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Over 3,500 Babies Born in Kashmir Hospitals During Floods

India September 23, 2014 at 4:47 pm 0 comments

Srinagar, More than 3,500 babies were born in government hospitals in Kashmir at the peak of devastating floods that affected most of the tertiary care hospitals in the Valley. Nearly 2,300 normal deliveries and 1,260 Caesarean sections were conducted from September 4 to 20 in various hospitals of Kashmir whichRead More

‘Tackling Malnutrition High on National Agenda’

Breaking news, India September 23, 2014 at 4:47 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday underlined the need for a comprehensive time-bound action plan to accelerate the progress towards nutrition security in the county. As the Ministry of Women and Child Development has fast-tracked the formulation of the National Mission to tackle malnutrition, ManekaRead More

MHA Nod Sought to Register Cases Against IS, Qaeda

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines September 23, 2014 at 4:46 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The NIA has sought the permission of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file a case against al-Qaeda terror outfit and Sunni terror group IS under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the United Nations Convention on terrorism. According to top officials, the move will allow theRead More

Congress Mounts Pressure on Modi to Walk the Talk

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines September 23, 2014 at 4:45 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The Congress on Monday lashed out at the Gujarat government and by extension, at Modi, demanding a statement from him on the repeated and glaring “incursion, intrusion and infiltration” by Chinese troops in the border area, right before and after President Xi Jinping’s visit and for the presentationRead More

Three-phase Plan to Clean up Ganga

India September 23, 2014 at 4:45 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, After being pulled up by the Supreme Court over clean Ganga mission, the Centre has now prepared a three phase — short term, mid-term and long-term — plan, to clean up the river, which includes ensuring 100 per cent sewage infrastructure in 118 cities along the Ganga basinRead More

Probing Chidambaram’s Role in Aircel-Maxis Deal : CBI to Court

Probing Chidambaram’s Role in Aircel-Maxis Deal : CBI to Court

India, Latest headlines September 22, 2014 at 3:34 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The CBI Monday told the special 2G court hearing the Aircel-Maxis case that the FIPB approval given by former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the deal was a “mistake”. “The investment was of 800 million USD which is Rs 3,500 crore (approx). The FIPB approval (by the then Finance Minister) was a mistake. This is under investigation,” the InvestigatingRead More

Jaitley re-admitted to hospital for check-up

India September 22, 2014 at 3:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been re-admitted to hospital for a post surgery check-up, his doctor said on Monday. Jaitley, who had undergone a surgery to control diabetes earlier this month, was admitted last evening to Max hospital in Saket and is likely to be discharged tomorrow. AccordingRead More

Ex-Rail Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal appears as witness in cash-for-post case

India September 22, 2014 at 3:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday appeared in a Delhi court to depose as a prosecution witness in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case in which his nephew is also an accused. Prior to recording his statement, Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma askedRead More

Guests list case : Apex court agrees to consider NGO’s plea

India September 22, 2014 at 3:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, In a setback to CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court today agreed to consider a plea for hearing the allegations levelled against him without knowing the name of the whistleblower in a case relating to controversial entries in the visitors’ diary at his residence. A Bench headed by Justice HRead More

Amit Shah Calls Uddhav on Seat Sharing in Maharashtra

India September 22, 2014 at 3:28 pm 0 comments

New Delhi , BJP president Amit Shah Monday called Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and urged him to reconsider his stand on seat sharing in upcoming Maharashtra poll. The two parties, which have been alliance partners for nearly 25 years, hit a rough patch over seat sharing for October 15Read More