A day before the government puts the Lokpal bill before the cabinet for discussion, Anna Hazare has appealed the government to consider a strong Lokpal bill. “It is a rare opportunity for UPA government to change the history of India
Karnataka Lokatyukta justice Santosh Hegde submitted his "explosive" report on illegal mining in the state, estimating the losses to the excheqeur at Rs 16,085 crore. He has named chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his cabinet colle
India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced additional Confidence Building Measures (CBM) related to Kashmir, including increasing cross-LoC trading days and expanding travel to include tourism and religious aspects. After the "
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that his government was focusing on providing necessary infrastructure and manpower at hospitals, schools and other institutions so as to ensure quality services to the people.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cautioned that year-end inflation may not be less than 6-7 per cent even as the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are making sustained efforts to fight price rise. "We are
The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the controversial Adarsh Housing Society seeking de-freezing of its bank accounts. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had in January frozen two bank accounts of the
Lauding the progress of construction on NHPC`s challenging 45-MW Alchi hydel project in the frontier Ladakh region, power minister K C Venugopal has assured the full support of his ministry for successful completion of the power station. &
The umbrella forum of Indian tourism and travel industry has urged the Centre to set up a high level inter-ministerial committee to work out and implement urgent measures required to expedite growth of Indian tourism to keep apace with global t
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday sought the personal intervention of prime minister Manmohan Singh for lifting the cap on cotton exports in the 2010-11 kharif marketing season. Badal has sought permission for
Aiming at curbing crime by increasing community participation in policing, the Delhi Police on Wednesday initiated a project in which civilians will help patrolling a specific area. The project `Neighbourhood Police Team` was flagged off
India is big on theory when it comes to development and poverty reduction, says international political economist and director of the Evian Group, professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann. He says the approach should be pragmatic, not theoretical.
New union minister for tribal welfare and panchayati raj V Kishore Chandra Deo on Wednesday said he would strive to strengthen the panchayati raj institutions and solve the problems in adivasi areas. Addressing a press conference
New union minister for tribal welfare and panchayati raj V Kishore Chandra Deo on Wednesday said he would strive to strengthen the panchayati raj institutions and solve the problems in adivasi areas. Addressing a press conference
To speed up rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of accidents, the railways has decided to procure hi-tech equipment worth Rs 500 crore, including high-speed self-propelled accident relief trains, plasma cutters and 175-ton capacity crane
Former telecom cecretary Siddhartha Behura began his arguments in a Delhi court on Wednesday opposing framing of charges against him in the 2G spectrum case. Behura`s counsel told special CBI judge O P Saini that there is no evidence again
Ahead of submission of his report on illegal mining, Karnataka Lokayukta justice Santosh Hegde said on Wednesday he does not believe the government would act on his findings. "As I said yesterday, I don`t believe the government will t
The supreme court judgement on disbanding of Salwa Judum will impact on the anti-Maoist operations, says the centre which is planning to call a meeting of chief ministers of Orissa and Jharkhand after Chhattisgarh`s action on a new law on the issu
The supreme court today refused to take on record contents of a sting operation which allegedly showed that CBI pressurised witnesses in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case to implicate former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah. A bench of ju
All petitions challenging land acquisition by UP government in Noida and Greater Noida areas were today referred to the chief justice of Allahabad high court by a division bench with the request that a larger bench be constituted to decide the mat
In a move to create awareness among the rural population about the benefits of using toilets, the rural development ministry has asked the states to appoint sanitation messengers in each gram panchayat. The messengers, who will be called `
