WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been in hiding for nearly a week, was arrested here today on suspicion of rape after surrendering over a Swedish warrant, a move described as an attack on the freedom of press by his whistle-blower website
After examining the first report submitted by the three-member group of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has sent "some" of its recommendations to the state for necessary action. "Action has been initiat
The Bombay high court today stayed the directive of the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to Lavasa Corporation to stop construction of a township in a hill station in Maharashtra, calling the order "drastic" passed withou
After land scams rocking the BJP government in Karnataka, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is now facing charges of misuse of discretionary powers in allotting prime land to scores of people, including MLAs, politicians and top bureaucrats.
In a landmark judgment which will have far-reaching effect on Uttar Pradesh administration, the Allahabad high court has directed the enforcement directorate (ED) and directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) to coordinate with the Central Bureau
On the back of faster economic expansion in the first half, the government today said the growth rate could cross 9 pc in the current fiscal itself and revert to the pre-crisis levels. It is estimated that growth in 2010-11 will be 8.75 pc
The central government finds itself in a piquant situation. Having flouted all norms and bulldozed objections from the leader of opposition, Sushma Swaraj, in appointing PJ Thomas to the constitutional office of the central vigilance commissioner
Maintaining that US` response to climate change is "disappointing", environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday appealed America to better its emission reduce commitment before it was too late for the global community. Ramesh ex
The next time you are disgusted by offensive content on television, take heart. The government is watching it too, to help it filter broadcast media content. The information and broadcasting ministry`s watchdog, the electronic media monitoring cen
Clean transport - no pollution, no noise and safe travel - is what the personal rapid transit system (PRT) has promised to provide to the residents of Gurgaon and Amritsar. If all goes according, the PRT system which presently exists at London Hea
Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Monday ensured that the nursery admission guidelines will be issued in the next few days. The Delhi government is consulting its legal department on Nursery admission guidelines which, the
The tug-of-war in Parliament on the 2G spectrum issue intensified today with non-NDA opposition parties declaring that nothing short of a JPC will suffice and wanted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appear before the panel. "Th
Aviation regulator DGCA today directed all Indian carriers to show route-wise and date-wise airfares on their websites by Wednesday evening and ensure transparency so that flyers do not feel cheated by high ticket prices. A fresh directive
The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir government on the Rs 1,618- crore special package offered by the Centre for restoring properties of and providing jobs to Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from the Valley in the wake of
Union Minister Selja has asked Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to review the decision of the state government to acquire 1852 acres of "fertile" land of Panjokhra and other five villages close to Ambala City for setting up I
The Orissa assembly today witnessed uproarious scenes in the wake of government filing a complaint that an `important file relating to multi-crore mining scam` was missing from the secretariat as the opposition termed this move an attempt to defle
Ignoring the Delhi high court order to consider the objections raised by the civil society, the government has appointed four members to the national commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR). On November 22, the ministry of
The Gujarat high court today allowed the special investigation team (SIT) to take voice samples of two post-Godhra riot accused in the Naroda Gam case for matching it with the audio-video evidence. Justice M R Shah, hearing the SIT`s appea
The urban development minister Jaipal Reddy on Sunday said that the government must organise disincentives for private transport. "There is a need to offer incentives for public transport but we must organise disincentives for private transpo
Controversial CVC P J Thomas appears to have got a breather with the Supreme Court today issuing notice to him on a plea seeking his removal from the key post which will now be heard on January 27. The apex court also issued notice to the
