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  • justice tatia lauds doctors for their dedicated services

    Justice Tatia lauds doctors for their dedicated services

    July 02, 2013 7:09 IST

    Ranchi, July 2: Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia yesterday commended the Indian Medical Association of Ranchi for volunteering its services to the calamity-hit Uttarakhand.         "This shows the humanitarian side of the doctors,

  • india launches navigation satellite enters new era of space

    India launches navigation satellite, enters new era of space applications

    July 02, 2013 9:33 IST

    Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 2: India's first navigation satellite was successfully placed in orbit by an Indian rocket Monday midnight in copy book style.With the successful launch of the first of the seven satellites planned

  • isro defends role in rescue operations in uttarakhand

    ISRO defends role in rescue operations in Uttarakhand

    July 02, 2013 6:39 IST

    Sriharikota (AP), Jul 2: Defending its role in the rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, ISRO today said the agency had played its role in the largest rescue operations in the country, saving thousands of

  • odish 20 students injured as bomb explodes in classroom

    Odish: 20 students injured as bomb explodes in classroom

    July 01, 2013 21:59 IST

    Cuttack (Odisha), Jul 1: At least 20 students were injured when a low intensity crude bomb exploded inside a class room of a government-run school on the outskirts of Cuttack city today, police said.The blast

  • diesel to cost 50 paise more per litre

    Diesel to cost 50 paise more per litre

    July 01, 2013 21:17 IST

    New Delhi, July 1: Diesel will become costlier by 50 paise per litre excluding taxes from Monday midnight, the country's largest oil marketing company Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said.The company said despite the increase, marketing

  • 68 000 affected by assam floods one dead

    68,000 affected by Assam floods, one dead

    July 01, 2013 21:15 IST

    Guwahati/Morigaon, July 1: The first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora and overrun vast tracks of human habitation and farm land.A

  • najeeb jung delhi s new lt. governor

    Najeeb Jung Delhi's new Lt. Governor

    July 01, 2013 21:19 IST

    New Delhi, July 1: Najeeb Jung, vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia here, has been named the Lt. Governor of Delhi, replacing Tejendra Khanna.According to a presidential announcement, former Delhi police commissioner K.K. Paul has

  • know the controversies about ram setu the adam s bridge

    Know the controversies about Ram Setu - The Adam's bridge

    March 10, 2014 17:00 IST

    New Delhi: Ram Sethu, also known as Sethusamudram and Adam's Bridge is a stretch of limestone shoals that runs from Pamban Island near Rameshwaram in South India to Mannar Island off the northern coast of

  • 1 350 evacuated from badrinath un says over 11 000 missing

    1,350 evacuated from Badrinath, UN says over 11,000 missing

    July 01, 2013 20:58 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1: A total of 1,350 people have been evacuated from Badrinath while over 3,500 remain untraced in flood-hit Uttarakhand even as a UN agency estimated that the number of missing could be

  • punjab govt clears subsidy for agriculture power tariff

    Punjab govt clears subsidy for Agriculture Power tariff

    July 01, 2013 20:45 IST

    Chandigarh, July 1:Punjab government on Monday approved a proposal for providing Rs. 1.16 crore subsidy for metered electric supply at Agriculture Power (AP) tariff to dairy, goatery, piggery and fish farmers besides others engaged in

  • gujarat model is an exaggeration chidambaram

    Gujarat model is an exaggeration: Chidambaram

    July 01, 2013 19:31 IST

    New Delhi, July 1: The much-touted Gujarat model of development is “flawed” and “a bit of an exaggeration”, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today, affirming that this model would not work for the whole country.Flaunted

  • coalgate naveen jindal group misrepresented facts says cbi

    Coalgate: Naveen Jindal group misrepresented facts, says CBI

    July 01, 2013 18:36 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1: The Naveen Jindal Group had allegedly “misrepresented” facts and was shown favour by the Jharkhand Government which dropped other firms from its recommendation for allocation of coal blocks in the state

  • uttarakhand govt imposes blanket ban on constructions along

    Uttarakhand govt imposes blanket ban on constructions along river banks

    July 01, 2013 21:19 IST

    Dehradun, July 1: Imposing a blanket ban on construction of houses and commercial establishments along the banks of rivers, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today announced setting up of a statutory body to look into

  • ishrat encounter gujarat hc rejects absconding addl dgp

    Ishrat encounter: Gujarat HC rejects absconding Addl DGP Pandey's petition

    July 01, 2013 18:13 IST

    Ahmedabad, Jul 1:  In a major blow to absconding Additional Director General of Police P P Pandey, the Gujarat High Court today dismissed his petition seeking quashing of a complaint against him in the Ishrat

  • no age limit for vehicle to ply on road centre tell sc

    No age limit for vehicle to ply on road: Centre tell SC

    July 01, 2013 18:04 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1:  Vehicles can ply on the roads irrespective of their age if they satisfy prescribed norms and standards, the Centre today told the Supreme Court.  “Even though, the central government is empowered to

  • cut away portion e aadhaar valid proofs of identity address

    Cut away portion, e-Aadhaar valid proofs of identity, address

    July 01, 2013 17:54 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1: In a bid to allay concerns of stakeholders on the validity of e-Aadhaar and cut-away portion of Aadhaar letter, UIDAI today said either of the two will be considered a valid

  • jk police has won national acclaim for peace in state dgp

    JK police has won national acclaim for peace in state: DGP

    July 01, 2013 16:02 IST

    Jammu, July 1: Jammu and Kashmir Police has won national acclaim for its role in maintaining peace and security in the state, Director General of Police Ashok Prasad said today.Addressing a passing out parade of

  • goa to ban plaster of paris ganesh idols again

    Goa to ban Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols again

    July 01, 2013 15:42 IST

    Panaji, July 1: The Goa government proposes to impose a ban on Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) which, after immersion, end up polluting the water source, state Environment Minister Alina Saldanha said

  • wife bats for kerala ex minister facing sex scandal heat

    Wife bats for Kerala ex-minister facing sex scandal heat

    July 01, 2013 15:24 IST

    Kochi, July 1: The wife of beleaguered former Kerala minister Jose Thettayil Monday came out in support of her husband, stating that he was not involved in the alleged sexual exploitation of a woman.A 30-year-old

  • ishrat jahan encounter ib officer kumar not be named in

    Ishrat Jahan encounter IB officer Kumar not be named in first CBI chargesheet

    July 01, 2013 14:40 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1:  Special Director of Intelligence Bureau Rajendra Kumar will not be named in the first charge sheet to be filed by CBI on July four as the agency will be seeking more

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