The new minister for environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan may make significant changes in the bureaucracy at the ministry. Two or three senior mandarins may be moved out of the ministry while most others will find the freedom they enjoyed un
Karnataka Lokayukta justice Santosh Hegde will submit his much-awaited report on illegal mining to the government on Wednesday. "Yes, I will submit the report on Wednesday," Hegde, a former supreme court judge and member of Jan L
Embattled Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday returned here from his holiday and ruled out his resignation in the wake of the Lokayukta report indicting him on the illegal mining issue. "Opposition parties hoping that I
It`s official now -- Indians hold about USD 2.5 billion (over Rs 11,000 crore) in Swiss banks, but this figure of Switzerland`s central bank may be a gross understatement of the total wealth directly and indirectly held there by entities from Indi
Government today said the Lokpal Bill is ready and will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval in its next meeting where a decision on whether to put the Prime Minister in its purview would be also be taken. "The Lokpal Bill
Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Friday began his first on the spot visit to District Bastar, to understand the Rural Development schemes implementation. Ramesh on the day of assuming office declared that he would first
The Bhartiya Janata Party for the first time on Friday indicated that Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will have to quit once the Lokayukt report reportedly against him is out. The indication came officially from party spokesman Ra
Amid concerns over increasing number of train accidents, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought a detailed safety plan from the Railways. "A detailed safety plan is being readied to be submitted to the Prime Minister`s Office shortl
Energy consumers served by Reliance Infrastructure can now obtain information about its services under the RTI Act as the State Information Commission has, in a significant order, ruled that being a public utility service provider it comes under t
A double bench of Punjab and Haryana high court has labelled artificial, chemical and extracted nicotine as a poisonous substance and has directed that it cannot be used as an additive to any other material. The bench has ask
A group of research scholars and student volunteers led by development economist and former NAC member Jean Dreze has written a letter to the prime minister asserting that its survey shows that the public distribution system (PDS) is witnessing &l
The Air India’s much talked about plan for the fleet expansion may not be able to see the light of the day. Blame it on the management of the national carrier which has failed to utilize the number of aircrafts and the crew it owns currently
Total Sanitation Campaign to provide sanitation in all rural areas of Bihar by 2012 has not been up to the mark, according to a CAG report. Principal Accountant General (Bihar) Preman Dinaraj told reporters today that the programme, launch
Hundreds of farmers today sat on dharna at Sector 74-75 here, protesting land acquisition by the state government and demanding hike in compensation. The farmers, under the banner of Kisan Sangarsh Samiti Sorkha Jahirabad, claimed that sta
Sticking to his stand of excluding the Prime Minister from the ambit of the Lokpal, Union Minister and a key member of the joint drafting committee Kapil Sibal today said an accountable ombudsman could destabilise democracy. An independent
A RBI circular issued which came into effect on July 1, says that the banks are required to resolve complaints related to failed ATM transactions within 7 days from the date of receipt of the complaint. Delay in addressing the coml
The north campus of Delhi University welcomed new faces with the new academic session for under graduate commencing on Thursday. Amidst excitement and enthusiasm, there was a pinch of anxiety prevalent in students in the first year. Th
The union home ministry has pulled up jail authorities across the country for the living conditions in prisons and for the first time sent them an advisory in this regard seeking a compliance report from them. The ministry has issued an ad
Illicit money from India is being laundered to the USA and UK by organised human trafficking syndicates, a global body setting standards for combating terror financing and money laundering has said for the first time in its latest report.
Speeding up its probe into the finances of Indian Premier League, the enforcement directorate has summoned former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the IPL. Shast
