DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said he was in favour of including the Prime Minister under the purview of the Lokpal bill as it would help the office prove it was not guilty of anything. In a statement, he said the inclusion would cl
Doing away with the provision in the Indian Penal Code which penalises adultery would undermine the sanctity and institution of marriage in the Indian society, the Bombay High Court today observed. The division bench of Justices B H
With rubble and construction wastes clogging drains in many areas, chief minister Sheila Dikshit today directed civic agencies to take urgent steps to remove them so that there is no water-logging during monsoon. Chairing a meeting
Unlike general category students, SC/ST (scheduled castes/scheduled tribes) applicants do not have counsellors to guide them through the admissions process at Delhi University. The university is to blame for this because it is responsible for assi
Kim Davy cannot be extradited to India to face trial for the sensational dropping of arms in Purulia in 1995, in which he is the main accused, with the Danish high court rejecting a plea by the government there. The plea by the Dani
The United States today said it "strongly and vehemently" supports the NSG clean waiver for India and hoped that the civil nuclear deal between the two countries will continue to move in a positive direction. "I want
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the concerned departments to gradually shift government offices to city outskirts in order to decongest traffic. While building new offices, Omar said, the government departme
Kapil Sibal’s two-part article in the Hindustan Times (‘A free-floating entity’ and ‘
Lifting its stay, the Kerala High Court today permitted the UDF government to proceed with allotment of 50 per cent of seats it had reserved under state quota in post graduate courses in self financing medical colleges. The order in
Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran met the prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence on Thursday. Maran, a leader of Congress`s UPA ally DMK, came under a cloud ever since reports of his involvement in the 2G scam - during his stint as t
Air India (AI) may soon get another equity infusion of Rs 1,200 crore from the government. Prime minister Manmohan Singh told a group of editors on Wednesday that he would take all possible measures to revamp the ailing carrier. Singh said
Though informal labour market constitutes 93 percent of Indian economy, there is no legislation for their inclusive development resulting in the absence of decent work environment and livelihood for their skills and capabilities.
Anna Hazare and his team could not meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday. At the time of filing of this report, Gandhi had not confirmed her appointment with Hazare. Yesterday, the social activist had said that he wanted
The government is all set to finalise the structure of the food security bill, food minister K V Thomas said on Wednesday. The food security bill will recognise the woman as the head of the family for households that are set to benefit fro
With Manmohan Singh personally favouring bringing the post of prime minister under the ambit of Lokpal, the Anna Hazare team today suggested he should show his commitment in this regard as he did on the issue of nuclear deal with the US. &
Asserting that he has no hesitation in subjecting himself to the jurisdiction of Lokpal, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wenesday ruled out inclusion of higher judiciary within the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman. Bringing higher j
In a bid to tackle black money and tax evasion, the government is bringing a new law in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament in August to clamp down on `benami` deals. One of the provisions in the proposed law is to empower th
Three rounds into the admissions season at Delhi University, most students and even some colleges remain unaware of the requirement of anti-ragging affidavits from applicants. University Grants Commission (UGC) and supreme court had passed
The principal opposition in parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party, is all set to boycott the all-party meet on Lokpal Bill convened by te prime minister on July 3. Taking the plea that the centre should first introduce the Lokpal Bill in parliament,
Poor infrastructure, dangerously dilapidated school buildings, lack of teachers and quality education, and dirty, non-functional toilets - these are some of the factors crippling the education sector. A post-facto social audit of the imple
