Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday steered himself clear of the controversies surrounding illegal mining activities in the coastal state claiming that he himself was a crusader against this increasing phenomenon. "During my t
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday night said the killings by Maoists in Junglemahal were targeted at derailing the peace initiative in the state. "We gave them an opportunity to return to the mainstream. This is an
Government may push for some early action on enactment of crucial economic legislations like the pension reforms and banking and insurance bills in India after investors and CEOs in the US expressed concern over the delay in their adoption.
In an apparent potshot at L K Advani, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the senior BJP leader should take out a "peace journey" instead of rathyatra. "There may be ideological differences but I do not thin
Around 70 per cent of the population in Himachal Pradesh avail benefit of health facilities at the state-owned medical institutions, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Monday. The state has been ranked at the top in delivery of healt
Government today opposed in the Supreme Court any CBI probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the 2G spectrum case. "There is no need to pass any order on the interim application (filed by Swamy)," senior adv
In a bid to eradicate illiteracy in Bihar, the state government has decided to rope in 10.5 lakh class IX and X students to educate 1.2 crore adult illiterate people in Bihar. The plan will be executed under a five-month literacy campaign
In a setback to former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi, the Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed his plea seeking reconstitution of the BCCI-appointed disciplinary panel probing allegations of financial irregularities against h
The Delhi high court has anulled the appointment of widely-known historian and DU professor Mahesh Rangarajan as the director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) ruling that it violates the prescribed procedure. The appointment
Fourteen students of the Delhi-based Vardhman Mahavir Medical College have been learning more about law than medicine. Even after winning a court battle, they are likely to lose one year of studies. The reason: caste bias. The st
The Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), a national forum of over 500 social action groups and people`s movements, says it will be moving the Supreme Court against the government`s bid to throttle foreign funds to the voluntary non-government organ
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has quietly given an undertaking in writing to the Supreme Court to examine the controversial finance ministry note produced by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy. It is questioning the role of Home
At least a dozen union ministers, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, are abroad and some more are slated to be off to attend conferences abroad in the coming days. To be honest, each one of them is abroa
The joint action committee (JAC) of Telangana employees is meeting here on September 24 to take a crucial decision on the ongoing indefinite strike that began on September 13. The JAC is expected to call off the agitation as employees are
The Manohar Parrikar-led public accounts committee (PAC), investigating the increasing phenomenon of illegal mining in Goa, would be tabling its report on October 5 when the two-day state legislative assembly session begins here. Le
In a bid to curb illegal iron ore mining in Goa, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has decided to bring all mining agents and traders under its ambit by making registration mandatory. It has now become compulsory for all mining leases, trad
Notwithstanding United States` opposition to membership of Palestinian Authority in the United Nations immediately, India on Friday said it will fully support such a move but feels it was still not certain whether the issue would go to the general
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has warned the international community that there is danger of a currency war if the ongoing economic crisis deepens. Such a currency war can be avoided through dialogue and not through competitive devalua
A two-judge bench of the supreme court on Friday gave a split verdict on the maintainability of government`s application seeking recall of the apex court order on constitution of an SIT to probe blackmoney cases. The order was passed by a
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday fully backed Home Minister P Chidambaram on the 2G spectrum issue and ruled out any infighting among the ministers. "I don`t know what note you are talking about. The whole 2G matter is before
