With panchayats flush with funds flowing under various poverty alleviation and employment guarantee schemes, the government wants to keep a tab on its expenditure online. The ministry of Panchayati Raj has advised the states/UTs to adopt t
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said Kerala would become the first state in the country to complete the Centre sponsored project of providing Unique ID number to its citizens. The state extended full-coperation to complete
India has asked its executive director in IMF to stay in touch with different countries on the issue of selection of the new IMF head even as the front- runner Christine Lagarde planned a visit here soon. "We have suggested to our exe
In the wake of recent nuclear radiation scare in Japan, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reviewed India`s atomic disaster preparedness at a high level meeting here and directed that the best practices and procedures be put in place.
Baba Ramdev launched his indefinite fast against corruption and black money on Saturday morning after the government failed to persuade him to call off his protest. The yoga guru began the protest along with thousands of his followe
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday urged the Centre to take up with Nepal immediately the issue of ensuring central flow of river below the downstream of the Kosi barrage otherwise the possibility of devastation during 2011 flood could
For those who argue that ministers should not come within the ambit of the proposed Lokpal, here is a reminder that self-regulation can only be a convenient escape and not a practical solution. PTI reported on Wednesday that President Pra
A national initiative guaranteeing free delivery, free medicines and diet for pregnant women in government health institutes was unveiled by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi here on Wednesday. In an effort to tackle maternal mortality, the min
Pressure is mounting on union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran to resign in the wake of Tehelka magazine`s expose that his family-owned Sun TV Network was a beneficiary of pay-offs by a Malaysian company which benefited from equity sold by Aircel
Affirming the BJP`s support to the Telangana cause, senior party leader Sushma Swaraj tonight said the NDA would extend support if the Centre tabled a Bill for formation of separate Telangana state in the next session of Parliament. "
Heavy use of mobile phones and other wireless communication devices could possibly cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has said and asked people to use texting and free-hands devices to reduce the risk. The electromagnetic fields g
The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to share details of its probe that led to the competition watchdog serving a showcause notice to the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The court set a deadline of Friday
Top brass of nation`s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki in a meeting held with the Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today expressed its intention to set up a manufacturing plant in the state having production capacity of 10 lakh units per annum,
The centre today told supreme court that the Rajya Sabha-appointed panel can carry out further probe and frame definite charges against Sikkim chief justice P D Dinakaran who is facing allegations of corrupt practices and misconduct.
Eastern region states today stressed the need for capacity building of delivery institutions right down to panchayats for effective implementation of various central and states development and welfare schemes. The eastern states als
Around 48,000 people have been given jobs in various industrial and hydroelectric units in Himachal Pradesh in the last three years, of which 38,000 were locals, state industrial minister Kishan Kapoor said today. "Dhumal-led B
More girls are now going to school after the introduction of the mid-day meal scheme, a senior official of the union human resources development ministry said here today. After the introduction of the mid-day meal scheme the boy-gir
Even as textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran said he had slapped a legal notice on the Tehelka magazine for a "blatant concocted lie" of favouring Malaysian firm Maxis Communication when he was telecom minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party o
The UPA government, smarting under the onslaught of allegations, has finally made a smart move. Instead of taking all the blame upon itself for seeming to protect the post of prime minister from the ambit of Lopal, it has now invited views of all
Three months after effecting a reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Congress has set in motion the process of appointing new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chiefs in some six states, including in Andhra Pradesh, where it suf
