Everything you need to know about Block 5, Neyveli: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Block 5, Neyveli: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has been monitoring the CAPEX and investment plans of selected Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) since fiscal year 2012-13.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Major central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) invested Rs.1.11 lakh crore in the Indian economy last fiscal and a target of Rs.1.41 lakh crore has been set for the current fiscal, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Monday.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Heavenly is the word to describe the experience at The Chocolate Beetle, a chocolate store in the capital named after the vintage Beetle car. Those with a sweet tooth will certainly go crazy after seeing the display of chocolates here.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The central government Thursday gave its green signal to 13 states that had sought permission to relax the minimum qualification criteria for appointment of teachers under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): The government has given consent to thirteen states who had sought permission to relax minimum qualification for appointment of teachers under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): The Congress-led UPA Government, which plans to come up with a new surrender policy for Maoist cadres, will install 2200 mobile towers at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore in Naxal-affected states.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Outlining the major steps taken to improve fuel availability for power generation, President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said the government is in the process of allocating 17 coal blocks to state-run companies.
London, Feb 16 (ANI): Rihanna was out on Valentine's Day alone at The Block club in Hollywood with Chris Brown nowhere to be seen.
Washington, Feb 1(ANI): United States Department of Homeland Security has advised citizens to use any available means, including a pair of scissors, to over power a mass murderer.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Thursday met Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the macro-economic situation ahead of the Jan 29 monetary policy review of the bank.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Since full access by Reliance Industries (RIL) to KG-D6 block records was pending, the national auditor has asked the petroleum ministry to examine all issues carefully before considering any more approvals for capital expenditure, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Tuesday.
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd's (NLC) hopes of adding 500 MW generation by this year end got dashed with technical problem continuing to dog its two boilers, said a top company official.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A 17?year?old girl was killed and her mother critically injured after they tried to stop a man from urinating outside their house here, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Sikkim government will provide houses to 30,000 people from the economically weaker sections, a state government statement said Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Hours after being sworn in, Salman Khurshid Sunday took charge as India's external affairs minister, and underlined that he will do his best to fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in improving India's relations with its neighbours and other countries.
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully conducted its largest and most complex missile defense flight test ever, involving the simultaneous engagement of five ballistic missile and cruise missile targets.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The US Navy has begun acquiring the sophisticated lightweight air-launched Mk-54 torpedoes from the US weapon maker Raytheon for the Indian Navy.
Neyveli (Tamil Nadu), Oct.12 (ANI): MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested here on Friday when he and his party workers tried to picket the Neyveli Lignite Corporation office here.
Bhopal, Oct.10 (ANI): A fire broke out at the mother plant of government-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited here on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (ANI): Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged an agitation against the disinvestment of Nalco in Odisha, and warned the Central Government about their plans to intensify their stir, if the decision was not withdrawn.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal block allocations Tuesday recommended de-allocation of Macherkunda block and deduction of bank guarantees of the Jitpur block and Chitarpur coal block in Jharkhand.
As at the time of the nuclear deal in 2008, Manmohan Singh is back in charge again. As the latest series of reform measures show, the hesitancy of the last few years is over and the country has returned to the road of market-driven policies which the prime minister initiated two decades ago when he was the finance minister.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The government Friday decided to disinvest in four public sector undertakings to raise around Rs.15,000 crore.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The government Friday decided to disinvest in five public sector undertakings to raise around Rs.15,000 crore.
New Delhi, Sep.11 (ANI): The year 2012 has been an exciting year for Cairn so far. Crude oil production from the Rajasthan block touched 175,000 barrels of oil per day from the Mangala, Bhagyam, Raageshwari and Saraswati fields in Rajasthan block.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Left parties on Friday staged a protest against some of the provisions of the Food Security Bill, and demanded changes in the existing Public Distribution System (PDS).
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Johnny Depp loves collecting celebrity dolls and has one of Lindsay Lohan with an electronic tag on her ankle.
Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is passionate about accumulating star figurines.
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The Foreign Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan will resume on Thursday with a view to complete all the topics scheduled for consideration, after the first day of talks covering all aspects of the agenda, including Jammu and Kashmir, culminated here on Wednesday.
Darbhana, June 27 (ANI): It is that time of the year again, when people in the north Indian plains wait anxiously for the rains to escape the trials of the unbearable Indian summer. The family of Ramdev Safi in Bisphi Block of Madhubani District, Bihar, is waiting too, but with dread and fear: for the water monster, they are sure, will strike again.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday expressed his government's gratitude to Pranab Mukherjee for his invaluable contribution to its work over the last eight years, and expressed hope to see him as India's next President.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday evening to contest the presidential election.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday resigned as the finance minister to contest the July 19 presidential election as the candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.
Melbourne, June 20 (ANI): Lara Bingle's life seemed to be far less attractive this time around, as the second episode of her reality show 'Being Lara Bingle' attracted merely 782,000 viewers, which was 143,000 fewer than the number of people who watched the premiere last week.
In a major development on the front of Indo-US defence relationship, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta has showed positive response to Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony's suggestion that India desire to move beyond the buyer seller relations.
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) will order boilers and turbine generators for its proposed 2x500 MW power plant at Neyveli in two months, a top official said.
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) hopes to add around 1,000 MW this fiscal to its existing 2,740 MW capacity, a top company official said.
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Claiming the Tamil Nadu government was blind to their issues, DMK president and former chief minister M.Karunanidhi Thursday appealed to the contract workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) to end their strike and resume duties.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Anti Terrorism Day was observed throughout the country on Monday with employees in government offices, public sector undertakings (PSU) and other public institutions taking a pledge in this regard.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday asked Fitch to upgrade the country's sovereign ratings, claiming that current account and fiscal deficit were under control and flow of capital from overseas would continue as India's growth story remained intact.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's statement at his South Block office following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe him in 2010 to clear a tranche of substandard vehicles.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded the statement of Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh at his South Block office following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe him in 2010 to clear a tranche of sub-standard vehicles.
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) Mining-cum-power generation company Neyveli Lignite Corporation's 250 MW plant in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu has been down for the past 10 days owing to mechanical and refractory problems, a senior official of equipment vendor Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) said.
London, April 2 (ANI): A huge chunk of the largest holiday camp ever constructed by the Nazis will be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments.
London, April 2 (ANI): A huge chunk of the largest holiday camp ever constructed by the Nazis will be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments.
Jammu, Mar 24 (ANI): The General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Prakash Karatsaid on Saturday that Central government had adopted an 'arbitrary' approach in the allocation of coal mining blocks to commercial entities.
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over the alleged multi crore coal scam in which the country has reportedly lost up to 11 lakh crore rupees in revenue.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crores.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism from leaders of various political outfits over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore, Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Thursday defended the government, saying if the coalfields had been auctioned, it would have led to a rise in the cost of power generation.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism from leaders of various political outfits over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore, Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Thursday defended the government, saying if the coalfields had been auctioned, it would have led to a rise in the cost of power generation.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crores.
London, Mar 6 (ANI): 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two' and 'Drive' have received five nominations each for this year's Empire Awards.
London, Mar 6 (ANI): 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two' and 'Drive' have received five nominations each for this year's Empire Awards.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): A Marines scout sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph with the Nazi SS symbol.
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Jodie Marsh has revealed that she has been bullied all her life.
London, Jan 13 (ANI): Irina Shayk's full lips are enough to make her stand out in the crowd.
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): Backstreet Boys have revealed that they love their gay fans, as they "know how to frickin' party!"
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Oman's Minister for Defence, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, arrived in India today to strengthen military ties with India.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Congress lawmakers from Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region protested outside Parliament's Gate No. 1 on Wednesday demanding a Bill for the creation of the new state.
Ranchi, Nov. 7 (ANI): Over the years, one has often failed to understand why opinions vary among the nation's leaders on a particular issue. Often, because of these differences national flagship programs do not benefit the people living in far-flung regions the way they are expected to.
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): American businessman Herman Cain has launched a blistering attack on his rival Texas Governor Rick Perry, accusing him of orchestrating the reports about allegations of sexual harassment, to destroy his presidential candidacy.
Khaprakhol (Orissa), Oct 18 (ANI): The fear of Maoists has brought several development projects to a complete halt in Khaprakhol Block of Orissa's Bolangir District.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (ANI): The woes of the flood victims in Orissa have aggravated with the receding of floodwaters.
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Mozambique Defence Minister Filipe Jacinto Nyussi, who is on a five-day official visit to India, was given a ceremonial welcome at the defence headquarters (South Block) here today.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): A delegation led by Union Minister of Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal met Czech Trade and Industry Minister Martin Kocourek in Prague.
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): India on Wednesday summoned Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice Di Monteforte here and lodged a protest against leading golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach Amritinder Singh being asked to take off his turban during a security check at Milan airport.
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 18(ANI): Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi on Friday spelt out the limitations about expenditure to be incurred by the candidates in the ensuing polls to the legislatures of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and Assam.
London, Mar 12 (ANI): Google has updated its search engine to add a new feature using which users can block websites they don't like.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Left party leaders on Tuesday called on President Pratibha Patil and urged her to advise the UPA Government to accept their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Probe (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct.23 (ANI): The first phase of the civic body polls began in Kerala on Saturday, as people from seven districts, out of the 14, visited polling stations to cast their votes.
Belodarkon (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.8 (ANI): Residents of Belodarkon village, which falls under the Keller block of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama District have complained about a lack of basic facilities like road connectivity, power and drinking water in their area.
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and California-based SRI International have developed a new tool that eliminates drive-by download threats.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, told the media ahead of IAF's 78th anniversary that fifty percent of the Indian Air Force's equipment is obsolete, but claimed that it was still capable of defending the country from any threat.
New York, Sep 24 (ANI): While Jennifer Lopez has snagged a whopping 12 million dollar deal with 'American Idol', she hasn't as yet give some of her millions to her old school in the Bronx.he 'Jenny From the Block' singer went to Holy Family School in Bronx.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Rescue and relief operations at Leh received a major boost today with arrival of five plane loads of men and material augmented by the Armed Forces.
London, Aug 06 (ANI): American actor and rapper Mark Wahlberg has said that he can return to rap if he gets a chance to collaborate with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, because his daughter adores the young star.
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Ghana Army Chief Major General Joseph Narh Adinkrah arrived in New Delhi for a four day official visit on Monday.
Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has said that the PAF would utilise all its assets, including the newly inducted F-16 fighter aircraft, against all 'external and internal' threats.
Islamabad, June 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday formally inducted the first three of the 18 F-16 C/D Block 52 fighter jets bought from the US into its fleet at the Jacobabad air base.
New Delhi, Apr.19 (ANI): The United States has assured India that it is keeping a close watch on the weapons supplied to Pakistan and, will investigate if there is any 'misuse' of the weapons tramsferred to Islambad.
Imphal, Apr 19 (ANI): Manipur is home to different tribes who live together in perfect harmony.
London, Mar. 3 (ANI): England captain Rio Ferdinand has said that he would get "very disappointed" if his team doesn't make it to the World Cup final.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday inaugurated the upgraded Talkatora Indoor Stadium, one of the venues for the Commonwealth Games.
New Delhi, Feb.18 (ANI): Ministry of Panchayati Raj has formulated a new centrally sponsored scheme for e- governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday directed both Centre and Maharashtra Government officials to take co-ordinated and effective steps to identify and bring culprits of Pune blast to justice.
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a new technique that could help find an "island" of unusually stable elements by directly measuring the mass of elements heavier than uranium.
Srikakulam (Orissa), Dec 25 (ANI): Orissa is witnessing mass migration by the tribals victims of last year's religious violence, due to apathy of the administration.
Guwahati, (ANI): The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) launched by the Centre has given a fillip to rural development and employment opportunities in many parts of the country.
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Black women with high intake of dairy products have a reduced incidence of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids), say researchers.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI): Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday inaugurated a biometric identification system in his ministry to ensure punctuality among the staff.
New Delhi, Aug.21 (ANI): India on Friday handed over more evidence on the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai to Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik.
Bero Block (Jharkhand), Aug 10 (ANI): As the drought situation becomes graver, authorities distributed free grains to poor people in Bero Block of Jharkhand on Sunday.
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): People who play video games may get addicted for life to their consoles, just like gamblers get hooked to cards, warn health experts.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): US envoy designate to India, Timothy Roemer, met Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon at the South Block headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A pleasant surprise awaited Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor as he stepped inside his office in South Block Friday morning.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India wants peace with neighbours but it will not tolerate terrorism, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said soon after taking charge Friday.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Advocating 'eternal vigilance', A.K. Antony Monday expressed concern over the security scenario around India and spelt out priority areas in his second term as defence minister -- infrastructure development in northeast and border areas, modernisation of the armed forces and welfare of the troops.
