Church slams US for tagging Indians
NEW DELHI: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in India (CBCI) has criticized the US for electronically tagging Indian students, following a raid on a California university.
NRIs can cast votes in home constituencies
NEW DELHI: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies. The Centre has notified rules in this regard. NRIs would have to register as voters and be…
DoP joins hands with UIDAI
NEW DELHI: Department of Posts has joined hands with Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI to provide Unique Identification Number, 'Aadhaar' to the people.
Assam approves 50% quota for women in Panchayat
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved reservation of 50 per cent Panchayat seats for women. The Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister, Mr. Tarun Gogoi has also approved formation of…
VP for geosciences in secondary education
NEW DELHI: The Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari today underlined the need to integrate geosciences into secondary and tertiary education. He emphasised the need to make geosciences available as a…
Corruption is hurdle to growth says PM
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Friday strongly spoke out against corruption saying it strikes at the roots of governance. Addressing the two day state Chief Secretaries conference…
Chidambaram reviews security situation in JK
SRINAGAR: The Union Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram Friday concluded the two day visit of Jammu and Kashmir State after taking stock of the overall security situation of the State…
Egyptians unite to oust Mubarak
CAIRO: (AMN) Defying military orders, thousands of Egyptians organised a huge protest Tahrir square to reinforce their demand for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Probe finds procedural lapses in telecoms scam
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Shivraj Patil Committee has concluded that there were procedural lapses in the allocation of 2G Spectrum from 2003 when the NDA was in power and later…
1350 crore plan to strengthen medical education
CHANDIGARH: (AMN) Union Health Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday said that an ambitious scheme costing 1350 crores is being implemented soon to strengthen the fabric of medical education in…