INS Arighaat, 2nd made-in-India N-submarine, joins Navy

India's second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was commissioned into the Navy on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who said this will further strengthen the......

Koodankulam under siege; scientists' entry prevented

Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the......

PM's expert group on Kashmir to meet on Friday

The high-level expert group led by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan to formulate a jobs plan for Jammu and Kashmir is likely to meet on Friday in New Delhi. The committee was......

Narayana Murthy in PM's expert group on J&K

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced the setting up of a high-level expert group led by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan to formulate a jobs plan for Jammu and......

Manpower mission: Govt looks for a CEO

Vacancy: Full-time CEO of National Skill Development MissionQualification: Private sector executive to run the non-profit corporation The government is looking for a private sector executive to......

Focus on better convergence of social schemes

The government needs to work on how to better converge various social schemes without duplication to effectively address the issues of unemployment and poverty, the Economic Survey said.Focus must......

Rural job generation to get PPP push

After the infrastructure sector, the public-private partnership model will be extended to rural job generation as well. The initial success of the flagship National Rural Livelihood Mission has......

Salaries zoom for temporary staff

The salaries of temporary and permanent staff is starting to converge, at least in some sectors. This has had a positive impact on the attitude of the people towards temping which had till now not......

From play to policy: Modi dives into gaming world

PM Modi interacts with top Indian gamers; tries his hands on few games Photograph: Kind courtesy ANI/X Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a free-wheeling interaction with some well-known gamers......

Draft National Youth Policy 2012 unveiled

The exposure draft of the National Youth Policy, 2012, was unveiled by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Thuursday. The Draft NYP 2012, said Maken, is a first of its kind as it......

It's official! Cricket will be played at the 2028 LA Olympic Games!

IMAGE: Cricket made its sole appearance at the 1900 Paris Olympics in which Great Britain defeated France in the final but it is played in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as well. Photograph:......