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January 4, 2012 8:19 PM

CBI sets up anti-human trafficking unit in Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, has set up an anti-human trafficking unit in its special crime zone office in Delhi. According to an official release, this unit will be responsible for collecting and analyzing the data on kidnapping and abduction of persons from across the country. It will...

January 4, 2012 8:16 PM

Deafness & Cancer are challenging health problem for ENT doctors: Ansari

The Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari said that deafness and Cancer are two significant challenging health problems for ENT doctors. He was inaugurating the 64th Annual Conference of the Association of OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS of India in Allahabad on Wednesday. Highlighting the gravity of deafness, th...

January 4, 2012 8:05 PM

New delhi expresses satisfaction on China's response

After China initiated criminal proceedings against five locals suspected to be responsible for the torture of two Indian businessmen, New Delhi has said that it is satisfied with quick response by the authorities in Beijing. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters after Chinese envoy ca...

January 4, 2012 8:03 PM

SC stays HC order disqualifying 5 MLAs of Haryana

The Supreme Court today stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order disqualifying five state MLAs of Haryana Janhit Congress for joining the ruling Congress party and the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government.A Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and S S Nijjar stayed the December 20, 2011 judgement of the ...

January 4, 2012 5:52 PM

India free from bird flu, H5N1 says Govt

India has become free from bird flu, H5N1. The government has made a declaration to this effect. An official release issued in New Delhi said, the states have been advised to have strict surveillance, especially in the vulnerable areas bordering the infected countries and in areas visited by the mig...

January 4, 2012 5:47 PM

19000 cr approved for Udhampur-Qazigund Rail line in J&K

The government today approved an additional fund of Rs 19000 crore for completion of Udhampur-Qazigund Railway line project in Jammu and Kashmir. This was stated by the Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah after a meeting of Cabinet Committee of Infrastructure in New Delhi today...

January 4, 2012 5:16 PM

China initiates criminal proceedings in torture of 2 Indian businessmen

China has initiated criminal proceedings against five locals suspected for the torture of two Indian businessmen. Bejing had promised to address the issue and give due attention to the safety of Indian nationals on its soil.The assurance was given by Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yan when he met Joint Se...

January 4, 2012 5:15 PM

Govt to present Union Budget in 2nd week of March

The government today said that it will present the Union Budget for 2012-13 in the second week of March. This was stated by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee while talking to reporters in New Delhi today. Our correspondent reports that government has postponed the budget in view of the Assembly elec...

January 4, 2012 2:16 PM

Jobs increase by over 3% in quarter ending September

Despite global economic slowdown, employment in the country registered a growth of over three percent in the quarter ending September.According to the twelfth quick employment survey of the Labour and Employment Ministry, the maximum increase of two lakh jobs was in the IT and BPO sector followed by...

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