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February 23, 2016 7:23 AM

India makes fresh push towards seeking associate membership of CERN

India today made a fresh push towards seeks associate membership of prestigious European Organisation for Nuclear Research, popularly known as CERN. A high-level delegation of the Geneva-based scientific body met Union Minister for Science and Technlogy Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Prime ...

February 23, 2016 7:23 AM

Quadricycles: SC asks Centre to place before it report of high-level committee

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to place before it a report of a high-level committee which was set up to frame rules on new category of vehicles, including quadricycles. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur also sought the response on the specific safety standards to be foll...

February 23, 2016 7:14 AM

Budget Session of Parliament begins today

Budget Session of Parliament will begin today. Since it is the first session of the new calendar year, it will begin with the address of President Pranab Mukherjee to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. During the session, the Rail Budget will be presented on 25th and General Bud...

February 23, 2016 7:12 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan convenes all party meeting in New Delhi

An all party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was held in New Delhi last evening. The meeting, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, discussed ways to the smooth functioning of the House. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said, all pa...

February 23, 2016 7:05 AM

JNU case: SC to confine itself to violence in Patiala House court complex

The Supreme Court has made it clear that it would confine itself to the violence in Patiala House court complex on February 15th and 17th in which JNU students, teachers and journalists were attacked during hearing of sedition case against JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. A bench comprising Justic...

February 23, 2016 7:05 AM

Prez Pranab to inaugurate 1st ever Gender Park at Kozhikode on Saturday

In Kerala, the first ever Gender Park in the country to promote research and other initiatives to enable total gender equality will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at Kozhikode on Saturday. The park has come up on a 24-acre campus. It is an initiative of the Department of Social Justice...

February 22, 2016 9:18 PM

LS Speaker calls all-party meeting ahead of Budget Session

An all party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, ahead of Budget Session of Parliament, held in New Delhi this evening. The meeting discussed ways to the smooth functioning of the House. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, TMC leader ...

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