
New Delhi: Facing criticism over her foreign visits, President Pratibha Patil on Sunday said there has been a "misconception" and wanted people to ascertain the factual position. "Right now, there has been a misconception so far as the visits of the President are concerned...The President does not go at his/her own will. The Government gives a suggestion on the places the President should visit," Patil said in an interview to...

11:14 PM, May 06, 2012

New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil's foreign travel has cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors. Since assuming office as the country's first woman President in July 2007, Patil has undertaken 12 foreign trips covering 22 countries across four continents. She has four more months to go for her five-year tenure and she is slated to make a...

07:16 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Anticipating more rush on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and with its network now expanding across the national capital region (NCR), Delhi Metro will run 187 extra trips on its five corridors on Tuesday to cater to the additional commuters. This is a steep increase from last year's 60 extra trips the Metro trains made on the day of Raksha Bandhan, which kept the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's...

03:29 PM, Aug 22, 2010

London: Pune Warriors' English allrounder Luke Wright, who has played just one game in IPL 5, fears he could be down with dengue. Presently in England to attend a family funeral, Wright was to join the Pune team for Tuesday's match against Rajasthan Royals. This morning for blood test! They think I may have picked up Dengue Fever in India. What ever it is I hope it goes very soon,...

08:09 PM, May 20, 2008

Sydney: Australia's fast bowler Brett Lee on Monday underwent surgery for appendicitis in Cape Town and a decision on a replacement will not be taken until the one-day series against South Africa begins next week. A decision on Lee's return home will be taken in the next couple of days. Lee's replacement may join the squad just in time for the three-match one-day series as the 13-man squad for the...

05:47 PM, Mar 08, 2008

Somnath Chatterjee says MPs must inform him if they want to go abroad. ...

08:20 AM, Nov 15, 2007

Top scientist resigns from committee on patent law reforms after report was found to contain plagiarised lines. ...

04:23 PM, Mar 17, 2007

Committee set up to find out if India’s patent laws match global standards was accused of lifting material. ...

04:23 PM, Feb 22, 2007

Musharraf and three PMs who have worked under him made 61 foreign trips; depleted treasury. ...

09:23 PM, Oct 16, 2006