The central government Monday decided to provide financial assistance of Rs.27.2 billion ($440 million) to the revived Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir district. The aid, to be provided over 12 years, was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, an official release said. The revival of the university will benefit 2,450 Indian and foreign […]
A cabinet panel Monday approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing a model solar power project at Neemrana in Rajasthan. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the formation of a SPV for implementation and operation of the model solar power project at Neemrana, Rajasthan as a 100 percent subsidiary […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday criticised the union home minister, saying Sushilkumar Shinde does not have the right to decide where he should sit for protest. “Who is Shinde to tell me where to protest and where not to. I am the chief minister of Delhi and I have the right to decide not […]
Delhiites woke up to an overcast Tuesday morning and were caught in unexpected rain as the day progressed. The Met Office has forecast rain throughout the day. “There will be light rain and thunder showers Tuesday with the day remaining cloudy,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. Some people took shelter under metro […]
Supreme Court Tuesday said that there cannot be any distinction whether a person on death row was convicted on charges of terror or otherwise in entertaining their petition challenging the rejection of their mercy petition on grounds of inordinate, unexplained and unreasonable delay by the president. The apex court constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Even as the Haryana government Tuesday claimed that the four-day strike called by government roadways employees unions has been put off, a section of the striking employees claimed the strike was very much on. Haryana Parliamentary Affairs Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed Tuesday that the Haryana Roadways Employees’ Coordination Committee has decided to call off […]
Four Delhi Metro stations in the heart of the capital, which were closed Monday, remained closed Tuesday as the protest led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet members continued for the second day. The unprecedented protest Monday forced Delhi Metro to shut four major stations – Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan and […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 1.34 points or 0.01 percent down in the pre-noon trade Tuesday. Good buying was seen in banking index (bankex) and auto sectors, while selling pressure was seen in IT and technology, media and technology (TECK) sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock […]
Security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh after Intelligence Bureau (IB) inputs warned that terrorists might slip in from the porous Indo-Nepal border and try to create trouble on the Republic Day. Additional Director General (Law and Order) Mukul Goel has written to all district police chiefs asking them to step up vigil “in […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) was the regulatory body for business schools, thus clearing the path for continuation of their autonomy. The apex court, in its Jan 16 order, was acting on an application filed in December last year by the Education Promotion Society of India […]