New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to make its stand clear on a plea seeking a three-year course on primary health to allow non-MBBS doctors to practise in rural areas. A division bench of acting Chief Justice

Raipur, March 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's farmers will now get at least 10 times higher compensation if they sell their land for industrial and commercial projects, a minister said Wednesday. 'The state government will now give Rs.10 lakh for an acre of

Ahmedabad, Mar 10 (PTI) A PIL was today filed in the Gujarat High Court challenging grant of bail to Adani Enterprise Ltd (AEL) Managing Director Rajesh Adani, arrested by the CBI for alleged tax evasion. The PIL by advocate Girish Das has sought

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Raipur, March 10 (IANS) Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) has encroached about 650 acres of government land at Korba town in Chhattisgarh, the state assembly was informed Wednesday. 'BALCO has illegally encroached about 650 acres of government land

Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government should set up a defence park near Madurai to take advantage of the country's offset policy, the state chapter of industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says. 'We have submitted a proposal

India's growth trajectory was higher because of its younger population and the expected infrastructure spending TEXT SIZE : A | A | A TOOLS (Reuters) RELATED STORIES India offers better opportunities for equity investors compared with China as the growth

Heating Device Effectively Treats Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Study Says "A heating device that uses radio frequency energy to heat parasites and kill them could provide a new way to treat ... cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere,

New Delhi: Two major reforms bills of the HRD Ministry -- one to allow entry and operation of foreign education providers in India and another on setting up of educational tribunals -- are expected to come before the Cabinet on Thursday. The Cabinet is

Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a speech at Thomson Reuters on Wednesday and answered questions on the economy TEXT SIZE : A | A | A TOOLS (Reuters) RELATED STORIES Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a speech at Thomson Reuters on Wednesday and answered

Even as Congress is said to be buying time before tabling Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, the Yadav duo is counting on Muslim MPs to get the Bill amended. Indicating that truce talks are in progress, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad, the two

Bangalore: In a setback to AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, the Karnataka High Court dismissed her petition seeking to quash a Rs 66.65-crore wealth case pending against her in a special court here. The court also rejected her prayer for quashing a 1997 order

Southeast Asian stocks have been outperforming the region so far this year TEXT SIZE : A | A | A TOOLS (Reuters) RELATED STORIES A year after Asian stocks began to rise, investors should turn their attention to Southeast Asia, which lagged the wider

New Delhi: The government Wednesday said it has accepted the remaining recommendations of a committee headed by the cabinet secretary to bridge the gap between pensioners who retired at different points in time and also to improve the pension of disabled

New Delhi: Government ruled out providing 'quota within quota' for OBCs and Muslims in the Women's Reservation Bill and said there was no deliberate delay in bringing the measure to Lok Sabha on perceived threat to its stability.

New Delhi: The Armed Forces Tribunal refused to grant interim relief to Lt Gen P K Rath seeking a stay on the Summary of Evidence proceedings against him in the Rs 300 crore Sukna land scam case. Tribunal Chairman Justice A K Mathur dismissed Rath's

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to produce on Thursday the report of the Prison Advisory Board constituted by it to consider the plea for premature release by Nalini, serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court rejected the bail plea of the owner of Haldiram Bhujiawala, Prabhu Shankar Agarwal, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring and attempting to kill a tea stall owner.

Washington: A middle-aged American woman, nicknamed 'Jihad Jane', has been charged with using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill 'or die trying,' to help terrorists in South Asia and Europe. Colleen LaRose, 46,

More Indian news from GlaxoSmithKline. CEO Andrew Witty is traveling this week in India, meeting with reporters along the way, and that's put GSK in the headlines almost daily. Witty's been talking deals (he's in favor of them) and drug prices (they

Bangalore: Providing a strong indication of a positive sentiment for the economy, the final placements season at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) was closed in just five days — half the time the institute took to place students last

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DURHAM, N.C. -- A study of extinction patterns of 25 large mammal species in India finds that improving existing protected areas, creating new areas, and interconnecting them will be necessary for many species to survive this century. The study, by a

BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) – A severe power shortage has forced India's largest iron-ore producing region to cut supply to industries once a week, which will cut output and affect cargo loading at Paradip, a key port for oil imports. Officials said they

Children in India take part in a rally in New Delhi to urge others to protect the environment on March 10, 2010. STORY HIGHLIGHTSIndia endorses climate change accord after prodding by the UNFCCCCountry has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions 20 to 25

Mumbai: Auto maker , the local arm of , is considering entering the fast-growing Indian commercial vehicles segment, president and managing director Michael Boneham said.Commercial vehicles can complement Ford’s plans of being a volume player in India,

When Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith visited India earlier this month, topping the agenda was not nuclear co-operation, joint counter-terrorism efforts or trade ties, but healing a sharp rift between the two countries that opened up last

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