Communal tension continues in Kurnool
AMNADONI/ KURNOOL (AP): Communal tension continued at Adoni town of Kurnool district on Tuesday despite imposition of curfew and prohibitory order in the area.
Parliament remains stalled for fourth day on Lokayukta
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led opposition stalled the proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament for the fourth day on Tuesday on the issue of the appointment of the Lokayukta in…
India, B’desh sign historic boundary agreement
DHAKA: (AMN) India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a historic protocol on land boundary agreement after detailed talks between Prime Minister Dr. Mahmohan Singh and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Term of 2G Spectrum JPC extended
TIA Special CorrespondentNew Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee probing into 2G Spectrum scam Tuesday got an extension of its tenure till the last day of the next Budget session.
Sibal asks telcom cos to work in national interest
NEW DELHI:(AMN) Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today warned that growth of the telecom industry would not be meaningful if companies did not align their profit-making motives with the national interest.
Maya slams Wikileaks, Assange hits back
TIA CorrespondentLUCKNOW: Upset over leaked US diplomatic cables, the UP Chief Minister, Mayawati, Tuesday castigated the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for calling her "egomanic". She said that he should be…
High level committee to curb black money
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The government has set up a high level Committee to examine ways to strengthen laws to curb generation of black-money in the country, its illegal transfer abroad…
Amar Singh sent to Tihar jail
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and two former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs were Tuesday arrested and sent to judicial custody for…
Improve teacher-student ratio: President
NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil on Monday stressed the need to improve the teacher-student ratio and favoured an increase in the gross enrolment ratio which stands at 73 per cent.
Govt to provide quality education: PM
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that the Government is committed to providing quality education to all children. Addressing the National Award winning teachers here on