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December 31, 2015 7:11 AM

EC asks C'garh Chief Secy to probe audio tape episode

The Election Commission has directed Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary to conduct an inquiry urgently into reported bribing of Congress candidate to withdraw his candidature from Antagarh bye-election in September last year. The Commission asked the Chief Secretary to submit the inquiry report by 7th of ...

December 31, 2015 7:08 AM

Indian embassy reaches out to distressed Indians in Saudi

Indian embassy officials in Saudi Arabia have reached out to distressed Indian nationals in Dubai who were duped by a placement agency. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed this through a tweet. <br/><br/>According to reports, about a dozen youth from eastern Uttar Pradesh we...

December 31, 2015 7:08 AM

PM to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Meerut Expressway project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today lay the foundation stone of ambitious Delhi-Meerut Expressway project, aimed at easing traffic congestion in the national capital. Presently there is only one route, NH-58 between Delhi and Meerut on which traffic remains jammed at several places, thus causing...

December 30, 2015 8:40 PM

India advises students seeking admission in US to verify details

India today again advised all students seeking admission in US educational institutions to do due diligence to ensure that the institutions to which they are seeking admission have proper authorization and capacities. <br/><br/>In an advisory, the External Affairs Ministry also asked the...

December 30, 2015 8:33 PM

PM to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Meerut Expressway project tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay tomorrow the foundation stone of ambitious Delhi-Meerut Expressway project. The project will cost 7566 Crore Rupees and will include construction of 74 Km long Delhi-Dasna-Meerut 14 lane Expressway and upgradation of 22 Km long Dasna-Hapur section of NH-24 in th...

December 30, 2015 8:26 PM

&apos;India test fires successfully long range surface to air missile

India today successfully test fired Long Range Surface to Air Missile, LR SAM from INS Kolkata. This is being considered as a significant milestone in enhancing Indian Navy's Anti Air Warfare capability. The firing trial of the LR SAM has been jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, DRDO and Is...

December 30, 2015 8:20 PM

Student loan can't be rejected on low job prospect grounds: HC

Madras High court has ruled that an educational loan cannot be rejected merely on the grounds that the employment opportunity was poor. The ruling was given by Justice K.Ravichandra Babu, while disposing a petition which sought to quash a State Bank of India order, rejecting the loan application of ...

December 30, 2015 8:15 PM

Shrinking strength of Cong in RS will make GST happen: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said shrinking strength of Congress in the Rajya Sabha will make Goods and Services Tax (GST) happen. He said the main opposition party will loose on numbers in the next round of bi-annual elections for the Upper House and even the number of their nominated suppor...

December 30, 2015 8:14 PM

&apos;India test fires successfully long range surface to air missile

India today successfully test fired Long Range Surface to Air Missile, LR SAM from INS Kolkata. This is being considered as a significant milestone in enhancing Indian Navy's Anti Air Warfare capability. The firing trial of the LR SAM has been jointly carried out by the Indian Navy, DRDO and Is...

December 30, 2015 8:14 PM

Govt hikes outlay of roof top small solar power plants to Rs 5,000 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved upscaling of Grid connected rooftop and small solar power plants programme to Rs 5000 crore . The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's financial outlay for 12th plan was Rs 600 crore for grid interactive rooftop and small solar sys...

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