National

October 17, 2012 6:38 PM

V Prez inaugurates seminar on 'India & Central Asia'

The Vice President of India Mohd. Hamid Ansari has said that different aspects of modern Central Asia are being studied in research institutions across the country .He said the need of the hour is to enhance coordination and cooperation amongst them to avoid overlapping, ensure better utilization of...

October 17, 2012 6:25 PM

Kingfisher to extend lockout as meeting failed to resolve deadlock

Kingfisher Airlines, which has been grounded since September 29, on Wednesday said it will have to extend the October 20 deadline it had set for itself to resume operations, as a meeting with the striking employees on Wednesday failed to resolve the deadlock.On October 10, the airline had said it wo...

October 17, 2012 6:24 PM

Australian PM meets President, discusses bilateral & multilateral issues

Australian Prime Minister Ms. Julia Gillard on Wednesday called on the President Pranab Mukherjee and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral and multilateral issues. The issues include trade and investment, energy, supply of resources for India's economic development, education, and people to pe...

October 17, 2012 6:24 PM

Pranay Sahay appointed as DG of CRPF

Pranay Sahay, a 1975-batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, has been appointed as Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF. The appointment will be effective from the date of his taking over the charge of the post. Mr. Sahay is presently working as Director General of Sashastr...

October 17, 2012 5:45 PM

Delhi, Mumbai moving towards prosperity: UN

Mumbai and New Delhi figure among 95 world cities identified by the United Nations as those moving towards prosperity. Releasing the report on 'State of the World's Cities' in New Delhi, the Chief Researcher of the report, Edvardo Lopez Moreno said that the two Indian cities are half-...

October 17, 2012 5:29 PM

Telecom Commission recommends entire spectrum in 900 MHz to be reframed

The Telecom Commission, the highest decision making body of Department of Telecom (DoT), today recommended existing operators surrendering the entire spectrum in 900 MHz band at the time of their licence renewal in 2014. Speaking to media, Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said, the entire spectrum...

October 17, 2012 5:21 PM

National Consumer Helpline records 10,325 telephonic calls in Sep

The National Consumer Helpline has received 10,325 telephonic calls about consumer-related issues during the last month. It also received 1,344 complaints through the online complaint system. A maximum of 2712 calls were received from Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh (1623), Maharashtra (1189) and Ha...

October 17, 2012 5:18 PM

National anthem used to promote TV show, Centre asked to act

Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take action against a private television channel for allegedly misusing the national anthem in various cinema halls for commercial promotion of its reality show.A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the Centre to t...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.