New Delhi - 12 Aug 2011 (PTI): Asserting that Iran never threatened to stop crude oil supply to India, the Government today said the problem of settling the import bill with the Persian Gulf nation has been sorted out. "We had some problem with regard to making payment for the oil bill to Iran, b

Ahmedabad - 11 August 2011: The Gujarat government has hauled up another senior police officer of the state cadre for indiscipline in connection with the investigations of the 2002 Godhra riots. According to reports, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Rahul Sharma has been served with a c

Kaup - 11 August 2011: In a tragic incident, two students of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), who went for swimming on Wednesday here in Arabian Sea at Kaup beach in Udupi district drowned. The victims have been identified as Abhijit Singh (18), from Chandigarh, and Janakish (21), a citizen of

Mangalore - 11 August 2011: Studies on the feasibility of the Hubli-Ankola railway link had been on for more than a decade. Many politicians of the region have even made a career promising this important line to voters. It now appears that the line could become a reality. Hopes of seeing this railwa

Bangalore - 11 August 2011: The D V Sadananda Gowda ministry in Karnataka will be expanded today with the induction of five more ministers, keeping out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate B Sreeramulu. According to sources in the Chief Minister's Secretariat, Raju Gowda, C P

New Delhi - 11 August 2011: Beware of what you put in yourFacebookmessages or your tweets. Your friends and followers may not be the only ones reading them. Chances are government sleuths would be vetting these private messages.This follows a home ministry directive to the department of telecom, ask

Dubai - 10 August 2011 (PTI): India's biggest mosque, surpassing the capital's Jama Masjid is to come up in Kerala with expatriates in the UAE and Middle Eastern countries contributing generously for the project. Estimated to cost Rs 12 billion (Dh 1 billion), the new mosque, to be called 'Share Mub

Bangalore - 10 August 2011 (PTI): Spelling more trouble for former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Lokayukta police has registered an FIR against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act on charges of financial irregularities in the Upper Bhadra irrigation project related works. In l

New Delhi - 10 August 2011 (IANS): Hardening its posture, Team Anna Hazare today told a Parliamentary panel to recommend to the government to replace the Lokpal bill with a stronger anti-corruption draft legislation, or else the activist would go on an indefinite hunger-strike from August 16.Haz

New Delhi - 10 August 2011: The government on Tuesday said that prices of petrol and other fuel could be lowered if global crude prices continue to slip further.A fall in crude prices would also help the government bring down its subsidy bill on fuel which would help curb the fiscal deficit. The go

New Delhi - 09 August 2011 (PTI): The government intends to set up six AIIMS-like medical institutions in different states and Rs 847 crores have been released so far for them.Stating this in theRajya Sabhain reply to a written question, health and family welfare ministerGhulam Nabi Azadsaid the gov

Mumbai - 09 August 2011 (PTI):Anna Hazareon Tuesday alleged he is being targeted by the government, claiming his records in theArmywere being checked and people sent to his village in Maharashtra to check on his organisation."I have not done anything wrong throughout my life," Hazare said.The 74-yea

Bangalore - 08 August 2011 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today expanded his five-day-old ministry inducting 21 with Cabinet rank but left out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate Sreeramulu. All the ministers who were inducted had served in the outgoi

Mumbai - 08 August 2011: The Indian stocks continue to be under tremendous selling pressure in late morning trade, as investors continue to flee risky assets like equities and commodities in the wake of the S&P;'s decision to downgrade US' "AAA" rating by one notch. The BSE Sensex is down more th

The United States has always been a featherbed for scientists and researchers, irrespective of their origins or nationality. That is because of its unique institutional ecosystem that keeps the ground fertile for creativity, as well as individual entrepreneurship and commercial success. The cont

Guwahati: The Al-Ameen Welfare Society, a Guwahati based Non-Political voluntary organization formed in June 2003 has undertaken a project to chronicle the rich history of the Muslims of Assam with their cultural heritage and contributions to greater Society of Assam. Komoruzzaman Ahmed, founder

The anti-graft Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament on Thursday amid vehement protests from the opposition. Civil society activists, led by Gandhian Anna Hazare, too criticised the government draft. Here are the key points of disagreement between the government and the civil society on the bill

New Delhi - 04 August 2011: Home-grown terror was a new challenge India was facing because the problem was ignored and allowed to grow when the nation was fighting cross-border terrorism, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday. Replying to a parliamentary debate on the security situation in t