Indian Govt
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Omar slams govt for suspending talks with Pakistan
India | Aug 31, 2014, 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today attacked the Narendra Modi government for suspending talks with Pakistan over a “cup of tea” with separatist Hurriyat Conference and said India has set up
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No suspected case of Ebola virus disease in India: Govt
India | Aug 13, 2014, 09:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Ministry today announced that there was no suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country even as the Cabinet Secretary took stock of the situation and reviewed the preparedness
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Indians in captivity in Iraq unharmed: Government
India | Jun 22, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indians in captivity in Iraq are unharmed, the government said yesterday after establishing contact with the workers who were rounded up by suspected Sunni militants in Mosul town in the violence-hit Gulf
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Willing to work with Indian govt to take ties forward: China
World | May 16, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTBeijing: As the Narendra Modi-led BJP won a decisive mandate in the Lok Sabha elections, China today said it is willing to work with the new Indian government to take their bilateral strategic partnership to
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EC seeks details from govt on proposed gas price hike
India | Mar 24, 2014, 12:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: After AAP sought the Election Commission's intervention in stalling the gas price hike from April 1, the poll panel has sought details from the government on the proposed increase.The Commission has already discussed
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Govt nod for 58 new medical colleges
India | Jan 03, 2014, 11:40 AM ISTNew Delhi : Government yesterday cleared a proposal to set up 58 new medical colleges in states with central assistance and upgradation of district hospitals, thus creating 5,800 more MBBS seats.At present, there are around
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Govt to launch portal on Azad on Monday
India | Nov 09, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi : A national portal to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, country's first Education Minister, will be launched on Monday, a government release said yesterday.The portal is a collaborative effort
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A Day after the end of Telegraph era (Watch Pics)
India | Jul 15, 2013, 11:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: 15th of July 2013 was the day when, 163-year old telegram service of India became history.As the service faded with the development in technology. With the use of SMS, emails, mobile phones, very
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Govt bans pain killer drug
India | Jun 12, 2013, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 12: The government has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of painkiller drug dextropropoxyphene in the country. The drug was under the scanner of authorities for quite sometime after it was banned
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Army briefs govt on military options on Chinese intrusion
India | Apr 24, 2013, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 24: With China sticking to its stand that its troops have not violated the Line of Actual Control, Army has told the Government about various military options that can be exercised to
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What the marines didn't tell you: Italian journalist writes a book
World | Apr 15, 2013, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 15 : The controversy surrounding two Italian marines facing murder charges in India has triggered tensions between both the nations and now a journalist from Italy has penned a book to soothe
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Indian political parties slam Rehman Malik for his remark on Shahrukh Khan
Bollywood | Jan 29, 2013, 02:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 29: Leaders cutting across the political lines today slammed Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik for his advice to Indian government to provide security to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Malik had said
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Rehman Malik urges India to lift stay on new visa regime
World | Jan 21, 2013, 11:01 PM ISTIslamabad, Jan 21: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik today urged India to reconsider its decision and lift the stay on the new visa regime which was supposed to be implemented from Jan 15. Malik said,
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Hafiz Saeed 'challenges' Indian govt to prove he was near LoC
India | Jan 12, 2013, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 11: LeT founder and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has “challenged” the Indian government to prove that he was present near the Line of Control a few days ago.A day
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Post blaze, Maha to back up vital data outside state
India | Jun 24, 2012, 07:26 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 24: Asserting that the fire-ravaged Mantralaya building is structurally sound, a top official today said that the Maharashtra government would henceforth store “mirror images” of all vital documents and files outside the state.“There
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Sistema Seeks Protection Of $3 Bn Investment From Indian Govt
Feb 28, 2012, 07:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 28: Russian conglomerate Sistema today said it has approached the Indian government seeking protection of its USD 3.1 billion investment and plans to file a petition for review of the Supreme Court
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Govt Launches Campaign To Sell FDI In Multi-Brand Retail
Nov 27, 2011, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 27: Under attack from the Opposition and UPA ally Trinamool Congress on allowing global retail chains in the Indian market, the government on Sunday launched a campaign to sell advantages of FDI
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Govt Clears FDI Proposals Worth Rs 243 Cr
Sep 19, 2011, 05:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 19: The government today announced that it has cleared 12 proposals for foreign direct investment in the country worth a total Rs 242.88 crore, including one from Indian Rotorcraft to carry out
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Six Indian Sailors Back, Praise Ansar Burney, Lambast Indian Govt
India | Jun 24, 2011, 01:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 24 : After 10 months in the captivity of Somali pirates, six Indian sailors of M V Suez vessel touched down on home soil today to an emotional welcome from family members.The
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Indian Govt Should Legalize Cricket Betting, Says Former ICC Chief Mani
Cricket | Sep 15, 2010, 10:32 AM ISTLondon: Describing India as a 'grey market' of gambling in cricket, former International Cricket Council chief Ehsan Mani has urged ICC to ask Indian government to legalise betting. Mani, who was ICC President from 2003-06,