DGCA to airlines: Scale down tariffs
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is analysing feedback that some of the fares in the tariff charts put up by airlines on their websites are exorbitant and need to be scaled down, top g
Defence land encroached in Lucknow
The ministry of defence (MoD) informed Parliament on Wednesday that “some portion of defence land” in Lucknow in the “Trans Gomti Rifle Range” on the left bank of the Gomti river has been encroached b
Trinamul for Sonia role to curb CPM ‘terror’
Trinamul Congress (TMC) MPs on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and sought her intervention in curbing “CPI(M)-led terror” in West Bengal.
Lok Sabha condemns Varanasi blast
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Varanasi in which a two-year-old girl was killed and over 30 persons were injured.
Nobel fallout: BRIC divided, IBSA intact
The turnout at Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo has lessons for India and China alike.
US offers help to investigate Varanasi blast
The US has offered India help in investigating the Varanasi blast. Tim Roemer, the American ambassador to India, made the offer in a meeting with national security adviser Shivshankar Menon.
SC questions basis of Raja telecom policy
While concluding the hearing in the 2G spectrum scam case on the issue of monitoring of the CBI probe, the Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the very basis of the policy followed by former communi
SC concern over loans to licencees
After a marathon hearing stretching into weeks, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in the 2G spectrum scam case on the question of monitoring of the CBI investigation and indicated th
Parliament logjam on for 19th day
With both the government and the Opposition sticking to their stated position on the joint parliamentary probe (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Parliament could not function for the 19th con
Traffic snarls during Raja raids
It was all quiet when the CBI sleuths swooped down on the official residence of former telecom minister A. Raja to carry out the raids in connection with 2G spectrum early on Wednesday morning.