The Petroleum Ministry is pushing for freeing petrol and diesel prices from government control and is awaiting political consensus on the issue to implement it. The ministry is also proposing a marginal hike in domestic LPG and kero
India`s defence expenditure will increase "in proportion" with its economic growth rate, defence minister A K Antony said here on Monday. "India`s defence expenditure is 2.5 per cent of its GDP and the economy i
The government will be framing a policy which will enable regular schools adapt distance-education programme aimed at enhancing the acceptability of open schools "A national policy will be evolved under which regular schools will embr
Facing opposition from certain sections of film fraternity over the proposed amendment to Copyright Act, the government today set up a panel of experts, including Bollywood star Aamir Khan, to examine the issue and submit a report.
The Tripura state capital will be connected with Akhaura railway station in Bangladesh, by 2014, official sources said. The decision for linking Agartala station with Akhaura, just 13 km from here, was taken during Bangladesh Prime Ministe
The UN climate change panel has admitted to having imprecisely stated in a key report that 55 per cent of The Netherlands is under sea level, saying that is only the area at risk of flooding. The Dutch government this month asked th
I look at the public and the private as part of the same space. I don’t see there is a great degree of differentiation in skills, quality of knowledge that comes from public private partnership (PPP). In attitudes, yes but not
Around 4,000 guest houses in Delhi will soon be able to serve liquor to their guests. According to a report in Mail Today, excise minister A K Walia has said that the proposal has been cleared and they will start giving out licences once they get
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Saturday effected a major shake-up in her top bureaucracy. Significantly, one of the top slots has gone to a controversial IAS officer, R K Sharma who is a key accused in the Rs
Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said private sector participation and investment are essential in providing quality education to all in the country. "In the next few years, around 40,000 more colleges and
The government may have deferred a hike in prices of petroleum products but the issue is still being debated. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora will meet today to study the Kirit Parikh report on petroleum pricin
Very soon, people travelling on Delhi roads will find bus conductors issuing tickets at bus stops, rather than inside the buses. The government plans to introduce this before the commonwealth games. Explaining the mo
The Ayush department of the health ministry may soon be more diverse with the traditional medicine system of the sub-himalayan region added under its purview. The Sowa Rigpa or the Amachi system of medicine practiced in the high alt
After much consultations, the government has finalised the sharing of funds in the ratio of 65 to 35 between the centre and the states for implementing the law making education a fundamental right. The Right of Children to Free and
Continuing his tirade against Ashok Chavan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked whether the Congress leader was the chief minister of Maharashtra or bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan`s bodyguard. "Is Chavan the chief ministe
The Reserve Bank of India has created a new category of non-banking finance companies, called infrastructure finance companies (IFCs), to boost infrastructure financing. The step has been taken as the banks are reluctant to lend long-term loans to
"The biggest challenge is institutionalising e-governance in the country, transforming of government through e-governance. "To expect government servants to be change makers and bringers is too much. The main change should be to
Attacking the Election Commission for not paying heed to complaints regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs), Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the EVMs could be easily tampered and were therefore not reliable.
The Ayush department of the health ministry may soon be more diverse with the traditional medicine system of the sub-himalayan region added under its purview. The Sowa Rigpa or the Amachi system of medicine practiced in the high altitude H
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has engaged a German company, TUV SUD South Asia, to conduct food safety and hygiene audits. "This will help improve quality of food on trains and platforms," said Rakesh Tando
