Bhubaneswar, Feb 14
Describing the power vested in an agency India is setting up to counter terrorism as "an infringement on the powers of the states", Odisha Monday sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking a review of the matter.
New Delhi, Feb 14
To reduce transaction and logistic costs in the transportation sector Road Transport and Highways Minister C.P. Joshi Monday urged state governments to rationalise motor vehicle tax rates to facilitate easy movement of vehicles across the country.
London, Feb 13
An Austrian skydiver will try to break the sound barrier during a free fall from a balloon high up in the stratosphere.
New Delhi, Feb 13
On a plea of former player and coach Joachim Carvalho alleging that Hockey India (HI) was threatening players to prevent them from taking part in the World Series Hockey (WSH) tournament, the Delhi High Court Monday cleared the decks for the players to participate in the league if the tournament schedule does not clash with international commitments of the national team.
New Delhi, Feb 13
Lt. Gen. Ramesh Halgali, a whistle-blower in the 2009 70-acre Sukna military station land scam in West Bengal that led to court martial of senior army officers, Monday took over as the deputy chief of army staff.