Kerala

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said the government is considering tax concession on ayurveda medicines and other steps to promote the traditional system of medicine. “We are committed to set up authentic, quality products as well as...  

An all-party meeting Monday showed the green signal to the Kerala government's proposal to build a 560-km high speed rail link between Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore in Karnataka at a cost of Rs.118,000 crore. According to Chief Minister Oommen...  

A car belonging to the Israeli embassy went up in flames Monday afternoon after a blast in an area close to the Indian prime minister's house, with Israel describing it as a terror attack and pointing fingers at Iran. India has ordered a probe into...  

Lt. Gen. Ramesh Halgali, a whistle-blower in the 2009 70-acre Sukna military station land scam in West Bengal that led to court martial of senior army officers, Monday took over as the deputy chief of army staff. He will be in charge of information...  

Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K. Browne Monday left for a four-day trip to Singapore that is hosting a global airshow for aviation companies to woo the lucrative Asian market for private jets and defence hardware. The visit by Air Chief Marshal...  

Just three days after the Supreme Court nixed his plea on changing his birth date, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday left on a four-day visit to Britain, indicating that he may not quit his post over the legal setback. Gen. Singh will be...  

The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition of the Delhi government challenging the acquittal by the Delhi High Court of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R.K. Sharma and two others from the charge of involvement in the Shivani...  

Chhattisgarh’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Monday reshuffled 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, official sources said. Among the changes, D.S. Mishra was brought as finance, planning and commercial taxes secretary while...  

Defence Minister A.K. Antony left Monday on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, the first by an Indian defence minister to the Gulf nation with whom India is developing a strategic partnership. "This is the first time an Indian defence minister is...  

British Indian origin MP Keith Vaz said he will speak to the parents of student J. Praveen Reddy, who was critically injured in a brawl at a party in London, but stressed there was nothing to fear for Indian students in his country. Speaking to...  

India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Monday began their year-long engagement with a Delhi Dialogue, where leaders emphasised on increased connectivity, not just through physical movement of goods and people, but in the...  

Iran Monday rubbished Israeli accusations about its alleged involvement in attacks on Israeli personnel in India and Georgia, saying they are "untrue and sheer lies." "Any terrorist attack is condemned (by Iran) and we strongly reject...  

Describing the power vested in an agency India is setting up to counter terrorism as "an infringement on the powers of the states", Odisha Monday sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking a review of the matter. Citing a...  

Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday expressed happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age had been resolved and hoped that everyone would "work together to strengthen national security". "I am very...  

India will not tolerate attacks on diplomats on its soil, Israel's envoy here said Monday, adding that Israeli diplomats "feel very secure" in India. "It is very clear to me that no one in India is going to tolerate such a vicious...