General News

As part of efforts to strengthen Indo-Pak trade ties, Railways is mulling to provide 50 diesel locomotives on hiring basis to Pakistan. As per the plan, railways is likely to give at an approximate rate of Rs 1500 per hour per locomotive of 3000 HP to Pakistan for leasing purpose.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Railways for overshooting the budget year after year. The CAG in its audit of 2010-11 has said that the Indian Railways is the backbone of the socio-economic growth of India but it has giving low priority to the safety-related works.

The last rites of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who died in a plane crash in Nepal, were performed here on Wednesday evening. Her body was brought to Mumbai from Kathmandu through cargo along with her mother's body at 3 PM.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the CBI to file by May 30 its counter affidavit to a bail petition by IGP (Armed Police) Pramod Kumar, arrested for allegedly receiving money from an investment firm.

India and China here on Wednesday discussed ways to exchange best practices being followed by them for better administration and effective governance.

Fourteen pilots and 31 cabin crew members have been found reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol till March this year, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday.

A special CBI judge, hearing the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, on Wednesday took exception to the behaviour of a woman police officer, who repeatedly laughed during the hearing.

An Independent MP on Wednesday demanded scrapping of the country's nuclear power programme saying it would have adverse effect on farm production, environment and people.

Pointing out that information technology has given power to terrorists and non-state actors, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon on Wednesday said the government is "in final stages" of developing capabilities for protecting against cyber attacks.

The Reserve Bank of India will offer a swap arrangement of USD 2 billion to all SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member countries to strengthen regional financial and economic ties.