India

New Delhi, September 29: Unfazed by the uproar over FDI in retail and other tough decisions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday indicated that the government may continue with the reforms process and expressed willingness to discuss issues with allies. "We will do what is good for the country... reforms are not one-off process," he said. The Prime Minister was responding to questions on

New Delhi, September 29: Rapid change in lifestyle has contributed more to heart diseases among older people across the globe, but the case is entirely different in India with almost 25 per cent of the victims of cardiac arrests falling under the age of 40. On the World Heart Day today, cardiologists stress the need on creating larger awareness on the ill-effects of heart diseases and suggest

New Delhi, September 29 : Justice Altmas Kabir, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was Saturday sworn in as the 39th Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of the office by President Pranab Mukherjee. Justice Kabir has succeeded Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia who demitted office Saturday. He will be the Chief Justice of India for nine months till July 18, 2013. Justice Kabir was

Mumbai, September 29: Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan today accepted the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who quit following reports about his alleged involvement in a Rs 20,000 crore irrigation scam. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met the Governor this morning and handed over Pawar's resignation. "The Governor has accepted Ajit Pawar's resignation as

Bangalore, September 29: India’s advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched early on Saturday on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Weighing some 3,400 kg at lift-off, it is Indian Space Research Organisation’s 101st space mission. According to Bangalore-headquartered ISRO, the spacecraft, carrying 30 communication transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C

New Delhi, September 29: Brajesh Mishra, who played a key role in shaping India’s foreign policy during the A B Vajpayee regime from 1998 to 2004, died at a private hospital here, following illness on Friday. India’s first national security adviser and principal secretary to Vajpayee, Mishra was 84. His father, Dwarka Prasad Mishra, was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and considered close to then

Kochi, September 28: Aiming at reducing liquor consumption, Kerala High court has suggested prohibition of liquor sales and its consumption till 5pm and also sought penal provisions to dissuade people from hitting the bottle during day time. The suggestions in this regard were put forth by a Division Bench, comprising Justice C N Ramachandran Nair and Justice C K Abdul Rehim, yesterday, while

Mumbai, September 28: Ahead of a crucial meeting of NCP legislature party to discuss the resignation of Ajit Pawar, party president Sharad Pawar today met the deputy chief minister whose stepping down has plunged the Congress-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra into a crisis. The meeting is underway at the Worli residence of Union minister Praful Patel. Ajit Pawar had quit his post on Tuesday

New Delhi, September 28: The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Karnataka government today for ignoring the Prime Minister's orders in a huge dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu over sharing of water from the River Cauvery. On Tuesday, the Cauvery River Authority, headed by the Prime Minister, asked Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water everyday to its neighbour till October 15. Karnataka

Surajkund (Haryana), September 28: The BJP national council on Friday approved an amendment to the party's constitution to allow a second consecutive term for its president. Hitherto, a BJP president could only serve a single three-year term. The amendment to Section 21 of the Bharatiya Janata Party's constitution says that any eligible member can hold the post of the president for two consecutive