Managing inflationary pressures -- particularly in food grain prices -- was the biggest challenge before the policy-makers, said C Rangarajan, chairman of the prime minister`s economic advisory council, in Vadodara. Rangarajan, a former go
The defence ministry is examining the controversy over Army chief Gen V K Singh`s age on which the government would take a final decision, defence minister A K Antony said on Monday. "Why set a deadline (for resolving the issue).. Bef
The supreme court on Monday ordered a magisterial probe into allegations that victims of Mirchpur Dalit violence were being targeted by those accused of killing an elderly Dalit and his daughter in the village. A bench of justices G S Sing
In the tribal village of Cauvrem in South Goa, now people meet more often to decide their strategy against mining trucks, which are operating illegally in the locality resulting in destruction of paddy and chilly cultivation. Protests have
Stepping up pressure on the Centre for a nationwide ban on endosulfan pesticide, Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan on Monday began a day-long fast here along with peoples` representatives, political leaders and civil rights activists to pres
Former Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has been sacked by the Indian Olympic Association, hours after he was remanded to police custody for eight days. The CBI had sought 14 days` police custody of Kalmadi who was a
The DMK is expected to take a final call on continuing support to the UPA government at the centre after the CBI on Monday filed its second charge sheet in the 2G spectrum case naming Tamil Nadu chief minister and party leader M Karunanidhi`s daug
It has cost and continues to cost the economy tens of billions of dollars. It has immiserated the poor. It should come as a surprise to no one, and yet, with each revelation, senior officials express consternation. Federal ministries, at best,
Health, education, skill development and infrastructure will be the focus areas of the 12th five year plan. This was asserted in the full planning commission meeting on Thursday. The commission’s targets for the 12th plan (April 2012
The government may put off the next meeting of the joint committee slated for May 2 for drafting the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. The controversy raging over a CD and allegations surfacing about former law minister Shanti Bh
The government may put off the next meeting of the joint committee slated on May 2 for drafting the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. The controversy ragin
As the tussle seeking disclosure of names of people who have stashed black money abroad continues in Supreme Court, the Finance Ministry says it has "no authentic figures" about the quantum of money deposited in Swiss banks. The
The supreme court on Thursday issued notices to Orissa government, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the UK-based Vedanta`s Indian arm Sterlite Industries on a petition challenging cancellation of environmental clearance to Niyamg
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said it was a "national shame" that the practice of female foeticide was continuing in the country despite women breaking existing barriers to prove their worth in every sphere. "The
Admitting that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs on the issue of corruption, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that his government is committed to face this challenge boldly as people expect swif
Even after a year of its implementation, the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act is still in its infancy. Government schools in the national capital lack facilities and both teachers and administration are insensitive to the issue.
Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has expressed happiness at the letter written by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi assuring him that she does not support "politics of smear campaign" and that she was strongly committed to the institutio
Madhya Pradesh government has endorsed the transfer policy 2011-12 for its officers and employees. As per the policy, transfers can be effected from April 20-June 7, an official release said here today. A decision in this regard wa
Wheat procurement in Punjab continued to remain sluggish, with crop buying reaching just 11.98 lakh Metric Tonne (MT), 83 per cent lower than what was in corresponding period of last season. Government agencies and private millers procured
