Observing that the country was facing a "testing time" in its history, Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) Vinod Rai today said the credibility of the government is at its "lowest" and that decision making has become a "c
Declaring government`s commitment to a strong Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Anna Hazare`s demand for `Right to Reject` provision in electoral law needs political consensus. Even as Hazare came out against the Congress in
Trust the government to introduce an element of ambiguity when it formulates welfare policies so that it has enough space to play around and play foul as and when it pleases with such policies, notwithstanding the grandstanding about its benevolen
In Aesop’s fables, there is this story of a lion who was once drinking water from a stream. Seeing a lamb drinking water nearby whetted his appetite. “Why are you making the water dirty?” he roared. “But I am
Owing to power supply shortage in Maharashtra, as a result of the unrest in Andhra Pradesh over Telangana issue, the state power utility-- Mahavitaran, has decided to impose 16 hours of staggering day for industries from this Wednesday.
Former income tax chief commissioner Shiva Kant Jha`s `On the loom of time` turns the lens on the double taxation avoidance treaty India signed with Mauritius, exposing loopholes in it which allow the treaty`s misuse. Jha had earlier taken on thqu
Poor infrastructure, lack of teachers and quality education, and dirty, non-functional toilets - these are some of the factors crippling the education sector. A post-facto social audit of the implementation of the right to education (RTE) Act cond
Top defence officials on Tuesday faced tough questions from Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when they appeared before it in connection with the CAG report on the Adarsh Housing society scam. The PAC demanded answers fro
Press Council of India (PCI) has recommended making incidence of `paid news` during elections a punishable "electoral malpractice" and suggested amending the relevant laws. A report of PCI`s two-member sub-committee on iss
Breaking his silence on the CBI action against the Maran brothers over the Aircel-Maxis deal, DMK President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said his support would always be with them to face the present situation. "I treat my daughter
Indian minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath has discussed mechanisms for development of the economic partnership between India and the UAE with UAE foreign trade minister Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, it was announced here on Monday.
With the figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in 2G spectrum allocation being disputed within, CAG Vinod Rai on Monday offered to give explanation on it to the Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee which is set to re-examine the case in view of dema
Maintaining that they are not campaigning for any party in the Hisar election, Arvind Kejriwal has said Team Anna should not be held responsible if their movement in any way benefits the opposition and dismissed as "absurd" talk of Hazar
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Tuesday began his 38-day Jan Chetna Yatra from here to take on the UPA government on the corruption issue and press for return of black money stashed away abroad. "I am formally launching my Jan
Expect the government to tremble, the way our worthy news channels have challenged its authority. Expect India’s wealthiest newspaper group, owning two news channels, to espouse the latter’s case, without a modicum of a
Former union minister Mohan Dharia was on Monday selected for the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for his yeoman`s service in promoting and preserving spirit of national integration. This was announced today by Motilal Vo
Delhi government and MCD on Monday assured the Delhi high court that specially-trained teachers would be appointed for differently-abled children in all primary schools saying they are already being recruited. The city government counsel t
A court in national capital on Monday issued summons to Ketan Desai, former president of Medical Council of India (MCI), and five others after taking cognisance of a charge sheet filed by CBI against them in a graft case. Special CBI judge
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh on Monday asked a private company to properly compensate farmers before setting up its 1,320 MW power plant in Gobindpura. Singh asked Indiabulls to compensate the farmers in acco
Alleging scam in Noida plot allotment to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore, BJP on Monday lodged a complaint with Uttar Pradesh lokayukta justice N K Mehrotra demanding an inquiry into it. "A party delegation met lokayukta justice N K Mehrot
