India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
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The Centre on Thursday insisted that Delhi’s new master plan (MPD) would address all town planning requirements of the Capital and ruled out placing the anti-sealing law beyond judicial review in the wake of the Supreme Court’s temporary relief to traders from MCD drive.
“We are consulting experts from different fields while we finalise the [...]
For Delhiites, it has been a week of huge traffic jams and commuter discomfort.
On Tuesday, Chinese President Hu Jintao was in town while Hu’s talks with Pm Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House blocked the india Gate roads.
The Tibetan protest against his visit blocked Connaught place, Traffic in the area anyway gets slow towards the [...]
A two-day international conference on ‘criminal justice under stress: transnational perspectives’ will begin today to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of the indian Law institute (iLi).
The conference, which would focus on various issues including terrorism and the criminal justice system, will be inaugurated by President A P J Abdul Kalam, K N Chandrasekharan Pillai, [...]
The Government on Thursday cleared the proposal by Hilton international Company, USA and DLF Ltd. to form a Joint Venture for perusing hospitality business in india. Hilton will own a 26% stake in the JV while real estate giant DLF will hold the rest.
Hilton will invest US $143mn in the JV, which will build [...]
THE TUSSLE between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh over plying of buses to and fro reached the court on Thursday.
The UP State Transport Corporation moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to Delhi Government to allow its fleet to enter the national capital for fuel re-filling.
The UPSTRC petition, which will come up for hearing on Friday, [...]
The Delhi High Court is expected to pass a judgement today on a petition filed by an NGO challenging the holding of public offices, including the post of Congress chief, by Sonia Gandhi who is italy-born.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Rekha Sharma will deliver the order on the [...]
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Vikas Yadav, a co-accused in the Jessica Lall case, asking him to explain why a case of murder cannot be made out against him.
A Division Bench of Justice R S Sodhi and Justice P K Bhasin expressed disatisfaction over the failure of Yadav’s counsel K N [...]
The Supreme Court today finally gave relief to over 25,000 Delhi traders against the sealing of their shops in residential areas after they had closed them voluntarily. The court said the Monitoring Committee appointed by it would examine their cases individually to find out whether they were entitled to operate under Centre’s notifications on mixed [...]
The central government has approved the Delhi-Gurgaon Metro link, which will be completed by 2012, it was announced Thursday.
Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken told the Rajya Sabha that the extension would have stations at Chattarpur, Ghitorni, Arjan Garh (last station in Delhi region), Garden Estate, Sikandarpur, DT City Centre, iiFCO Chowk [...]