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Left’s latest wisdom: block foreign univsSubscriber Only
October 27, 2005 02:14 IST
Once again, the Left has put the UPA government in a spot, this time over its WTO position on letting foreign universities in.In a letter l...
Thu, Oct 27, 2005India opposes Iran’s separate pipeline proposalsSubscriber Only
October 27, 2005 01:16 IST
New Delhi has shot down Tehran’s proposal of two separate gas pipelines, one to India and another to Pakistan, saying it did not addres...
Thu, Oct 27, 2005Eye on Vienna, Iran invites India for gas pipeline talks; Delhi says we will be thereSubscriber Only
October 20, 2005 01:40 IST
Stepping up its diplomacy a month ahead of the second crucial vote in Vienna, Tehran has invited New Delhi for a second meeting on the propo...
Thu, Oct 20, 2005ASI to draw up monument mapSubscriber Only
October 20, 2005 00:58 IST
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning a heritage map for the country, logging in unprotected monuments and antiquities to cur...
Thu, Oct 20, 2005Saudi says no room for more Haj pilgrimsSubscriber Only
October 15, 2005 00:53 IST
India's plan to send more pilgrims next January for Haj has run into another problem: there is not enough accommodation to house the additio...
Sat, Oct 15, 2005Govt to tighten norms for partnership projectsSubscriber Only
October 13, 2005 00:00 IST
Government funding will not come easy for infrastructure projects that would be executed through public-private partnership (PPP). The Commi...
Thu, Oct 13, 2005Big boost for lone girl child: Free studySubscriber Only
September 22, 2005 01:18 IST
In a bid to correct the male-female sex ratio while promoting population control, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to ...
Thu, Sep 22, 2005Reservation: Maya slams Congress, PM gets ready to meet deadlineSubscriber Only
September 20, 2005 01:58 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not want the Congress to become a poll victim of Mayawati’s tirade on delays by the government in fi...
Tue, Sep 20, 2005Why PSU boards are dream destination for politiciansSubscriber Only
September 18, 2005 01:30 IST
It’s not just the Rs 10,000 allowance per meeting that makes the oil PSU boards an exciting destination for politicians.With their nuis...
Sun, Sep 18, 2005Govt’s own dept spikes Cong list for oil directorsSubscriber Only
September 17, 2005 02:09 IST
In an unprecedented decision which may raise the bar when it comes to cramming politicians into PSU boards, the Department of Public Enterpr...
Sat, Sep 17, 2005Caught trying to pack oil PSUs with Cong men and women, Petro Ministry now fudges factsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2005 02:12 IST
The Petroleum Ministry officially confirmed The Indian Express report today that a ‘‘majority’’ of its nominees for the ...
Fri, Sep 16, 2005Autonomy Aiyar style: pack oil PSUs with Cong men, womenSubscriber Only
September 15, 2005 02:05 IST
As per the Government’s guidelines, an independent director on the board of a navratna or a miniratna should be drawn from senior burea...
Thu, Sep 15, 2005Signs of thaw? Aiyar backs ONGC chief, board changes delayedSubscriber Only
September 07, 2005 02:08 IST
In the first sign that the Petroleum Ministry may be backing off in its standoff with ONGC chief Subir Raha, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar...
Wed, Sep 07, 2005Govt now plans to sack independent directors of all oil navratna PSUsSubscriber Only
September 06, 2005 02:46 IST
ONGC isn’t the only PSU the Government is interfering with and its chief Subir Raha is not the only one who may have to head for the ex...
Tue, Sep 06, 2005India abandons Myanmar-B’desh gas proposalSubscriber Only
September 02, 2005 01:42 IST
India has abandoned the option of bringing in Myanmar gas through Bangladesh. Instead, it is now proposing a power project in Myanmar while ...
Fri, Sep 02, 2005ONGC chief to Govt: Stop infiltrating board or I will quitSubscriber Only
August 30, 2005 03:33 IST
Highlighting once again the issue of Ministries interfering in PSUs, Subir Raha, chairman of the most profitable oil PSU, Oil & Natural Gas ...
Tue, Aug 30, 2005Mum’s the word for Mani Shankar AiyarSubscriber Only
August 28, 2005 02:07 IST
When Congress MP Rahul Gandhi asked Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar to set up a petroleum training school in Rae Bareli—his...
Sun, Aug 28, 2005FinMin frowns on petro duty cutSubscriber Only
August 26, 2005 01:52 IST
The finance ministry has declined to share the burden of oil marketing companies (OMCs) through a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel. I...
Fri, Aug 26, 2005Let’s shop for oil, gas together: India, ChinaSubscriber Only
August 24, 2005 03:15 IST
China may have outbid the Indian ONGC-Mittal combine to acquire prime Kazakh oil firm PetroKazakhstan but less than a fortnight ago, New Del...
Wed, Aug 24, 2005Meanwhile, Centre for super body to check UGC, keep tab on statesSubscriber Only
August 18, 2005 02:31 IST
In the name of promotion and coordination of higher education in the country, the Centre plans to clip the wings of the University Grants Co...
Thu, Aug 18, 2005Govt wants to fix fees in private collegesSubscriber Only
August 10, 2005 02:14 IST
The Government now wants to fix fees in private institutions for professional courses such as engineering, MBA, architecture, pharmacy and c...
Wed, Aug 10, 2005CoS okays Dabhol’s mega project statusSubscriber Only
August 08, 2005 00:36 IST
A Committee of Secretaries (CoS) has approved mega project status for the idling Dabhol power project and given import duty exemption for it...
Mon, Aug 08, 2005Iran urges India to ignore US on pipelineSubscriber Only
August 08, 2005 00:25 IST
While prodding New Delhi to get more pro-active on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, Tehran has listed out three resons why Indi...
Mon, Aug 08, 2005Stricter norms for foreign varsitiesSubscriber Only
August 07, 2005 01:49 IST
Hefty security deposit and limited period approvals have been proposed in a bill to regulate the foreign education providers (FEPs) of profe...
Sun, Aug 07, 2005Govt in fix as MPs seek more for car, pensionSubscriber Only
August 05, 2005 02:21 IST
A bill for higher family pension and car advance for MPs that will come up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow has put the government...
Fri, Aug 05, 2005Journalism of Courage
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