Raghvendra Rao is Senior Assistant Editor. Covers Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Election Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, the Union Cabinet and Lok Sabha.

February 08, 2010 04:18 IST
As the Centre pointed to increased infiltration attempts from Pakistan and pledged to overcome threats from dark forces through coordinated...
Mon, Feb 08, 2010
February 08, 2010 03:24 IST
Chidambaram did not hesitate from indulging in some straight talk with the Chief Minister of Congress-ruled Maharashtra.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010February 05, 2010 00:53 IST
Having lived in the shadow of their counterparts in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) for years and often dubbed as their poor cousins,officers of the Indian Police Service....
Fri, Feb 05, 2010January 30, 2010 02:28 IST
Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee almost derailed the visit of an Indian delegation,comprising officials from Railway Protection Force...
Sat, Jan 30, 2010January 25, 2010 04:05 IST
SAAB is in race with the Boeing,Lockheed Martin,d'Assault,EADS and MiG for what is touted as India's single-largest defence deal ever.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010January 11, 2010 02:14 IST
With the long-term objective of securing rail transit rights through Bangladesh to connect Kolkata with Tripura capital Agartala...
Mon, Jan 11, 2010January 08, 2010 03:26 IST
United Liberation Front of Assam Commander-in-Chief Paresh Baruah,who joined Northeast Frontier Railways as a porter...
Fri, Jan 08, 2010January 03, 2010 03:39 IST
Despite tall claims of modernising its systems to make rail travel safer,the Indian Railways has been dragging its feet on introducing the Anti Collision Device....
Sun, Jan 03, 2010January 02, 2010 03:12 IST
Sticking to the recently introduced new visa regulations that stipulate a two-month gap before those with multiple-entry tourist visas can return to India....
Sat, Jan 02, 2010January 02, 2010 01:38 IST
Having learnt immensely from the anti-terror operations its men conducted during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks,the National Security Guard (NSG) plans to take a giant leap in terms of weaponry and equipment in 2010....
Sat, Jan 02, 2010December 29, 2009 05:08 IST
Almost three decades after he last reported for his porters job,ULFA Commander-in-Chief Paresh Baruahs name is finally set...
Tue, Dec 29, 2009December 26, 2009 04:07 IST
In a key lesson from the 60-hour long anti-terror operation during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks,the elite National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to procure bulletproof jackets that provide 360-degree all-round upper torso body protection.....
Sat, Dec 26, 2009December 26, 2009 03:47 IST
The Centre is planning to impose a strict regulatory regime to check the easy availability of ammonium nitrate,which is a preferred ingredient in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used in terror strikes....
Sat, Dec 26, 2009December 21, 2009 03:36 IST
In what is a snub to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee,CBI has turned down her recommendations for inquiries into the October...
Mon, Dec 21, 2009December 19, 2009 03:38 IST
A white Paper tabled today in Parliament by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee contested her predecessor Lalu Prasad Yadavs figure of Rs 90,000 crore....
Sat, Dec 19, 2009
December 18, 2009 08:52 IST
The 'White Paper' which Railway Minister will table in Parliament on Friday will not be a document specifically targeting her predecessor.
Fri, Dec 18, 2009December 01, 2009 03:17 IST
In an attempt to demonstrate to residents of areas affected by Naxalite and militant activity that the Government is serious...
Tue, Dec 01, 2009November 26, 2009 23:03 IST
Fighting terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks last year,National Security Guard (NSG) commando P V Manesh suffered serious...
Thu, Nov 26, 2009November 26, 2009 03:32 IST
Germany's elite counter-terrorism force GSG 9 has agreed in principle to and have joint exercises with the National Security Guard...
Thu, Nov 26, 2009
November 16, 2009 09:06 IST
If her long absences from Delhi were already the talk of the town,the sudden spate of train accidents recently may further push Mamata Banerjee on the backfoot.
Mon, Nov 16, 2009November 15, 2009 04:02 IST
Of the 3,137 railway accidents that occurred in the past 11 years,a staggering 1,970 (62.79 percent) were caused due to train derailments....
Sun, Nov 15, 2009November 15, 2009 03:11 IST
Weeks after she unsuccessfully attempted to stall the deployment of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for Assembly elections in Maharashtra,Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee....
Sun, Nov 15, 2009November 07, 2009 04:08 IST
In a massive,unprecedented clean-up operation,Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the removal of chairmen of 20 Railway Recruitment Boards....
Sat, Nov 07, 2009
November 03, 2009 04:33 IST
In an unprecedented move,the Railways Ministry,headed by Mamata Banerjee,without waiting for the statutory inquiry report of the Commissioner...
Tue, Nov 03, 2009October 31, 2009 03:27 IST
The one-man committee tasked with drawing up a recruitment plan for Indian Police Service officers,based on an assessment of Indias policing...
Sat, Oct 31, 2009



