The Supreme Court today sought Centre`s response on a petition seeking time bound disposal of mercy plea of death row convicts filed before the President. A bench of justices B S Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar issued notice to the g
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran resigned from the union cabinet as textiles minister on Thursday morning. Maran met prime minister Manmohan Singh at the latter`s Race Course Road residence at around 11.45 this morning. Sources in the prime minister
Giving detailed guidelines, the Supreme Court today asked the centre to set up a national regulator to overlook matters related to environmental clearances and its enforcement and imposing penalties on violators. A special forest be
The Delhi high court today sought a response from the city government on a PIL seeking direction to frame rules to provide free and compulsory education to children from weaker sections under the Right To Education (RTE) Act. A divi
The Telangana issue may delay the much talked about reshuffle of the union council of ministers and indications to this effect was seen after today`s meeting of the Congress core group on the statehood issue, which was attended by Prime Minister M
The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place before it the status report on the probe conducted by it in the "cash-for-vote" scam during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008. Not satisfied
Students forced out of the Delhi university`s admissions race by the high cutoffs may find the school of open learning (SOL) and the non-collegiate women`s education board (NCWEB) as alternative centres of learning offering the same end as the hal
The National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) has said that the Lokpal should cover the office of the prime minister and the government’s Bill in its present form has a very limited scope and coverage. While
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion credit for National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP), which it said is aimed at strengthening the implementation of India`s newly launched National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). NRLM is
After the supreme court made scathing observations on Tuesday on the role of the state governments in depriving poor farmers of their land in the ruse of development, it today upheld the Allahabad high court order that quashed the acquisition of o
Wednesday`s caste quota counselling brought little succour to scheduled caste (SC) candidates seeking admission into Delhi university colleges. This counselling session was for SC students who secured 70 percent and above and were not allotted col
The supreme court on Wednesday vacated its February 5, 2010 order that restrained French cement manufacturer Lafarge from mining limestone in the forests of Meghalaya’s East Khasi hills for the company’s plant in Bangladesh.
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) on Wednesday implicated union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G spectrum case when it informed the supreme court (SC) that the minister forced Aircel to sell its major stakes to Malaysian comp
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has moved the finance ministry for posting of the senior income tax officers in the Indian embassies in eight foreign countries to monitor the dubious money trail. It is not satisfied the int
Work gained momentum at the proposed site for Posco`s controversial Rs 52,000-crore steel plant project in Orissa`s Jagatsinghpur district today with the cooperation of local residents. "Eleven teams were engaged for work at Ga
With lawmakers raising the pitch for a separate Telangana, centre today said consultations were on and hoped the process would help it reach a final decision even as it ruled out suggestions of president`s rule in Andhra Pradesh. &q
The supreme court on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad high court order quashing the acquisition of over 156 hectares of land from farmers in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and allotting it to builders. The court also imposed Rs 10 lakh as co
The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) will be releasing the national voluntary guidelines (NVGs) on social, environmental and economic responsibilities of business on Friday, July 8 - replacing the 2009 guidelines on corporate social responsibil
The supreme court on Wednesday directed videography of the ongoing unearthing of treasure trove inside chambers of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik also proposed the appointment
Housing for the rural poor seems more secure now with the government planning to extend insurance against natural disasters as a part of the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)welfare scheme. The rural development ministry`s insurance-welfare will co
