The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is once again in the news for all wrong reasons. One of its important office bearers, Indresh Kumar, figures in the charge sheet filed by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of the Rajasthan police on the serial bl
Advocating "baby steps" for pushing forward the dialogue process on Jammu and Kashmir, Centre`s interlocutors today said besides interacting with all shades of opinion in the state, they had a huge task of taking all the stakeholders in the country o
Booming private sector interest in the renewable energy sector may bring in investments peaking at $55 billion, the government says. “This investment is expected to come mostly from the private sector, while the government’s ro
Writer and activist Arundhati Roy defended her statement on Kashmir today, saying the statement "comes from not wanting people to be killed, raped, imprisoned or have their finger-nails pulled out in order to force t
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Barcelona city council on Tuesday to cooperate in the fields of urban planning. As per the MoU, Barcelona City Council will help DDA in redevelopment of wall
The fact finding committee appointed by the Aligarh Muslim University to probe the alleged financial irregularities of around Rs 90 lakh by the vice chancellor P K Abdul Aziz has spent over Rs 46 lakh during the course of investigation. Th
Residents of Badarpur may have to wait some more time to enjoy the Metro train comfort as the small stretch between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur is likely to be opened only next month. DMRC has begun trial runs on the 5-km section and
With India and United States likely to discuss foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail during US president Barack Obama`s India visit, Walmart, the American retail giant has pitched for 100 percent FDI in the retail sector. “Hundr
The transport department authorities are awaiting the notification from Delhi lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna regarding the phasing out of Blueline buses from the national capital. Presently, these private buses have been kept away from Lutyen
Even though government budgets are rationing of public money for governance, Indians do not get to know much about the budgets that the government presents annual budget. Indian budget is still not fully open to public, says a survey condu
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today indicated that the final decision on the much-delayed Navi Mumbai airport project may be taken on November 7. "The final decision on the Navi Mumbai airport project is likely to be taken
Terming as wide and comprehensive the working parameters of the committee probing the alleged fraud in Commonwealth Games, former CAG V K Shunglu said the panel will go into every complaint to arrive at a logical conclusion within the stipulated t
Delhi`s third mega Lok Adalat on Sunday made a strong case for more like it. Over one lakh cases were resolved in a single day as binding judgements were handed out on matters as complicated and compoundable as recovery suits and injunction suits
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health a state of “complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. But in India besides clinical interventions which target physical healt
The Delhi Transport corporation isplanning to add 200 new buses to its fleet but may not have enough space to house them, fear senior offcials at the transport authority. Presently there are 40 depots housing buses to capacity. With the co
The Delhi government on Monday decided bar Blueline buses from running in new Delhi municipal corporation (NDMC) for an indefinite period. The government had earlier decided to phase out as many as 1,600 buses from the NDMC area for a mont
Indo-US relations have moved away from grants, aid and disagreements, said US government officials in New Delhi. “Disagreements will often come. We will find a way to take care of these things,” said the official in the backdro
Jean Dreze, noted development economist who played a stellar role in formulating the national rural employment guarantee law in the previous UPA government and was made a member of the reconstituted National Advisory Council, is furious with the a
Stepping up his attack on the Bihar government, Rahul Gandhi on Monday drew parallels between the development claims of Nitish Kumar and the failure of NDA`s `India Shining` campaign, predicting that the state government would bite the dust in the
Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Monday launched an unusually strong personal attack on the Gandhi-Nehru family and said Rahul Gandhi should be thrown away in the Ganges. "These people with the symbol of hand (Congress party
