New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) AIIMS on Tuesday rejected allegations by its forensic department head Sudhir Gupta, who in a letter to Health Minister J.P. Nadda claimed there was an attempt to oust him from his post following his ethical stand in the Sunanda Pushkar murder case. “There was no extraneous pressure ever put on […]
New Delhi During the week of April 6 to 12, average carbon dioxide (CO2) levels touched 404.02 parts per million (ppm), the highest-ever in recent human history – and 15 percent above the levels of 350 ppm scientists say is ideal for Earth. The months of February, March and April had monthly average CO2 levels […]
By Amit Kapoor The Narendra Modi Modi government, which completes a year in office on May 26, had won last year’s general elections on the plank of development and its promise to bring in ‘Acche Din’. Here is a performance snapshot of the major initiatives undertaken by the government in various broad areas. These include […]
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) On the eve of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy review, India Inc, stock analysts and even the government have urged the apex bank to cut key lending rates and ease the monetary policy. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (Ficci’s) President Jyotsna Suri […]
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told a special court hearing a money laundering case related to allocation of 2G spectrum that former telecom minister A. Raja had conspired with other accused to grant telecom licences to ineligible firms. For this, Rs.200 crore was paid by promoters of Swan Telecom […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Activists and academics on Sunday came out strongly against the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of following the worst policies of the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government. “The media has been giving a view that everything is fine and the economy is looking up which is not true,” Jayati Ghosh, academic […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday dismissed any perception of being overshadowed in her work by a “proactive prime minister”, saying she views it as a “support”. Taking questions on all issues, including on the perception that she has been keeping a low profile after becoming minister or on […]
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” is all set to release across India on June 26, and Oscar-winning director Pete Docter says the whole story sparked from watching his daughter grow up. “Inside Out” was inspired by Docter’s daughter Ellie, who incidentally was also the voice behind Ellie , one of the characters in […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to re-promulgation of the land ordinance, which was to expire next month. Rashtrapati Bhavan officials told IANS that the president signed the ordinance before leaving on an official visit to Sweden and Belarus. The recommendation for re-promulgation of the ordinance was sent […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her “only regret” in her year in office has been the failure so far to bring back the 39 abducted Indians from Iraq, which she hoped to do soon. “My only regret is that while we have evacuated thousands of our […]