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CJI for joint international probe into terrorist acts

CJI for joint international probe into terrorist acts

November 21st, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday endorsed a suggestion for joint international probes into acts of terrorism and trial of terrorists by a supranational ...

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FIH ties up with SAIL as World Cup sponsor

November 20th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Hockey India (HI) Friday announced a sponsorship tie-up for the 2010 World Cup with the Steel Authority of India (SAIL). The Hero ...

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Shankaranand, who headed Bofors probe panel, dead

November 20th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist and long time Congressman B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal, died Thursday of cardiac arrest. He was ...

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Former Union Minister Shankaranand passes away

November 20th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 20 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister B. Shankaranand died at a private hospital here this morning. He was 84. Shankaranand had been suffering from heart disease for ...

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Fear of litigation halts SEZ de-notification: Goa chief minister

Fear of litigation halts SEZ de-notification: Goa chief minister

November 20th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said fear of litigation had forced the central government to go slow on the de-notification of three special economic zones (SEZ) allotted ...

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Pharmaceutical industry registers considerable growth: Centre

November 19th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that there has been considerable growth of the pharmaceutical industry in the country during the last few years. In ...

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Winter session of Parliament begins today

November 19th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): The Winter Session of Parliament beginning from today is likely to be stormy on a number of issues. The Government intends to introduce as many as 62 new bills ...

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Winter session of Parliament from Thursday

November 18th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.18 (ANI): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Pawan Kumar Bansal, said today that the Winter Session of Parliament would commence from Thursday and subject to exigencies of ...

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PM condoles Upendra’s death

PM condoles Upendra’s death

November 17th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the death of senior Praja Rajyam leader and former union minister P. Upendra, calling him a "distinguished parliamentarian". In his ...

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Arrest of Coleman, Rana clearly establishes terror link originating in Pakistan: Preneet Kaur

Arrest of Coleman, Rana clearly establishes terror link originating in Pakistan: Preneet Kaur

November 17th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.17 (ANI): The recent arrest of David Coleman Headley, an alleged Lashkar operative in the U.S. of Pakistani origin, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...

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Former union minister Upendra is dead

November 16th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Former union minister and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) leader Parvathaneni Upendra died here Monday after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 73. Upendra is survived by wife, ...

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Centre’s health investments to benefit weaker sections

November 13th, 2009 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) 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 ...

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Farooq Abdullah condemns linguistic chauvinism

November 12th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 12 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has condemned the existence of linguistic chauvinism in the country. Addressing a two-day conference on energy resources here on ...

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Rich nations should provide greater market access to developing countries: Sharma

November 11th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday urged developed nations to provide greater market access to developing and less developed countries. "We feel that ...

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45 new dengue cases in Delhi

November 11th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) With 45 new dengue cases, the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the capital Wednesday reached 672, health officials said. "There were 45 fresh ...

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42 new dengue cases in Delhi, minister says problem ‘massive’ (Second Lead)

November 10th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indian capital reported 42 new dengue cases Tuesday, taking the number of patients to 627 on a day when the union health ministry admitted that the ...

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Delhi’s dengue problem massive: Union health minister

November 10th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi Tuesday expressed concern over the spread of dengue in the capital where the mosquito-borne disease has claimed two lives ...

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TRS chief meets president, prepares to step up Telangana movement

TRS chief meets president, prepares to step up Telangana movement

November 9th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) Ahead of his planned fast-unto-death to achieve separate statehood for Telangana region, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Monday met President Pratibha Patil in ...

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Quiet 82nd birthday for L.K. Advani

Quiet 82nd birthday for L.K. Advani

November 8th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani turned 82 on a quiet note Sunday, meeting well wishers at home - but not attending any political functions ...

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Court to hear plea on appointment of information commissioner

November 8th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is likely to hear Monday a plea seeking transparency in the appointment of a new chief information commissioner of the Central Information Commission ...

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Ajit Singh threatens to lay siege to parliament over sugarcane pricing

November 7th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh, who is spearheading a campaign against the central government's sugarcane pricing policy, said Saturday that the Communist Party of India-Marxist ...

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First batch of 270 pilgrims depart for Haj

First batch of 270 pilgrims depart for Haj

November 7th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) The first batch of 270 pilgrims bound for Haj left for Jeddah by a Saudi Arabian airlines flight from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here Saturday. A large number ...

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Polling begins in Himachal Pradesh

Polling begins in Himachal Pradesh

November 7th, 2009 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, officials said. Voters in both the constituencies - Rohru in Shimla district and ...

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BJP, Congress fight it out in Rajasthan by-polls

BJP, Congress fight it out in Rajasthan by-polls

November 6th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Jaipur, Nov 6 (IANS) Rajasthan's ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face each other in two assembly by-elections in Todabhim and Salumber Saturday. The by-elections were necessitated by the ...

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Karnataka crisis: Yeddyurappa, Reddys to address media jointly (Roundup)

Karnataka crisis: Yeddyurappa, Reddys to address media jointly (Roundup)

November 6th, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) The intense leadership tussle in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka seems headed for resolution with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the ...

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Congress, NCP resolve Maharashtra deadlock; swearing-in Saturday (Lead)

Congress, NCP resolve Maharashtra deadlock; swearing-in Saturday (Lead)

November 5th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) finally broke their deadlock over power sharing in Maharashtra Thursday, paving the way for swearing-in of the new ...

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Why is ‘Vande mataram’ issue being reopened: Salman Khurshid

Why is ‘Vande mataram’ issue being reopened: Salman Khurshid

November 5th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid Thursday criticised the endorsement of a fatwa against the singing of "Vande mataram" by Muslims, saying some people ...

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NCP-Cong will resolve differences “in a day or two”: Patel

November 5th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Bangalore, Nov 5 (ANI): Maharashtra may finally have a government on Friday or by Saturday, said Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel, adding ...

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Farooq asks Chidambaram to review Jammu and Kashmir pre-paid ban

Farooq asks Chidambaram to review Jammu and Kashmir pre-paid ban

November 5th, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Nov 5 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah told Home Minister P. Chidambaram to reconsider the continuation of the ban on pre-paid mobile services in Jammu ...

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Government promotes energy efficiency projects: Shinde

Government promotes energy efficiency projects: Shinde

November 4th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (ANI): Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde at the Economic Editors' Conference today announced that the Ministry of Power is promoting a company called Energy Efficiency ...

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