Govt plans to merge Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Two Union Territories -- Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli -- will be merged into one and a bill in this effect will be tabled in Parliament next week, Union minister Arjun Meghwal said in......

'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Image......

J-K to be largest Union Territory, followed by Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir will be the largest union territory in the country in terms of area once it is carved out, following the Centre's move to bifurcate the state. Ladakh, will be the second largest......

18 NDRF teams on standby in Gujarat for Biparjoy rescue and relief ops

A total of 33 teams have been earmarked by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to undertake relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and Maharashtra ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone......

L&T bags over Rs 7,000-cr order for bullet train

Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Thursday said it has bagged an order worth over Rs 7,000 crore to construct a part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as the......

L&T, 2 mega consortia in race for India's first bullet train project

The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects. Mega industry......

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Centre readies direct cash transfer process

The central government has worked out an elaborate plan to disburse food subsidy to beneficiaries directly in states and Union Territories.The programme worked out by the food ministry is to be......

Rahul Dravid joins Scottish side

BCCI to chalk out plan for growth of cricket in 12 statesIn an unprecedented move to spread cricket to all parts of the country, the Cricket Board has decided to chalk out a plan and offer all......

Gough spurred on by critics

Gough spurred on by criticsEngland paceman Darren Gough has hit back at the doubters who wrote him off as a Test bowler following his recall for the forthcoming first Test against South Africa at......