New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The country has witnessed a significant decline in birth rate in the last 50 years, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday. ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Gammon India Limited, the contractor for building an elevated section of Delhi Metro that collapsed earlier this...More

Panaji, July 24 (IANS) The Goa government Friday proposed an increased tax on liquor and a higher entry fee for casinos, saying it hoped this would to keep the youth away from cas...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Indian equities markets shut shop for the week on a positive note Friday, with a key index closing near its day's high and adding 634 points since last week...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Renewable energy player Astonfield will invest around $2 billion in India over the next five years to generate about 1,000 MW of power, most of it from s...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Microsoft founder Bill Gates Friday said it would be a 'big mistake' if the US curbs the entry of skilled workers from abroad, rallying behind the 'smart...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Sea waves rode the tarmac near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among other places Friday as India's financial capital was lashed by tidal...More

Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) This is one kind of waste that will light up a lot of lives. The Haryana government has initiated a Rs.220 million (Rs.22 cror...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Terming the unique identity project as a 'great initiative', Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said the software giant wanted to partner with India ...More

Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) India will soon design and develop its heaviest communications satellite GSAT-11 to provide advanced telecom services from 2011-12, a senior official of ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Indian Navy's purchase of the Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, already mired in controversy, has been criticised by the Comptroller a...More

Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) The Haryana government is all set to expand its weather monitoring system with the help of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the India M...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A day after Delhi government opposed the closure of any school fully or partially due to the swine flu threat, a senior central health ministry official ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India expects to attract 10 million foreign tourists by 2011 and is taking a number of steps in this regard, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday. ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Kargil operation was a 'big success' as it forced India to come to the negotiating table on Kashmir, says former Pakistan president and then army chi...More