Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that nuclear facilities in the country were "world-class" and all efforts were being made to maintain the best safety standards for both on-shore and off-shore nuclear powe
Government on Wednesday said in view of the huge losses incurred by national carrier Air India, a committee had been appointed to look into the present policy of giving free and concessional air tickets in domestic sector to certain categories.
Here is the text of prime minister Manmohan Singh`s opening rem,arks at the all-party meeting convened on Lokpal on Wednesday afternoon: "I welcome you all to this all-party meeting on the Lokpal Bill, which is before the Standi
With a number of party MPs raising questions on the handling of Anna Hazare issue, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold a special briefing for them here on Thursday. The decision comes in the backdrop of sections of party leaders vo
In a development that may help jailed former telecom minister, A Raja`s, defence in court, the telecom regulator has informed the CBI that Trai did not recommend the auction of 2G spectrum in 2007, implying that there was no loss to the exchequer
Jailed former telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday told a Delhi court that he would get prime minister Manmohan Singh, then finance minister P Chidambaram and present telecom minister Kapil Sibal summoned as witnesses to prove government did not i
Carrying forward their dialogue, government and Team Anna on Wednesday held another round of discussions to sort of sticky issues even as government insisted that ending of fast by the Gandhian assumed greater urgency than passage of Lokpal Bill.
Here we reproduce the list of members of the parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances and law and justice which is looking into the Lokpal Bill. It is headed by Congressman Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Judge for yourse
Over 800 people, including students, signed in blood a memorandum addressed to prime minister Manmohan Singh, expressing their support to the movement against corruption led by Anna Hazare. The memorandum prepared by All India Dem
The Indian government on Tuesday said that it has received information related to black money from Mauritius and was examining it for appropriate action. "The information given by the Government of Mauritius in response to requ
On the eighth day of Anna Hazare`s agitation, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday directly reached out to him with an appeal for ending fast and a promise that his Jan Lokpal Bill could be considered by parliament along with the government
A respite from the logjam over the jan lokpal protests came on Tuesday after the government offered to negotiate, again, with Team Anna following talks between activist Arvind Kejriwal and union law minister Salman Khurshid. Kejriwal later
DMK MP K Kanimozhi is the latest of the 2G accused to have named prime minister Manmohan Singh and the then union finance (now home) minister P Chidambaram in their defence statements. However, as a first, her statement also figures union telecom
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM) MP from Jamshedpur, Ajay Kumar on Tuesday said his party would install about 1500 solar lights in rural pockets of East Singhbhum district in a year`s time. Kumar, who sat on a day-long fa
Proposing numerous measures to aid the long-term emergency health interventions (EHIs) for the victims of the July 13 serial bomb blasts, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has suggested ways to rectify overall procedural gaps.
Jharkhand government has begun steps to make the existing Lokayukta Act more stringent, chief minister Arjun Munda said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, Munda said, "The government was committed to eradicate corr
India is well-positioned to emerge as the world`s third largest economy by 2025, but the long- term 9 percent growth target will not happen with a "business as usual" approach, prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.
Karnataka high court on Tuesday directed former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to move the Lokayukta court for anticipatory bail in a case relating to alleged irregularities in land denotification. The directive was issued by Justice L Nar
The government would provide Rs 4,000 crore required for the design and development of the proposed 70-100 seat National Civil Aircraft Development (NCAD) programme aimed at providing regional connectivity, union science and technology minister Vi
Amid a demand that Parliament should pass a strong Lokpal Bill, the Government on Tuesday said it will soon come up with a draft Grievance Redressal Bill that will also address the issue of corruption at local level. Rural developme
