Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday announced a ban on using fertile land for township projects in the state. Land and Land Reforms...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India added 9.47 million GSM subscribers in July, taking the total tally to 325.7 million, official data released Tuesday said. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the monsoon failure, threat of drought and further rise in the skyrocketing prices of essential commo...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council was reconstituted Tuesday with C. Rangarajan, former governor of India's central bank, back as its chairman...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The government Tuesday allowed the cash-strapped Maytas Properties to surrender its biotech special economic zone (SEZ), known as Maytas Ventures. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid shooting commodity prices and a deficient monsoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday assured that the government was taking all possible steps to...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) About 45 percent of India's land is degraded, air pollution is increasing in all its cities, it is losing its rare plants and animals more rapidly than be...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Roger Rose has been named CEO of Lockheed Martin India, with the responsibility for coordinating the global aerospace giant's relationship and ongoing pro...More

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) It was business as usual at the two units of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam near here when an earthquake was felt in Tamil Nadu along t...More

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Ending a three-day losing streak, which saw a key index of Indian equities markets lose about 5.6 percent, Indian investors Tuesday bought stocks even as tra...More

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Auto major Tata Motors Tuesday said it has secured funding from commercial banks for its luxury unit Jaguar-Land Rover and no longer needs financial assistan...More

Jammu, Aug 11 (IANS) Kashmiri Pandits are overjoyed at the announcement of 15,000 jobs for community members who migrated from the Kashmir Valley due to the threat of militancy, b...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) With swine flu spreading panic, face masks are flying off the shelf at pharmacy shops in the capital. Chemists say they are not getting fresh supplies as ...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Consumer confidence in India is on an upswing with the country ranking second, next only to Indonesia, in the Global Confidence Survey conducted by market...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Online headhunter Monster India and ITC e-Choupal, a digital platform for farmers, have tied up to launch a website for job seekers in rural India. ...More