Special Scheme for 60 Naxal districts
NEW DELHI: The union government on Friday approved a Special Scheme for 60 districts in nine states affected by Left Wing extremism. According to a decision taken by the Cabinet…
Parliament stalled for 11th day over 2 G scam
NEW DELHI: The Opposition demand for a JPC probe into 2G spectrum scam continued to rock Parliament for the 11th working day in a row today. While the Lok Sabha…
Aung San SuuKyi; A modern-day Moses
A.J. Philip/WHEN I received an invitation to attend the release in India of the book, "Than Shwe: Unmasking of Burma’s Tyrant" by Benedict Rogers, I decided to attend the function,…
MoEF show cause notice to Jindal project
NEW DELHI: In another setback for the Orissa government, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) Friday issued show cause notice to M/s Jindal Power Plant for the violation of Environment…
Census keeps track of dwindling Anglo-Indians
BY JULIAN S DAS,/ KOLKATA: A census of Anglo-Indians under way in West Bengal will help the community keep track of the dwindling flock and, they hope, redress their problems.…
Nitish begins second inning in Bihar
PATNA: A confidant Nitish Kumar began his second inning as chief minister of Bihar. He took oath of office at the historic Gandhi maidan here. He was administered oath of…
On 26/11 India pledges to punish perpetrators
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: (AMN) While paying homage to the victims on the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror sticks, India on Friday pledged to redouble efforts to bring the…
Forming cabinet a tough task for Andhra CM
NEW DELHI / HYDERBAD: (AMN) The new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is holding widespread consultations over formation of his cabinet. He has held…
Switch mobile operator but keep number
ROHTAK (HARYANA): Union Minister of Communication Kapil Sibal launched Mobile Number Portability, MNP, service here on Thursday. He announced that this service will be launched for rest of the country…