Investigations into document thefts from ministries widened with the arrest of two more persons from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the UPSC. Jitender Nagpal, PS to Joint Secretary in the Forest and Environment Ministry, and Vipan Kumar, PA to a UPSC member, were arrested on Thursday morning.
Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it was starting the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline with pro-Russian rebels, a key step in a stuttering peace plan.
NSE to set up international exchange in Gujarat
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Thursday, penalised the real estate major, DLF, and other connected entities by levying a penalty of Rs.86 crore for violating capital market regulations by engaging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices.
To mark the occasion of 100 years of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa, the Indian Railways will promote the Gandhi circuit.
Delhi power tariff cut by 50 per cent; 20,000 litres of free water to every household.
Efforts have been redoubled by the Forest Department of Haryana government to bring the mythical Saraswati river to the surface by creating a stream at its point of origin at Saraswati Udgam Sthal in the Adi Badri area of Yamunanagar district.
Nearly 47% out of Maharashtra’s total employed population, which is
Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said on Tuesday raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life.
A gold-painted Chinese statue of a Buddha in sitting position hides the mummified remains of a high-status monk who lived nearly 1,000 years ago, scientists have found.
Not for the first time, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has asked the Coal Ministry to not auction the
IBA (Indian Banks’ Association) signs pact with bank unions ; 15 per cent increase in pay slip ; 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month will be holidays and the remaining Saturdays will be full working days.
The official secrets smuggling case on Monday spread to three more Ministries — Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy — as the Delhi Police found out that documents from these ministries were also being leaked and sold off.
Centre hints at joint session route for Bills ; will move motions to
India’s position underscoring the historical responsibilities of developing countries in the context of climate change was up against proposed dilutions to that concept notably by the U.S. and the European Union at the recent climate talks in Geneva.
Ordinance route unacceptable: Opposition.
An affidavit filed by the Union Agriculture Ministry in the Supreme Court says the government has done enough and more to
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has told Bangladesh that breakthroughs will be achieved in the Teesta water-sharing deal and the Land Boundary Agreement, which have been hanging fire since she blocked them four years ago.
For the second successive day, China has protested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, calling the journey a breach of consensus that had been reached between the two countries on the boundary issue.
Leaders of the Janata Parivar will be in Patna on Sunday for the swearing-in of Nitish Kumar as
India Signs Loan Agreement with Asian Development Bank for $50 Million Loan To Boost Power Generation Capacity in Assam .
Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2015 Notified; Foreign Equity Investment Cap of 49 Per Cent Applicable to All Indian Insurance Companies; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Proposals up to 26 Per Cent of the Total Paid-Up Equity of the Indian Insurance Company Allowed on the Automatic Route, and FDI Proposals which take the Total Foreign Investment Above 26 Per Cent and up to the Cap of 49 Per Cent Shall Require FIPB Approval.
The Delhi Police recovered two boxes full of confidential papers on petrol, coal and
The denial of visa to Peoples Democratic Party spokesperson Naeem Akhtar is in line with a toughening of Pakistan’s position over the past year on Jammu and Kashmir, especially after the cancellation of Foreign Secretary-level talks by India over High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s discussions with Hurriyat leaders.
The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has called a ‘Dandakaranya Bandh’ for Friday in protest against the Polavaram dam project and the “all-out war” by the Government of India to
Faced with the unenviable task of persuading recalcitrant Opposition leaders to help the government convert six ordinances into Acts of Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has called an all-party meeting on Sunday , Bills have to be passed within six weeks of the opening of the session.
India-Israel ties out in the open, says Ya’alon.
Stressing on the need for domestic manufacture of defence equipment to equip the country for the future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon foreign defence manufacturers to become strategic partners as he
Electronic gas detectors have retired canaries from a dangerous job they had been doing in the coalmines, introducing state-of-the-art handheld gas detectors with sensors and alarm systems for deep excavation, the birds are no longer called in to play the role of an early-warning system for carbon monoxide and other toxic gases in the mines.
Sunderbans on the edge as tiger numbers rise, Residents fear more conflicts with big cat .
India, Sri Lanka sign three pacts on agricultural cooperation, a memorandum of understanding on Nalanda University and an agreement on cultural cooperation.
Pre-empting China, India inks nuclear pact with Sri Lanka.
A four-decade-old aircraft, Dakota-3, used during the Bangladesh Liberation War was handed over to Bangladesh on Monday.
SC grants bail to Rasheed Masood.
The Centre is trying to build consensus with State governments on implementing 50 per cent reservation for women in
ICAR to set up model mechanised farms at 100 villages across country.
A pint-sized Japanese robot “Kirobo” that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said on Thursday.
The prestigious $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award was won by Gurpreet Singh, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University , to develop
Calling the India-U.S. nuclear agreement a “breakthrough” is premature, says Russia’s Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin.
Govt. putting on hold decisions on urea, LPG cylinders and kerosene.
Pak. to release 173 Indian prisoners on Feb. 16.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, called for early finalisation of the consortium leader for expeditious implementation of the 1,800-km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline project in limbo for almost a decade.
Facebook on Tuesday announced a tie-up with Reliance Communications to launch Internet.org in India, gives subscribers of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications who have Internet-enabled handsets free access to 38 Websites – a mix of news, music, education, weather and health sites.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday swept to power with 67 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, leaving only three to the Bharatiya Janata Party and nil to the Congress.
PIL filed against AIB Roast programme , Court seeks Centre's view on
Shortly after being chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award on Friday, Mr. Nemade dismissed the works of Mr. Rushdie and V.S. Naipaul as “pandering to the West.” Mr. Rushdie’s works after Midnight’s Children lacked literary merit.
Nearly 20 nations, including India, will deploy a global calculator, similar to those launched in London and Beijing last week, to
