Cautioning that the Eurozone crisis could affect the developing countries, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Europe and other advanced economies to take "effective and early steps" to prevent the global economy from slipping
Around 80,000 paramilitary personnel, apart from state policemen, would be deployed during the multi-phased assembly elections in five states early next year. The election commission has asked the home ministry to get ready to provi
Furious over the spurt in bribery cases against policemen, Mumbai police commissioner has issued a warning through a circular that adverse remarks would be recorded in the Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) of senior officers if their subordinates
Come November 11, the Education Day, head masters of 13 lakh primary schools across the country will be reading out a prime minister`s letter in the students` assembly, marking the formal launch of a year-long campaign for the Right to Education (
India bagged the dirty reputation of high prevalence of fraud, corruption and bribery in a global survey on economic malpractices conducted by Kroll, an international investment risk consultancy company. It shares distinction of sh
The approach paper for the 12th five year plan (2012-17) has come under sharp criticism from the civil society groups, led by New Delhi based civil society organisation, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA), which tracks government`s social sector policies
The Election Commission (EC) will crackdown heavily on use of blackmoney during the upcoming assembly polls in five states and has put in place stronger measures to monitor illegal cash movement, chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi said
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 Gulburg society riot case on Tuesday told a special court here that it would submit its reports to the appropriate magisterial court as directed by supreme court. The statement was mad
The strike at Maruti Suzuki India`s (MSI) Manesar plant entered its 12th day on Tuesday as talks brokered by the government in the northern Indian state of Haryana between the management and workers remained inconclusive. Workers at
Rejecting Team Anna`s claim of tilting the scales in the Hisar by-election, INLD chief Om Parkash Chautala on Tuesday said people voted against Congress to vent their anger against the ruling party. "Team Anna`s claim of taking
Blaming the Centre`s "inaction" for the stalemate over the Koodankulam nuclear power plant issue, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said her government was firm on suspension of the work on the controversial project till
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday adjourned to October 20 the hearing on the interim bail plea of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in denotifying government lands. Justice B
The Delhi high court on Tuesday deferred till tomorrow the hearing on the bail plea of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, arrested for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Justice Suresh Kait decided to hear Singh`s interim as well as
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday night demanded a white paper from the UPA government on the issue of black money during the forthcoming winter session of Parliament. Addressing a public meeting as part of the Jan Chetna Yatra
Upset over not getting an appointment with Rahul Gandhi, the sarpanch of Anna Hazare`s village and his colleagues on Tuesday decided to return home saying now even if they get an appointment, the village will decide whether to meet the Congress le
The result of the Hissar Lok Sabha by-poll is out. People have pronounced their verdict. Congress candidate Jai Prakash finished a distant third. Jaiprakash, who had contested the 2009 Lok Sabha polls too as a Congress candidate and lost had then
Keeping in line with the recommendations of the second administrative reforms commission, the Bihar government has taken away some of the financial powers of the district magistrates (DM), directing them to play only a regulatory and supervisory r
Kuldeep Bishnoi, HJC-BJP candidate wins Hisar by-polls with 6323 votes more than his nearest rival INLD candidate Ajay Chautala. Congress candidate Jai Prakash secured a distant third position. Bishnoi said that Anna`s anti-congres
A day after the election commission disfavoured the idea of right to recall, law minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said government is working on Team Anna`s proposal for such a provision which could form part of the all-party consultations on ele
RTI activists and information commissioners have spoken in one voice against any review of the transparency as it stands today. They believe that the government should give time for the act to stabilize before considering any review or amendment.
