The Finance Ministry has kicked off the exercise for preparation of the 2012-13 Union Budget while asking all ministries to rush proposals by October 31 for inclusion in the second supplementary budget for 2011-12 to be presented in the winter ses
The Congress core committee, which meets here on Friday, is likely to take a decision on the Telangana issue that has created a crisis situation in Andhra Pradesh for the past three weeks. Indications are that the core committee wi
Notwithstanding any of the excuses that planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has offered to justify his ridiculous affidavit before the supreme court on the poverty estimate, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, seemingl
With an eye on mineral resources like coal, India is scaling up its economic ties with Indonesia and the move is being helped by big Indian business houses like the Tatas, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Aditya Birla Group. Commerce and in
Anna Hazare on Tuesday slammed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi over the incarceration of state top cop Sanjeev Bhatt, who had accused Modi of being responsible for the 200 anti-Muslim riots. On being asked if he feared that he would b
Foul cries by businesses and college students aside, TRAI`s initiative to check pesky calls and text messages has dealt a cruel blow to the hearing impaired, who feel the SMS cap would rob them of a handy way of communication. SMS has been
Anna Hazare on Tuesday put Congress on notice on the Lokpal issue, saying he will campaign against it in election-bound states if the Centre fails to get his version of the anti-corruption bill passed in parliament`s winter session. To beg
Activists from different places in India raised concern about forceful land acquisition during a talk organised by Navdanya, Delhi based NGO working on conservation and sustainability. Recalling the last six years of the anti-Posco struggle, Abhay
Stepping in to defuse the Telangana crisis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he understands the separate statehood demand and gave an assurance that the Centre will make all efforts to find a solution to the contentious issue soon.
After facing severe criticism over its Rs 32 cap in urban areas for determining the poverty line, the Government finally decided to remove the condition on Monday. The decision came after Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Amid controversy over the definition of poverty, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today claimed that they have resolved the issue. "Jairam and I had a very good me
Terming the implementation of UPA`s flagship programme MNREGA as "patchy", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday expressed concern at leakage of funds meant for the scheme but hoped that the proposed `NREGA 2.0` will deal wi
Patients in government hospitals and health centres in Rajasthan will get most essential generic medicines free of cost, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today. The ambitious `Chief Minister`s Free Medicine Scheme` was launched by Gehlot a
The government has issued a notification denying promotions to its officers who do not submit their annual immovable property returns of the previous year by January 31 every year. The notification says they will be denied "vigilance
Women now have a special tool to secure themselves. And that tool is just a click away. Whypoll, a part of the social democracy foundation has worked on a reporting tool for women who are harassed across the country.
Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that he would not respond to CBI`s fresh plea to invoke additional charge of criminal breach of trust against all the accused till the agency stated that its probe in the 2G spectrum allocati
Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that he would not respond to CBI`s fresh plea to invoke additional charge of criminal breach of trust against all the accused till the agency stated that its probe in the 2G spectrum allocati
Broken blackboards, desks and classroom doors. Bad condition of toilets and no availability of clean drinking water. This is the condition of the government boys secondary school #2, Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. The school doesn’t even have a p
A new Mines Bill that provides for sharing of profits and royalty with project-affected people has been cleared by Cabinet, Indian Mines Minister Dinsha Patel said Friday. The Bill is likely to be tabled in the Indian Parliament in the Win
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi skipped the national executive committee meeting of BJP, which started today to take stock stock of the political situation in the country and to formulate a strategy to take on the ruling Congress on the issue
