Blatant use of money power was displayed during the recent elections for five assemblies, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry, but the newly elected MLAs have claimed in their expense statements submitted to the Election Commissi
Some years ago, Bishan Bedi and I visited a former player in a leading Delhi hospital. Seeing us stand in the queue for the entry tokens, there was shock and amazement all around. "What sir, you too?" people kept asking Bedi. In the capi
Concerned over the counterfeit Indian currency notes threatening to destabilise India`s economy, the government plans to approach Pakistan government with evidence that these notes are printed in its territory and assert that it should put a stop
Initiating their dialogue with political parties, the Anna Hazare team today met senior BJP leader L K Advani to drum up support for their version of the Lokpal Bill. Activists Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia briefed
The competition commission of India (CCI) has asked the national stock exchange (NSE) to pay a penalty of Rs 55.5 crore after it held the bourse guilty of predatory practices in the currency derivatives (CD) market. The order follows a com
Less than a month after launching its Facebook (FB) page, the Delhi University (DU) seems to have lost the enthusiasm for the social networking media. Both the university`s website and the FB page have updates on just the first and second cut-off
It was about two years back that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had unearthed a huge consignment of spurious drugs from hospitals in Western Uttar Pradesh. The CBI had taken congnisance of the report that spurious medicines were being s
The drugs controller general of India (DCGI) under the health ministry on Friday suspended the approval of a private firm conducting clinical trials in Hyderabad after it was found that the firm is administering anti-cancer drug to poor women in P
Prisoners lodged in central jails in Tamil Nadu can now interact with their family members as the authorities have decided to extend landline telephone facility to all inmates. The move would benefit about 13,000 prisoners who would be all
The Madras High Court today issued a notice to the Union Government on a PIL seeking to declare a recent notification exempting Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) from the purview of Right to Information Act as ultra vires of the Constitution.
Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday allowed opening of three coal-blocks in Hasdeo-Arand forest region in Chattisgarh, a no-go area, ignoring his own policy of not allowing mining. In his order dated June 23, Ramesh gave c
A professor from USA, Abir Mullick today showcased various designs of public toilets conceptualised by him, at National Institute of Design (NID). The aesthetic designs of the public toilets are a result of research conducted by a team of
The day two of Indo-Pak Secretary level talks will focus on Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges between the two nations, according to media reports. It is expected that the dialogue on Friday will continue, when Pakistan`
In a bid to keep criminals out of elections, government proposes to amend the law to bar candidates against whom charges have been framed in heinous crimes. According to a draft note prepared by the Law Ministry to amend the Representation
The Dr Sachan death case took a new turn today with the family of the top medical officer demanded a CBI probe which was rejected by the Mayawati government. After the post mortem revealed that there were nine injuries on the body of deput
Even though the literacy rate in Delhi rose by 10 percent in the last ten years, the child sex ratio here has fallen, said Varsha Joshi, director, census operations, Delhi. “The areas of concern in Delhi are the north west and the so
Girls from outside Delhi, seeking admission into city colleges, are redrafting their wishlists based on the availability of the hostel accommodation. Kajeng W from Manipur completed class 12 under Andhra board of secondary education in Hyd
The Central (Absolute) Exemptions Act, 2011, came into force today (November 9, 2011). Since it exempts everyone from everything it was greeted with joyous, if confused and occasionally impunibly bloody, celebrations throughout the country, headsc
The left party came down heavily on the government for keeping the central bureau of investigation (CBI) out of RTI purview. “You don’t want to reveal what you are doing. You want to do wrong things in a veil of secrecy,” said A
The government has cast doubt on the veracity of the NHRC report which ruled out rape in Bhatta-Parsaul during the recent farmers` agitation, saying one report cannot negate all the charges. "Other agencies have gone and confir
