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Land Bill priority for Ramesh; meetings stretch past midnight
New Delhi, Jul 13: It was business as usual for Jairam Ramesh in his new Rural Development Ministry where he held extensive meetings with officials on his first day that stretched past midnight.Ramesh, who had a controversial stint as Environment Minister,

First Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at IGI airport
New Delhi, Jul 13: The first ultra long-haul passenger jet with a capacity to fly about 250 passengers non-stop up to 16,000 km touched down at the IGI airport here today (Jul 13)..

Thomas moves HC seeking stay on new CVC appointment
New Delhi, Jul 13: Beleaguered former Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas has moved the Delhi High Court requesting stay on the appointment of new CVC..

Khurshid to take up SG resignation issue with PM
New Delhi, Jul 13: Salman Khurshid, who took over as Law Minister, today said that he will discuss the issue of the resignation of Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam with the Prime Minister and take a decision after getting directions from him..

Islamic architecture of India caught on film
New Delhi, Jul 13: Taj Mahal may count amongst the most stellar Mughal monuments in India but numerous lesser known mosques and tombs, across the country stand testament to the heritage of Islamic architecture..

Moily says he is happy with PM, Sonia
New Delhi, July 13: After..

Challenges for Law Min Salman Khursheed on SG controversy
New Delhi, Jul 13: Looks like the newly-appointed Union Law Minister, Salman Khursheed is going to wear a crown of thorns as the issue of Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium's resignation threat heats up..

Veerappa Moily assumes charge as Corporate Affairs Minister
New Delhi, July 13: Veerappa Moily today (Jul 13) assumed charge as India's new Corporate Affairs Minister following a high profile Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday..

Sodhi wins bronze in ISSF Shooting World Cup
New Delhi, Jul 13: Ace Indian marksman Ronjan Sodhi on Tuesday, Jul 12 clinched bronze medal in double trap at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia..

CPWD terms Shunglu Committee report as one-sided
New Delhi, July 13: Trashing the findings of the Shunglu Committee, which looked into alleged irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects, the CPWD said the panel report is "one-sided and lacks engineering perception"..

Kishore Chandra Deo, a prominent tribal face in Cabinet
New Delhi, Jul 12: A veteran Parliamentarian, Kishore Chandra Deo is one of the prominent tribal faces in the Congress and returns to the Union Cabinet after over three decades..

Development can't take place at cost of people's rights: Deo
New Delhi, Jul 12: Newly-..

Nitish Katara case: Third accused gets life sentence
Lucknow, Jul 12: Sukhdev Pehlwan, the third accused in Nitish Katara murder case may get life imprisonment, said media reports..

Mukul Roy shunted out of Railways
New Delhi, Jul 12: A day after he defied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directive to visit the site of a railway accident in Assam, Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was today (Jul 12) removed from the Railway ministry..

Austerity drive to cut wasteful expenditure, says Pranab
New Delhi, July 12: Justifying the government's austerity drive, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the restrictions on foreign visits and other expenses are aimed at curbing wasteful expenditure and containing fiscal deficit..

IIP numbers 'not encouraging', says Pranab
New Delhi, July 12: Terming the slowdown in May industrial output as "not encouraging", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today (Jul 12) said the government was in the process of taking steps to enhance the productivity of the manufacturing sector..

Jairam Ramesh, the man who gave teeth to Eco ministry
New Delhi, July 12: Shifted from Environment Ministry, Jairam Ramesh was an activist minister who gave teeth to it and credited with bringing about a change in government's approach to progress and development but he courted controversies as well..

Level playing field, no politics in defence deals: Antony
New Delhi, Jul 12: Promising a level playing field for all firms in defence deals, Defence Minister A K Antony today (Jul 12) asked them to refrain from corrupt practices and ruled out any question of political interference in military acquisitions..

Jayanthi Natarajan--articulate speaker, Gandhis loyalist
New Delhi, Jul 12: Jayanthi Natarajan, the only woman face from Tamil Nadu in the Congress and a known loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family, makes a comeback to the Union Council of Ministers after a gap of nearly 13 years..

No SC order in petition against Sibal
New Delhi, Jul 11: In a r..