Modi flags delay in justice, favours laws in local languages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges faced by the people of the country, and added that a sensitive judicial system is essential for......

Ramadoss accuses Medical Council of corruption

Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday alleged the functioning of Medical Council of India lacked transparency and saidinfluence of "mafias" over such regulatory body was a matter of......

No better time to be young than now: PM at Bhutan varsity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a pep talk to the students in Bhutan, saying they had the power and potential to do extraordinary things, which will impact future generations. IMAGE:......

'India has a vital stake in the digital renaissance'

  'Everywhere our younger computer professionals are in the forefront, defending our national interest in every forum and keeping our flag flying high.' Cyber law and intellectual property......

Govt creating database of traditional Indian drugs

The government is creating a database of traditional Indian drugs aimed at preventing wrongful patenting of drugs, including medicinal plants. "We are creating a Traditional Knowledge Digital......

PM to review proposed trade pact with EU in May

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will review the proposed bilateral trade and investment agreement between India and the EU at the meeting of the Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) on May......

Bio-piracy: India wins case against 15 patents

The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected 15 patent applications of various international companies during the past one year after it found they had used India's traditional medicinal knowledge......

India to host 11th COP on biodiversity in 2012

As a mark of its commitment to biodiversity conservation, India will host the eleventh Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in October 2012. Called 'Rio + 20' CBD......