More foreign travellers opting for visa on arrival
byNew Delhi: A total of 941 visas were issued under the Visa on Arrival (VoA) scheme in July 2012 as compared to 820 visas in…
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Ramdev detained on way to parliament
byNew Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was detained by police Monday as he led protestors towards parliament seeking the return of black money stashed abroad…
Armed Forces’ Grievances Need Urgent Attention
byThe suicide of a soldier, V. Arun, from Kerala in Jammu and Kashmir was raised in parliament. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged MPs not…
Ramdev to continue fast, gives deadline to PM
byNew Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he has set a deadline for Sunday evening for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act on his demands,…
Akhilesh Yadav to speed up Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor
byLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said that his government would extend all possible help to the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) since…
Cheaper bus travel for over a million students in Karnataka
byBangalore: Karnataka Saturday reduced annual bus pass rates for students by up to Rs. 200, a step which will benefit nearly 1.5 million students. The…
Himachal bus accident – toll rises to 51 dead, 46 injured
byShimla: At least 51 people, including 18 women, were killed and 46 others injured Saturday when an overcrowded bus rolled into a gorge in…
PM in denial on economic situation: BJP
byNew Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of living in denial over the country’s economic situation. Talking to reporters…
Hamid Ansari sworn in as vice president
byNew Delhi: Hamid Ansari took oath as India’s vice president for a second consecutive term at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan here Saturday. Ansari…
Don’t draw unwarranted conclusions, PM tells rating agencies
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday took international rating agencies to task for cutting India’s growth forecast and asserted that the fundamentals of the…