As a controversy rages over land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh, the Centre on Thursday said it has plans to introduce a bill in this regard in the next session of Parliament as there appears to be consensus on the issue. However, home minis
The supreme court on Wednesday dismissed Amar Singh`s petition seeking a stay on the disclosure of his tapped conversations. It noted that "courts have, over the centuries, held that such litigants who come with unclean hands are nto enti
Anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has notified regulations for mergers and acquisitions making it mandatory for corporates to take its approval for all their big ticket deals. The regulations which will come into fo
The Congress on Wednesday refuted opposition charges that Rahul Gandhi visiting the protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh was a "politicisation" of the issue. Reacting to BJP`s Rajnath Singh`s comments thatRahhul was unnecessarily
"I want to do good to the civil society and fight corruption," says S Divyadharshini, a law graduate from here, who topped the Civil Service examinations this year. Divyadharshini, who passed in her second attempt with Pub
The panchayati raj ministry has sought information from states whether the Gram Sabhas are performing their role as envisaged in the 73rd amendment of the constitution. Under the 73rd amendment to the Constitution aimed at strengthening lo
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it would not be possible to achieve the targeted growth rate of 9 per cent in the current fiscal because of rising global commodity prices. However, he said, inflation would moderate to 7-7.5 pe
Plan panel today said it has appointed civil rights activist Binayak Sen, convicted for sedition, on board of one of its steering committee to give input for 12th Plan (2012-17) on health related issues. "We have appointed Binayak Sen
The government has adopted checks and balances in the monitoring mechanism for public-private partnership (PPP) projects to tap leakges and corruption, a government official said on Wednesday. “There is a two-way mechanism being set-
The state government is gearing up to enforce the new Food Safety & Standard Act 2006 within next three months. The rules under the act have been notified. Delhi health minister Dr A K Walia said that with enforcement of the new act fo
The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to the Managing Director of Dharampal Satyapal group of companies, makers of two popular brands of tobacco, for allegedly defying its order banning use of plastic sachets for sale of their products.
The inquiry commission probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam has issued summons to former Maharashtra Chief Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan to appear before it as witnesses. The two-member commission, which summoned Union Mi
The supreme court on Wednesday lifted its ban order on the media restraining it from broadcasting and publishing contents of the taped conversations of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with top politicians and Bollywood stars. Brie
Places where maximum economic offences and cyber crimes occur, places where maximum encorachments on government lands takes place, and places where VIPs and protected persons reside are some of the criteria for setting up new police stations in Ma
Maharashtra government has constituted a welfare board to utilise funds, collected by levying one per cent cess on construction activity of over Rs 10 lakh, for implementation of welfare schemes for construction workers. Labour Minister Ha
In an apparent setback to the campaign for those seeking stringent punishment for the accused in the Bhopal gas disaster, the Supreme Court today dismissed CBI`s curative petition against an earlier apex court judgement that diluted charges agains
The CBI on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of Swan telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa saying the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy was manipulated by former Telecom Minister A Raja and others to such an extent that physically fit persons got aw
Acting against unauthorised constructions, the MCD on Tuesday demolished illegally-built portions in 24 properties in the city. The drive was undertaken in areas like Karam Pura, Vikas Puri, Vishnu Garden, Hari Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Rajouri
Yog Guru Baba Ramdev today said that in order to exterminate corruption, there should be a systemic revamp, coupled with an amendment in the laws. Baba Ramdev told this to reporters here as a part of his visits to different cities ahead of
The Supreme Court was on Tuesday anguished at high malnourishment related deaths in the country even as the Centre said 50 lakh additionial tonnes of PDS grains would be distributed among below poverty level families by next two weeks. A b
