The opposition believes that the latest threat of power distribution companies (discoms) in the capital to increase tariff if they do not get adequate funds from the government, is sheer blackmail. BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani- two discom
Even as the governmnet mulls a hike a in diesel prices to tame inflation, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) brought out by the UN has made gloomy forecasts for India`s growth in the current fiscal year. It has blamed r
Some of the most backward districts with significant Maoist presence which have been receiving funds under the backward region grant funds (BRGF) have been further divided for better administration and utilsation of the money flowing in.
With the Congress seeking a probe into the chopper crash that killed Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, various theories are doing rounds regarding the conditions that led to the crash. While it is de rigeur to settle for eith
Urban transport, a sector hitherto open only to either civic authorities or small trasnporters, is now open for corporates, with the launch of the cluster bus service in Delhi on Thursday. The service will be run jointly by the D
Retired judge of Kerala high court, justice M R Hariharan Nair, will probe the Pulmedu stampede tragedy that claimed the lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims on January 14. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here l
Retired judge of Kerala high court, justice M R Hariharan Nair, will probe the Pulmedu stampede tragedy that claimed the lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims on January 14. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here l
A court here today asked Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh to appear before it on July four in connection with a complaint against them for landing their helicopter on NH 28 at Maniari
The Supreme Court today expressed displeasure over the tardy pace of probe by the income tax department into the tax evasion cases linked to 2G spectrum case, saying it wanted "results". A bench of justices G S Singhvi and
The Indian Medical Association’s main opposition to a rural health providers’ course is that it is discriminatory and will create lesser-trained doctors for rural areas while the fully trained remain in urban areas. This assumption ref
CGHS members had opted for self- draw after waiting for more than 5 years to get allotment of their flats through Registrar Cooperative Societies, Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor (LG) office has given the go- head for the regularisa
Following the eight day of strike by Air India pilots, the civil aviation ministry made attempts at ending the stalemate by holding talks with them on Wednesday. However, the talks between the central executive commitee of the Indian Commercial Pi
Confirming the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, home minister P Chidambaram today said the state governor has been asked to take "necessary consequential steps", an indication that a new chief minister will be cho
Fighting the Congress in the family pocket-borough of Kadapa in prestigious by-elections, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today ruled out going back to the party, saying he cannot "throw his core values" for the sake of "power and position&qu
Reacting to news reports of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu`s body being identified, the Congress on Wednesday termed the incident "very unfortunate" and said that in the light of two similar crashed in the region in the r
Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has written to defence minister A K Antony to request him to ensure that the missile testing facility of defence research and development organisation (DRDO) at Wheeler Island in Orissa follows condit
To keep a tight leash over the total sanitation campaign (TSC) funds the centre releases to the states, the rural development ministry has made it mandatory for the states to submit utilisation certificates (UCs) before it releases further funds.
Commuters in Delhi can look forward to relief as the much awaited and much delayed cluster bus service is going to be functional from Thursday. The scheme, which aims at adding a fleet of buses jointly run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
Asserting that everybody should be treated equally before the law, the Bombay high court on Wednesday asked CBI to conduct a "good, honest and proper" investigation into the Adarsh Housing Society scam, and not get "bogged down by c
A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded sacked CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and two others, arrested on charges of cheating, conspiracy and corruption in the award of Games related contracts, in 14 days judicial custody. Sp
