Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh wants a CBI probe in Uttar Pradesh into the misappropriation of funds meant for building rural roads under the government's flagship programme, the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. Interestingly, the five roads where misappropriation has been detected are in Sultanpur district, and fall in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. ...
08:48 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has demanding a CBI enquiry into alleged embezzlement of funds under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana in Uttar Pradesh. ...
06:59 PM, Mar 27, 2013
TRS, BJP and other pro-Telangana organisations on Thursday began a 'Sadak Bandh' (road blockade) on the Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway in support of the separate statehood demand even as police denied permission for it. ...
12:33 PM, Mar 21, 2013
The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is set to organize a 'Sadak Bandh' on the Hyderabad-Bangalore highway today. This despite permission denied by the police. ...
09:05 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday called for a nationwide political initiative to recast the Constitution along federal lines, scrapping of all central schemes and provisions for direct transfer of 50 per cent of central taxes to states. ...
02:10 AM, Mar 19, 2013
A senior officer of World Bank on Wednesday praised the high growth rate achieved by Bihar which indicates that an "encouraging" environment of progress has been created for faster economic development of the hitherto laggard state. ...
12:29 AM, Feb 28, 2013
New Delhi: Renowned Bollywood villain of yesteryears Gavin Packard surrendered to his ailment related to respiratory disorders on May 18, 2012. He breathed his last at a nursing center in Vasai around 4 am. As per the reports, Gavin had met with an accident few days back while riding his bike at Kalyan Flower Market. He had got severely injured in that accident. He was admitted to the hospital only...
06:41 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's repeated warning that his latest production Delhi Belly is not meant for children as it has abusive language is not a social concern but a tried and tested publicity gimmick, ace filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says. "I think it's Aamir's marketing gimmick. It's a forbidden fruit syndrome and not social concern that making him saying this," Bhatt told in an interview. Directed by Ad-man Abhinay Deo,...
01:03 PM, Jun 29, 2011
On this episode of Bollywood Blockbusters, Sanjay Dutt gets nostalgic and speaks about his ten best performances. ...
08:55 PM, May 08, 2011
New Delhi: West Indies needs to set aside its troubled start to the World Cup when it takes on a buoyant Netherlands team looking to cause an upset in Group B on Monday. Losing Dwayne Bravo for the tournament to a knee injury sustained during an opening seven-wicket defeat by South Africa has left West Indies wary of a slip-up against a Dutch side that nearly earned a shock win...
03:06 PM, Dec 22, 2007
The famous baritone of the late actor Amrish Puri will come alive on the silver screen again this Friday. ...
03:26 PM, Sep 13, 2006
