international standards. He ...

By Praful Kumar Singh Hindon (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (ANI): The Indian Air Force is all set to deploy its special Garuda forces against Naxals in self defence while operating in Maoist-infested areas, ...

Srinagar, Oct 5 (ANI): A team of government officials led by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekar will visit Jammu and Kashmir today to review the progress of developmental projects in the ...