National

January 27, 2012 6:04 PM

Navy inducts 2nd sail training ship INS Sudarshini in Kochi

The second sail training ship of the Indian Navy, INS Sudarshani was commissioned at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Friday.Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Southern Naval Command, Vice Admiral K N Sushil commissioned the vessel.The Ship, built by the Goa Shipyard, can sail up to 20 da...

January 27, 2012 5:38 PM

CVC recommends major penalty against 81 officers

The Central Vigilance Commission, CVC has recommended major penalty against 81 officers of various departments for their alleged involvement in illegal practices.An official release said, the maximum 36 officials are from public sector banks including ten officials of Syndicate Bank, nine of Punjab ...

January 27, 2012 2:18 PM

Odisha, Assam & West Bengal get additional food grains at subsidized rates

Centre has allocated additional food grains to Odisha, Assam and West Bengal at subsidized rates under the Targeted Public Distribution System.According to an official release, Odisha has been made additional allocation of nearly 3,000 million tonnes of rice for distribution to over 17,000 above pov...

January 27, 2012 2:14 PM

2G scam: Essar and Loop Telecom promoters skip court hearing

The promoters of Essar group Anshuman and Ravi Ruia and promoters of Loop Telecom I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan today failed to appear before a Delhi court trying the 2G spectrum case. Their lawyers claimed they have not been duly served with the summons. The Special CBI Judge had earlier on Decembe...

January 27, 2012 2:08 PM

Twitter can censor tweets on country-by-country basis

Twitter has announced that it can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, a move which may augur well for India which urged social media websites to remove offensive contents.The proposed move comes amid a legal clash between India and global Internet giants, including Google, Y...

January 27, 2012 2:07 PM

Odisha, Assam & West Bengal gets additional food grains at subsidized rates

Centre has allocated additional food grains to Odisha, Assam and West Bengal at subsidized rates under the Targeted Public Distribution System.According to an official release, Odisha has been made additional allocation of nearly 3,000 million tonnes of rice for distribution to over 17,000 above pov...

January 27, 2012 1:50 PM

Pranab to take part in Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to share his views on Indian and global economic conditions with business leaders during his two-day visit to Chicago starting tomorrow. AIR correspondent reports, he would be addressing the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, where many business leaders,...

January 27, 2012 1:21 PM

UGC proposes 20 Exclusive Universities for Women

Espousing the cause of women's education, the 12th Plan document of the University Grants Commission, UGC, has proposed 20 exclusive universities for them and 800 constituent colleges under the Central varsities.This is to ensure equity in access to quality education. The UGC has also sought a ...

January 27, 2012 1:16 PM

Food inflation remains in negative zone

Food inflation remained in the negative zone for the fourth week in a row, at minus 1.03 per cent for the week ended January 14, on account of cheaper vegetables. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, had stood at minus 0.42 per cent in the previous week, and above 17 per cent in...

January 26, 2012 10:44 PM

Lt. Navdeep Singh awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously

President Mrs Patil presented Ashok Chakra -the highest peacetime gallantry award posthumously to Lieutenant Navdeep Singh who died foiling an infiltration attempt by Pakistan-based terrorists along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.Lieutenant Singh was a platoon commander of the 15 Maratha Light Infantr...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.