New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today said intolerance and violence is a betrayal of the letter and spirit of democracy and slammed those who believe in the “poison drip of inflammatory provocation”. In his Independence
New Delhi: Keen to set up a ‘gas grid' in the country, government is working on the Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline and termed it as the first ever gas corridor in the Hindi heartland.It said once
Varanasi: The government is working to provide visa-on-arrival facility for tourists arriving from European and western countries at Varanasi and Bodh Gaya airports, Union Minister Shripad Naik said today. The Union Minister of State for
New Delhi: Asserting that the new dispensation is not a high-tax government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that lower taxes and duties were aimed at improving savings for investment and making manufacturing competitive to
New Delhi: Internet service providers (ISPs) are facing difficulties in blocking certain websites, which carry sensitive content, Parliament was informed today.“Difficulties have been reported to block the websites when the parameters relating to identification of
Washington: The US has expressed hope that its National Security Agency's surveillance on the BJP would not have an adverse impact on its bilateral ties with India. “We certainly hope not,” State Department Spokesperson Jen
New Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday deferred by three months a decision on raising the price of locally produced gas, saying a comprehensive discussion was required on the issue.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),
New Delhi: Industry body FICCI Friday asked the government to roll out a new national health policy for ensuring universal health coverage.A high-level Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) delegation, led by
Washington: The US is dispatching Nisha Desai Biswal, its pointperson for South Asia, to build bridges with the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom it had shunned for over a decade,Biswal,
Washington: Calling India South Asia's growth engine, a US official wondered whether the new Indian government will make the reforms necessary to attract investment and capitalise on opportunities ahead.“Those are the questions that India's voters
Phiddey (Punjab), Jul 2: Surjeet Singh, who recently walked to freedom after spending 31 years in a Pakistani jail, today accused the Centre and the Punjab government of being apathetic towards the issue of his
Phidde(Punjab), Jun 30: Surjeet Singh, the Indian who was recently released from a Pakistani jail, today claimed he was lured into spy job by a BSF Inspector in 1968. He told reporters here that
New Delhi, Jun 27: Maintaining a tough stance, government today asserted that the two Italian marines held for alleged killing of two Kerala fishermen will have to undergo trial in India and insisted that it
New Delhi, Apr 15: All Indians are safe in Afghanistan after heavily-armed Taliban suicide bombers unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks in Kabul and three other cities and the situation is being closely watched by
New Delhi, October 10: Government will spend Rs 30 crore in removing 346 metric tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site, over 25 years after the deadly industrial disaster took place.The waste
New Delhi, Aug 21: Team Anna today said government should appoint a negotiator to hold talks with Anna Hazare on the Jan Lokpal Bill and withdraw its draft from Parliament to create “an atmosphere of
New Delhi, Aug 18: Expressing happiness at the turn of events, Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan today said the decision to allow Anna Hazare to fast for 14 days showed that his demands were reasonable
London, Jul 13: Britain today denounced as “deplorable acts of terrorism” the blasts in Mumbai and said it is committed to working with the Indian government to combat the threat of terror in all forms.
New Delhi, June 21 : The government today said that it has resumed talks with Mauritius for re-negotiation of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), a 30-year-old treaty which has been used by investors to
New Delhi, Feb 21 : With the issue of black money stashed abroad coming into focus, President Pratibha Patil today said the government stood committed to tackling the menace frontally."My government stands committed to tackling
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