The Haryana government will spend Rs 300 crore to provide better healthcare facilities in state-run hospitals during the upcoming financial year. Three medical colleges were being set up in Karnal, Sonipat and Mewat to provide bette
The issue of separate Telangana rocked Parliament today with the Lok Sabha failing to transact any business as members from TRS and BJP and Congress representatives from the region made common cause over the demand. The Lok Sabha was adjou
The Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) had not advised central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas to step down from his post, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. This was stated by the government in a written reply which came on a d
The Supreme Court today has held that no member of the high power committee (HPC) headed by the prime minister for the appointment of central vigilance commissioner (CVC) can have veto right and consensus among them is not mandatory.
A bill seeking to prevent sexual abuse of children with provisions for stringent punishment for such offences was today approved by the union cabinet. The section seven of the bill provides for "no punishment" if the conse
The stalemate in seat sharing talks between DMK and Congress for the April 13 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu persisted with AICC president Sonia Gandhi`s special emissary Ghulam Nabi Azad leaving for New Delhi today after his inconclusive talks with
BJP today said the Supreme Court decision quashing the appointment of P J Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner (CVC) has helped restore the "dignity" of the constitutional post and it was a "historic verdict."
An activist working for the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme was killed after being mercilessly beaten by a group of 12 Maoists at Jerua village in Latehar district. The activ
Food inflation declined by more than one percentage point to 10.39 per cent for the week ended February 19, led by a decline in prices of onions, potatoes and pulses. However, prices of fruit, milk and vegetables as a group continue
A committee led by the cabinet secretary has recommended that the central board of direct taxes (CBDT) be barred from requesting wiretaps, according to a
The apex court’s order setting aside appointment of P J Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner is actually an indictment of prime minister Manmohan Singh, home minister P Chidambaram and Thomas’ predecessor Pratyush Sinha. The PM
India is fast becoming a haven for designer drugs, says a report released on Wednesday by Vienna-based Iternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB) “India is one of the main sources of psychotropic substances sold through illegal int
With high prices remaining a concern, prime minister`s economic advisory council chairman C Rangarajan on Wednesday said all policy measures, like rate hikes and intervention in grain markets, will be undertaken to bring down inflation to comfort
The supreme court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea for mercy killing of a Mumbai nurse who has been living a vegetative existence in the hospital for the last 37 years after she was violently attacked by a hospital sweeper who also sexu
Denying reports that Government proposed to set up a madrassa board, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said there was little support to the formation of such a regulatory board from the Muslim community. "There is no proposal, bec
Top Congress leadership in the city, including a union minister, along with some officials of Chandigarh police and union territory estate office, have come under scanner in connection with alleged irregularities in allotment of booths in the city
Lashing out at the centre and Maharashtra government for collaborating with Dow Chemical (owner of Union Carbide), the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today said it is "shameful" that the US multinational has been invited for a
Country`s largest lender State Bank of India`s keenly awaited Rs 20,000-crore rights issue will only come early next financial year for want of approvals from the Government, its chairman today said. "There is a process in the governm
A US court has issued summons to India`s Congress party in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, acting on a Sikh rights group`s petition charging it with "conspiring, aiding and abetting" organised attacks on the community.
Hinting at the possibility of the Budget proposal for imposition of service tax on 25-bed hospitals and diagnostic check-ups being rolled back, the government has said it is willing to discuss the issue. "We can discuss 25-bedded hosp
