Purnia (Bihar): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today conducted an aerial survey of storm-hit districts of Bihar and took stock of the situation as death toll in the Tuesday's killer Nor'wester mounted to 55.  “The

Patna: The toll in the killer Nor'wester in Bihar rose to 55 with one more person dying today in the worst-hit Purnea district even as an alert has been sounded for north-eastern regions of the

1. PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate global exhibition on servicesIn an effort to give a thrust to services exports, India is organising a global exhibition on services that will see participation from sixty countries including

New Delhi: Overruling the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, government today went ahead with a proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under laws for

New Delhi: A proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under adult laws was cleared by the government today."The Cabinet has approved amendments to the

New Delhi: The government today said it has not yet agreed to industry body COAI's demand to extend the May 3 deadline for implementing full mobile number portability (MNP) across the country.The Cellular Operators Association

New Delhi: Accusing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of "insulting the most popular mandate" by terming the BJP-led NDA government as "anti-people", the BJP on Sunday said the Congress leader uttered a "white lie" while addressing

New Delhi: Amid the raging debate globally over net neutrality, which has evoked a strong reaction from stakeholders in India, domain experts feel that an unshackled access to the Internet world isn't feasible in India

New Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hinted that government may back an open Internet to spread digital literacy. Prasad said that common men should be able to access Internet without discrimination and declared that

New Delhi: Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today asked tech giant Apple to consider opening an R&D facility in India as the country offers great business opportunities.The Minister, who met Apple Head Compliance

New Delhi: The fertilser industry on Wednesday hailed the cabinet approval to the supply of gas at uniform price through a pooling mechanism, but said it does not address other issues troubling the sector.“The price

New Delhi: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has appealed to the telecom companies to pay the 25% of the upfront money amounting to Rs. 29,000 crore due from the spectrum auctions by March end.The govt

New Delhi: Idea Cellular emerged as the top bidder in the latest round of auctions for telecom spectrum with a total commitment of Rs.30,306 crore, the government announced on Thursday after the Supreme Court relaxed

New Delhi: Trust an ex-telecom minister who is also a legal eagle -- an attribute he shares with current incumbent Ravi Shankar Prasad -- to point out a "crucial flaw" in the on-going spectrum auctions.Kapil

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintained the government was not "in favour of curtailing honest criticism".The Supreme Court

New Delhi: A building, where nobody  can sneak in easily, is being invaded by those on whom even all the MPs taken together fall ineffective – the mosquitoes.Yes, as complained by the members of Rajya

New Delhi: Under attack for sexist remarks, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today remained unapologetic for his comments on women's complexion, as he raked it up again saying he was ready for a debate on the

New Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that fears of mobile towers being hazardous to health are not true, adding that reports from the World Health Organisation do not substantiate the claim.Replying

As the government faces yet another arbitration over tax disputes, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the Vodafone tax issue could have been handled differently but emphasised that the whole taxing scenario in India

New Delhi: Department of Telecom (DoT) has received a request from an intelligence agency to block the application We Phone on charge that it allows identity of the caller to remain hidden, Parliament was informed