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PM trip’s focus: Energy and trade

Seeking stronger ties with resource-rich Burma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on Sunday on a historic visit during which the two sides will chart o

Centre to cap medical procedure costs

The Union health ministry is planning to define the range of rates that a clinical establishment can charge for different conditions and procedures. The plan is

3 jawans injured in Naxal attack

A day before the visit of Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh to Malangiri, the worst Maoist-hit district in the state, the rebels struck on Sunday b

Prakash stripped of Lt. Gen. rank

Former military secretary Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash has been “dismissed from service” and stripped of his rank after retirement for his alleged role in th

Govt mediator may meet Naxal leaders in Abujhmad

Former IAS officer B.D. Sharma, who had mediated with the Chhattisgarh government on behalf of the Naxals to get Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon freed

MHA: Crack down on explosives pilferage

Faced with a spurt of Maoist violence, killing more than 100 people in the first quarter of 2012, the Union home ministry has asked all states to ensure that le

ED may question Jagan tomorrow

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to question Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with its probe against him and others in an alleged money-

3 tigers found dead in Terai in 3 days

Three tigers have been found dead in the forests in the Terai region during the past three days, setting alarm bells ringing among wildlife enthusiasts. The bod

Mercury dips in North, UP simmers

Many parts of the northern region on Sunday witnessed a dip in temperature with the mercury hovering close to the normal mark even as Uttar Pradesh sizzled unde

Politics begins over SSB firing

Even as the tense situation in Bihar’s northern Sitamarhi district close to the Indo-Nepal border following Saturday’s firing by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan