New Delhi News

Bihar government ordered to appoint 35,540 trained teachers

The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Bihar government to appoint 35,540 primary school teachers as per their seniority based on the year they secured their Bachelor of Education or Bachelor in Teaching degrees.10:04 PM on December 09

BJP trashes Liberhan report, Congress counters

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in the Rajya Sabha over the Liberhan Commission report Wednesday, with the opposition calling it a 'national joke'. The ruling party hit back with an accusation of a 'cold-blooded conspiracy' to pull down the mosque Dec 6, 1992.10:03 PM on December 09

Baroda beat Saurashtra by seven wickets

Baroda registered a sensational seven-wicket win over Saurashtra in two days while the Ranji Trophy Super League match between Bengal and Uttar Pradesh is poised for an exciting and early finish after the second day's play Wednesday.10:03 PM on December 09

Ken-Betwa interlinking will hit Panna tiger reserve: Ramesh

The inter-linking of Ken and Betwa rivers between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will affect the Panna tiger reserve, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday.10:03 PM on December 09

Health ministry served notice on irregular vaccines

The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a notice to the union health ministry on introduction of vaccines without proper medical research.10:02 PM on December 09

BJP for negotaited solution to Ayodhya dispute

Questioning the credibility of the Liberhan Commission report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed it 'a national joke'.10:02 PM on December 09

Visa on arrival in India -- from five countries

India has decided to introduce visa on arrival on a pilot basis for citizens of Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Japan, a tourism ministry official said Wednesday.10:02 PM on December 09

Government submits new parole guidelines

The Delhi government Wednesday submitted a new set of parole guidelines before the Delhi High Court and assured it that the measures would be strictly implemented.10:02 PM on December 09

Micro-credit programmes beat global meltdown: Muhammad Yunus

Microcredit programmes were able to weather the global meltdown as compared to the big conventional banks that were on the verge of collapse, Nobel laureate and noted economist Muhammad Yunus said here Wednesday.10:00 PM on December 09

Air force orders probe into president's chopper scare

The Indian Air Force Wednesday ordered an inquiry into President Pratibha Patil's helicopter rotor blades grazing an abandoned building after landing at the airport in Bhubaneswar.10:00 PM on December 09

Government urged to appoint more public prosecutors

The Delhi High Court Wednesday urged the city government to appoint more public prosecutors so as to speed up disposal of piled up cases.10:00 PM on December 09

India not soft on China, upgrading border infrastructure

Rejecting the opposition charge of being soft on China, the government Wednesday asserted that India 'is not a soft state' and said it will scale up infrastructure along the border to ward off any future threat.10:00 PM on December 09

Delhi pacers wreck Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy

Parvinder Awana took five wickets as pacers put Delhi on top against Maharashtra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Roshanara Club ground here Wednesday.8:08 PM on December 09

Muslim MPs call for sanity in resolving Ayodhya row

Two Muslim MPs made an impassioned plea in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday for sanity in resolving the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row in Ayodhya.8:08 PM on December 09

Development should be protected during climate talks: Kalam

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was Wednesday nominated as the 'Paryavaran Ambassador' of India, has said the country's development should be kept in mind while negotiating the cut in the green house gas emission intensity.8:08 PM on December 09