The government has quietly dropped a move to haul up the ministers for corruption as it does not figure in the terms of reference of the eight-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, appointed last week to cons
Slamming the Centre for its alleged apathy towards according special status to Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that special treatment is necessary for sustaining the existing GDP rate. "We have to sustain the existing GD
Pakistan government today appeared divided over resuming onion exports to India with the Agriculture Ministry not not averse to lifting the ban but the Commerce Ministry has some reservations. A meeting was held in the Commerce Ministry on
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has informed Union Home Minister P Chidamabaram, who had asked him to visit Delhi immediately following Friday`s firing in Lalgarh, that he would be able to come only in the third week of this mon
Additional closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) will keep a vigil on Sheetla Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat and Chittaranjan Park area in the wake of the terrorist attack that rocked the town on December 7 last year. The installations are p
The Income Tax department today surveyed business premises of big onion and vegetable traders including at Azadpur wholesale market here to detect hoarding and illegal profiteering. IT sources said the officials of the IT department began
The supreme court on Monday sought reasons from parties involved on why the 2G licenses should not be revoked. Hearing a petition demanding the revoking of the licenses, filed by former law minister and Janata party president Subramaniam S
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal may have created a flutter by describing as incorrect the CAG report on the presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in the 2G allocation but the Supreme Court today said it cannot take cognisance of that as it is not pa
Nine AIADMK MLAs were today suspended from the Tamil Nadu Assembly for creating a ruckus in the House on January seven, when the party disrupted the Governor`s address. The entire opposition held a mock Assembly after walking out twice fol
In the backdrop of increasing violence in Left Front ruled West Bengal, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the killings and political clashes taking place in the state every day were "totally unacceptable". "
Delhi metro rail corporation (DMRC) has refused to give information on the residential flats it is constructing on the Yamuna river bed near Yamuna bank metro station. In response to the RTI query filed by the Governance Now asking if DMRC
Even as the proposed RTI rules await notification, the central information commission (CIC) has jumped the gun by implementing the draft rules. In response to a recent RTI application which had 20 queries, the commission replied only to 1
The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the transport department officials to launch a drive against non-tax paying commercial vehicles plying in the state. "Transport Minister Ram Achal Rajbhar has directed all the regional transpo
Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna today launched a national cleanliness campaign here which would be carried out jointly by MCD and the volunteers of `Mata Amritanandamayi Math`, a religious organisation. Khanna administered the pledge to the vo
Confrontation between the government and the opposition is expected to worsen in the days ahead is the unmistakable signal emanating from the just concluded BJP National Executive at Guwahati at a time when Parliament`s Budget Session is not far a
India and Bangladesh today launched their crucial talks to hammer out an interim agreement on sharing of waters of Teesta river in dry season for the next 15 years. India`s Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijai Singh and his Bangladeshi co
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses allocated during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja. The apex court also issued notices to 11 companies which allegedly
The ministry of environment and forests is now "very seriously" considering the idea of a river regulation zone (RRZ), based on the existing coastal regulation zone (CRZ), environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. The
Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (planning and engineering) Centre or UTTIPEC is now widening its scope of activities. UTTIPEC, which is an advisory body for transportation and also issues guidelines, is planning to focus
With UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pushing for increased wages for labourers, the government today came out with a new structure for payment of wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that will be linked to infl
