Delhi state assembly deputy speaker Amrish Gautam on Tuesday earned the Delhi high court’s (HC) wrath for unauthorised construction at his home in Khichripur area of the city. Gautam had approached the HC to get a May 30 Lokayukta or
Madhya Pradesh government will conduct a probe into the allegations that a child specialist from Indore had taken Rs 1.44 crore from several companies for conducting drug trial on children and whether he had taken permission for the same from the
Arguing that the city police has done substantial investigation in the murder case of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, Maharashtra government today opposed petitions filed in the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of probe to CBI. "Th
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat and CPI leader D Raja today assured all support to the local people in Jaitapur, who are protesting against the proposed 9,900-MW nuclear power plant. The two Left leaders visited the house of Tabrez Say
Contradicting the Uttar Pradesh government`s claim that it was a suicide, a judicial probe that went into the mysterious death of deputy chief medical officer Y S Sachan has concluded that it was prima facie a case of murder. The report su
After approaching various political parties to garner support for their version of the Lokpal bill, team Anna is now planning to mobilise masses. Starting Friday, the civil society plans to reach out to people in the capital’s Chandn
The planning commission and Maharashtra government gave an in-principle approval for the air-conditioned, elevated Churchgate-Virar suburban rail network last week. The 60 km long rail line is scheduled for completion in 2019. It will have
The union public service commission (UPSC) has decided that candidates who opt for an Indian language medium other than Hindi for the written civil services exam can now give the interview in the same Indian language, English or Hindi. As
Tuesday`s reshuffle of the union council of ministers saw the rise and fall of Congress stalwarts as some junior ministers got cabinet ranks in UPAII`s latest rejig while a few others were dropped as ministers. Jairam Ramesh, who held the
Jammu and Kashmir government has announced a slew of measures, including scholarships and health care benefits, for construction workers engaged in government, semi-government and private sector. As per the new guidelines, the state buildi
Indicating sluggishness in the economy, industrial growth fell to 5.6 per cent in May this year from 8.5 per cent in the same month last year, mainly due to the poor performance of the manufacturing and mining sectors. Factory output in th
The banks will not share details of their customers with the National Intelligence Grid or Natgrid- the project which is going to link various databases of the citizens including the details given on income tax returns, phone records and address p
Air tickets of two civil society members of the joint drafting committee of Lokpal bill- Anna Hazare and Santosh Hegde were sponsored by the government. The government had offered the members business class return tickets to and from Delh
The supreme court on Monday said “no order is required” on a PIL against telecom minister Kapil Sibal alleging that he gave undue favor to Anil Ambani owned RCOM . It asked the aggrieved to "avail remedy under the law.&rdquo
The supreme court today refrained from passing any order on a PIL filed against telecom minister Kapil Sibal accusing him of reducing a penalty amount favouring Anil Ambani-headed RCOM, saying persons aggrieved can avail remedy under the law.
The soaring prices are here for a long haul. Planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia may have said as much on Monday when he told reporters, "In the 12th five year plan (2012-17), we should aim at four percent growth in agr
The supreme court on Monday pulled up Delhi police for its midnight swoop on anti-corruption protestors at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on June 5. A division bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked Delhi police to justify it
Stricter measures for tobacco control must be brought at the highest level to prevent and control non-communicable diseases. This is the stand India may put forward at the high level United Nations general assembly meeting this September.
Weighed down by ever increasing population, China and India - the most populous nations - today observed world population day together for the first time to step up campaign to stabilise global population. Addressing an India-China
Pleading the case of eminent sportspersons who have won laurels for the country at international level, sports and youth affairs minister Ajay Maken today sought the inclusion of sports as a category for conferring the country`s highest civilian a
