New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central government to apprise it the steps taken on the issue of alleged flouting of government regulations by radio cabs here. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw hearing a PIL filed by a lawyer who sought action […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The pristine beaches of Goa, snowy mountains of Himachal Pradesh and glitz and glamour of Mumbai were all trumped by the national capital to top the list of most favourite destinations in India, according to a survey. Conducted by by Wego, a travel search site, the survey has declared New […]
Gurgaon, Dec 10 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday announced changes in the electricity supply schedule for the rural and suburban areas while keeping the number of hours of supply unchanged at 14 hours – the same under the previous government. People were expecting longer supply hours for their homes and agriculture tubewells as was promised […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) There were no intelligence inputs to suggest that Al Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror groups have been working together to target Indian cities, parliament was told Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that both the terrorist organizations […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) India has taken up with Pakistan reports of persecution of minority groups, including Hindus, in that country and been told by Islamabad that it looks after the welfare of all its citizens, particularly the minority community, parliament was told Wednesday. Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V. K. Singh […]
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) Pharma major Cipla’s Mauritius-based subsidiary Meditab Holding Ltd is selling its entire equity stake of 48.22 percent, valued at $18.5 million (Rs.115 crore), in Jiangsu Cdymax Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd in China. In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Wednesday, the city-based company said it had entered into a […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) There is no proposal to discontinue police verification for issuing of passports by making submission of Aadhar Cards mandatory, parliament was told Wednesday. This was stated by Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V. K. Singh in the Lok Sabha in answer to a query.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Road development projects have shown a significant pick-up after the new government assumed office due to faster clearances by agencies and implementing by contractors, a report by ratings agency Crisil Research said. In the report released Tuesday, the agency said that work on a majority of the 16 road development […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the recent ordinance on coal block allocations, even as it declined a batch of petitions by private companies seeking that it re-look its Sep 24 order cancelling 214 coal blocks allocated from 1993 to 2011. The plea challenging the coal […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Three days after one of its drivers raped a woman commuter, “all activities” of global cab company Uber were banned in Delhi Monday and the accused was sent to three days in policy custody to verify his past crimes. As street protests erupted in the city demanding action against the […]