Ministry of Home Affairs

Shri Shashank appointed Foreign Secretary
Shri Shashank, IFS of 1966 Batch has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. He will succeed Shri Kanwal Sibal, IFS (1966) who is retiring.............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

India's win in hosting 2010 Commonwealth Games historic: Vikram Verma
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vikram Verma has hailed India wining the bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the country as historic decision for India.............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

A non-profit Government owned registered organising committee to be constituted for 2010 Games- Vikram Verma
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vikram Verma briefed the press regarding India's Wining the bid for 2010 Commonwealth Games after he returned from Jamaica.............................

Ministry of Railways

Further examinations by Railway Recruitment Board, Guwahati, postponed
The Ministry of Railways has decided to postpone Group 'D' written examinations being conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board, Guwahati, keeping in view the law and order situation and the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Assam.............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Highly reliable method to detect leaky steam generator at atomic station developed
A highly reliable method of detection of a leaky steam generator at a nuclear power station has been developed.............................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Shri Prasad condoles the death of Virender Narayan
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has condoled the death of veteran freedom fighter, writer, journalist, theatre artist and former Director of the Song and Drama Division, Shri Virender Narayan, who passed away yesterday at his residence here.............................

Ministry of Agriculture

New variety of groundnut identified
One variety of groundnut, TG 37 A, has been identified for eastern and north eastern States like Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam for Rabi cultivation.............................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

23 FDI proposals cleared
The Union Finance Minister, Sh. Jaswant Singh has approved 23 proposals recommended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on November 10, 2003.............................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Centre asks Tamilnadu Government to suspend its operations of sending temple elephants to rejuvenation camp
Concerned at media reports on the alleged physical torture being meted out to a large number of temple elephants in Tamil Nadu while transporting them to Madumalai Sanctuary.............................

Ministry of Railways

Railways earnings from freight up during April-October, 2003
Indian Railways earned Rs. 15421.44 crores from revenue freight traffic during the first seven months of the current financial year ending October 31, 2003.............................