The much-anticipated Mumbai Monorail – India’s first – was inaugurated here Saturday, with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and several media persons climbing aboard for the inaugural ride. The 8.93-km-long Monorail, running between Chembur and Wadala in the east-south direction, comprising the first phase, will be open to the public from […]
Amid efforts to repair frayed India-US relations after a major diplomatic row over the arrest of Devyani Khobragade on charges of visa fraud, US prosecutors have challenged the Indian diplomat’s claims of immunity. Khobragade is not immune from prosecution on charges of visa fraud and making false statements, Indian-American US prosecutor Preet Bharara’s office argued […]
The opposition Congress Saturday demanded the resignation of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying the Justice M.B. Shah commission probing illegal mining in the state, had indicted his government. Former minister and senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik said the chief minister should take moral responsibility for the scam and resign immediately. He also demanded the […]
The Election Commission has sought views of political parties by Feb 7 on its draft guidelines on election manifestos which suggest parties only make promises which can be fulfilled and narrate “ways and means” to meet financial requirements of poll sops. In a letter to chiefs of all national and state political parties Saturday, the […]
For its energy efficient measures, the Delhi Metro has become the first rail system in the world to be awarded the Gold Standard foundation — a globally accepted certification standard for carbon mitigation projects, a statement said Sunday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) registered for the certification as the energy efficiency measures undertaken in […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday rued the neglect of museology as a subject of study, and said Indian museums should change strategies to become institutions of learning. Inaugurating the bicentenary celebrations of the Indian Museum, the oldest of its kind in the country, the prime minister said the role and purpose of museums all over […]
In a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blamed it for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. “Has anybody thought about the law and order situation of the state (UP)?” Modi asked at a rally here, adding that the SP should be […]
Apprised about various issues faced by West Bengal, like rising cases of crime against women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday assured action including sending an NCW team to probe reported cases, the state Congress Sunday said. A team of Congress leaders, led by state chief Pradip Bhattacharya, met Manmohan Singh who was in the city […]
cIndian Americans, who have the highest income among America’s multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income for their children’s college education, according to a new study. This heavy emphasis on higher education, however, leads to times when Indian Americans prioritise saving for their children over saving for themselves, according to the third biennial […]
roThe first step has been taken for the long-harassed Mumbai commuters experiencing an era of world-class travel with the country’s first Monorail. Used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable – though extremely reliable – suburban trains and BEST buses, the Monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9-km-long journey. After a series of successful […]