India Deplores Outsourcing Ban By US...
New Delhi: India will formally convey its disappointment to the US over the ban imposed by the state of Ohio on offshore outsourcing at the high-level bilateral Trade Policy Forum meeting in Washington later this month. "It will be on ...
Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated in NCR on Saturday...
New Delhi : Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday. This was announced by Mufti Mohd Mukkaram Ahmed, the Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, here on Thursday evening after a meeting of Royat Hilal Committee. ...
Yamuna Crosses Danger Mark In Delhi...
New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna here crossed the danger mark of 204.83 metres as Haryana released over eight lakh cusec water in the last two days with officials fearing that the level may even raise upto 207 ...
YouTube, Facebook in trouble over J-K video...
New Delhi: The Union Government on Thursday said that a video clip, purportedly showing some uniformed personnel herding four naked men in Kashmir, had not been "authenticated" and agencies had been asked to investigate the matter. "No one has been ...
PM To Review Commonwealth Games Preparations...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Friday review the preparations for the Commonwealth Games, which are less than a month away, at a high-level meeting. This will be the second time within a month that Singh would be ...
Govt To Carry Out Caste Census Next Year...
New Delhi: Bowing to demands by several political parties, government on Thursday decided to carry out a caste census next year. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to carry out a caste census. The exercise would ...
Curfew Lifted From Entire Kashmir Valley On Eid Eve...
Srinagar: After days of unrest, the situation in the Kashmir Valley was calm on Thursday with curfew being lifted from all parts and a break in strikes called by the separatists in view of Eid-ul-Fitr. The situation is peaceful throughout ...
A-I Crash: Pilot Ignored ATC Order To Pull Up?...
A Court of Inquiry set up to probe the Air India Express mishap in May near Mangalore airport has been told that pilot 'error' led to the tragic mishap killing 158 people. The data retrieved from the cockpit voice recorder ...
Ayodhya Title Suits Verdict On Sept. 24...
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce its judgement on the 60-year-old Ayodhya title suits on September 24, a decision that may trigger a political fallout. The date for pronouncement of the judgement reserved by a special ...
One In Three Indians 'Utterly Corrupt': Outgoing CVC Head...
NEW DELHI: Almost one-third of Indians are "utterly corrupt" and half are "borderline", the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem. Pratyush Sinha, who retired as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner ...
Army Flag March In Deganga, Bengal After Communal Clashes...
Kolkata : Army jawans staged flag marches at Deganga in North 24 Parganas district even as stray clashes were reported from elsewhere in the district on Wednesday. Two columns of army jawans, deployed on Tuesday night to restore peace at ...
IITs Want Full-Time Foreign Teachers...
New Delhi : Facing a massive shortage of well-qualified teachers, the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology(IIT) have mooted a proposal for hiring foreign nationals as permanent faculty members. With one-third teaching positions lying vacant, the proposal as a solution to ...
'B' Samples Of Two Swimmers, Two Athletes Test Positive...
New Delhi : The 'B' samples of four athletes, including two Commonwealth Games-bound swimmers and a shot putter, today returned positive for banned substance piling on the embarrassment to the country less than a month ahead of the Games here. ...
CVC Thomas Was Not Involved In 2G Scam, Says Govt...
New Delhi : With the BJP raking up a controversy over the appointment of P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), government today said he was not in any way involved the 2G spectrum scam and there was no ...
Safdarjung Hospital Doctors Withdraw Strike...
New Delhi: Nearly 1200 resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in the city, on an indefinite strike for two days demanding adequate security, Wednesday called off their agitation following assurances from authorities that their demand will be met. "The issue has ...
