April 20, 2006
Starting the endgame of the embarrassing situation created by Indian High Commissioner Harish Dogra, the Government today named K P Ernest as India’s new envoy to Wellington.
April 20, 2006
April 20, 2006
A day after BCCI chief Sharad Pawar said Abu Dhabi is one of the preferred venues for India-Pakistan matches, it turns out that the Sheikh Zayed stadium will host a tri-series in September-October.
April 20, 2006
April 20, 2006
Foreign Direct Investment inflows registered the single-largest jump in 2005-06
April 20, 2006
April 19, 2006
For ‘affirmative action’; dam row in mind, says development must not be perceived as a threat
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
With Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand Harish Dogra disobeying orders and refusing to honour a recall order from South Block, the government has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against him.
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
The Supreme Court has told high courts across the country not to overstep the limits of their power by playing a pro-active role even when faced with a legal vacuum.
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
The Delhi High Court today upheld an order of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to impound the passports of Rajasthan MLA Jagat Singh
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
The Congress-led UDF got a major campaign showpiece today, when the Kerala High Court set aside the Election Commission’s bar on the government signing the project agreement for the Rs 1500-crore Smart City
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
Taking off from where he had left a couple of months back, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used another book launch ceremony
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
His own reputation at stake in home state Uttar Pradesh, BJP president Rajnath Singh finally forced an unwilling Vinay Katiyar to accept the party nomination to fight Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha by-election.
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
Twice rejected by lower courts, accused gets bail, will stay away from city
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
In an indication that the Army’s role in the government’s crackdown on Naxalites would perceptibly increase this year, Army chief General JJ Singh
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
The Indo-US agreement providing for assistance by the American Federal Aviation Authority in developing and modernizing civil aviation information in managerial, operational and technical areas was approved by the Union Government today.
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
An international cricketers’ association is threatening to go on strike, demanding a better playing schedule, but Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar is clear: ‘‘Those who can’t stand the heat should stay out’’.
April 19, 2006
April 19, 2006
100 pc polling in two booths in West Midnapore — Garbeta East, Nayagram
April 19, 2006
April 18, 2006
Dam height Centre to set up review mechanism to sort out rehab; admits Soz report was ‘ocular impression’
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
With New Delhi rejecting the clause in the proposed bilateral civil nuclear agreement that cooperation will be discontinued if India detonates a nuclear device, a US technical team will be arriving here for negotiations with a fresh draft of the agreement in a couple of weeks.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
Even though it seemed unlikely on Sunday that work would be suspended on the Narmada dam, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi continued with his one-man show, breaking his fast only at 7 pm on Monday.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar called off her 20-day hunger strike here at Jantar Mantar today following the Supreme Court’s decision to hear NBA’s rehabilitation plea on May 1.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
In yet another sensational political move, AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today got popular Tamil film actor Sarath Kumar to join her party at Theni in south Tamil Nadu where she has been campaigning.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
Even as Moreh unites in voicing support for business tycoon V Shekhar’s arrest — arrested by security forces on April 14 on charges of being the “finance secretary” of Valley-based militant outfit United National Liberation Front
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
A pre-contract integrity pact for all defence procurements exceeding Rs 100 crore has been made mandatory. Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today that a standardised integrity clause from now on would be a part of all pre-contract negotiations.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
India's Milkman, Verghese Kurien, former chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, was today appointed Chancellor of Allahabad University.
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
Three weeks after quitting the Lok Sabha in the wake of the controversy over the office-of-profit issue, Congress president Sonia Gandhi tod...
April 18, 2006
April 18, 2006
Legislators of state Assembly and Council, led by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, on Monday issued a four-month ultimatum to the Central government for filing its affidavit in the Supreme Court in a case relating to Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute.
April 18, 2006