Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday returned over Rs nine lakh dues to settle his resignation from the IRS department. He sent a cheque of Rs 9,27,827 along with a letter to the prime minister, insisting that it does not mean any mistake. In his f
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rejected allegations that it had discouraged lead auditor R P Singh in his work on the 2G spectrum report and justified the quantum of presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore as based on certain market
Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said there was immense scope for development in Madhya Pradesh but the BJP government in the state was mired in misrule. Addressing a Congress convention at Sugini Devi
The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted continuation of the stay of the trial court order validating the Singur land rehabilitation and development act which has been challenged by the Tatas. A division bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra
Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, facing prosecution for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, was allowed on Thursday by a Delhi court to go abroad for treatment of his kidney ailment. Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal allowed Sing
A Delhi CBI team has arrived here to take over the investigations into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. The team comprising joint director Keshav and DIG Arun Bosra arrived yesterday to take charge of the probe into the killing of
The Karnataka high court on Thusday granted conditional bail to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in a corruption case relating to alleged irregularities in denotifying lands. Yeddyurappa has been given bail in the third private compla
Dashing the hopes of DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other accused in the 2G case, a Delhi court Thursday dismissed their bail pleas saying the charges levelled against them were of "grave nature". The court rejected CBI`s stan
Skype, the Internet service providing free phone calls between computers and cheap calls direct to phones worldwide, and the VOIP (voice over internet protocol)-enabled high-end smart mobile phones, have come under the Intelligence Bureau`s scanne
India has the world’s largest number of poor people in a single country, according to the new report by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report says that in a population of 121 crore, India has more than half of its populatio
The government on Wednesday accepted in principle recommendations of a task force headed by UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani to computerise the public distribution system (PDS) across the country to bring transparency to plug corruption and massive
Eight years after publishing a toothless handbook and compendium on citizens` charters in May 2003, the Government on Wednesday took the first step of declaring its intent to bring a law for redress of grievances but only half-heartedly as the dra
The government on Wednesday got positive feedback from the track-II contacts established with anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. "We have positive signals from those engaged in the track-II diplomacy with Hazare in person to
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will soon be reviewed externally once in three years. The decision was taken in a meeting of the IIM council attended by human resource development minister Kapil Sibal and chairpersons and directors of t
India has the world’s largest number of poor people in a single country, according to the new report by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report says that in a population of 121 crore, India has more than half of its populatio
Terming the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill as "cent per cent" identical to its Jan Lokpal Bill, Team Anna on Wednesday said it is now awaiting to see whether the Centre will "supersede" it by enacting a "weak" law.
Climate change experts in India have set the tone for the ten day UN framework convention on climate change starting on November 29 in Durban. The Durban conference will analyse the implementation of three international climate agre
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Manipur, toured Naga-dominated interior Senapati hill district and appealed to people to settle all issues through dialogue. Inaugurating a mini-
Andhra Pradesh Congress President Botsa Satyanarayana on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Centre would take a decision on the contentious Telangana issue soon. Addressing a press conference here, he said, "the Centre and
CBI has called Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for questioning on November 4 in connection with alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam. The agency is probing alleged nexus
