Sibal says no to JPC probe into 2 G scam
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The government has once again rejected the Opposition demand for a JPC probe into the allocation of 2G spectrum. The Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday said…
France backs India for UNSC, NSG
BANGALORE: (AMN) France has backed India’s bid for a permanent membership in the UN Security Council. It has also supported India’s civil nuclear programme. Addressing the scientists at the Indian…
Air fares to stabilize within a week: Govt.
MUMBAI: (AMN) Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that air-fares that had risen astronomically in the last month will stabilise within a week. Talking to media persons here…
CBI looking for hackers
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered a case against unknown persons for hacking and defacement of its official website by people who identified themselves…
Parliament completes financial business amid din
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Parliament on Friday completed its financial business for the Winter Session amid repeated disruption by the opposition parties. The Rajya Sabha returned relevant Railway Appropriation Bills and…
Govt for enhancing Bhopal victims compensation
NEW DELHI: Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of compensation from 750 crore rupees to 7,700 crore for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. More…
Notice to 15 officers in Adarsh scam
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has sent notices to 15 top bureaucrats whose kin own flats in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai asking them to explain the source…
Radia tapes:SC seeks govt response to Tata plea
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the government of India on Ratan Tata‘s petition regarding the leakage of Niira Radia tapes. The apex court on…
From ‘brain drain’ to ‘brain gain’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India has overcome the problem of ‘brain drain’ and is drawing on the global ‘brain bank’ of people of Indian…
India successfully test-fired BrahMos
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday successfully test-fired the super-sonic BrahMos cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipore off Odisha coast. The 290-km range missile was test-fired at 11…