The BJP’s state of affairs is akin to a rudderless ship drifting aimlessly in a turbulent sea. While party stalwart L K Advani advises caution on the prospective Ayodhya verdict by the Allahabad high court, a section of the BJP leaders backe
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh met here today to discuss a package for Jammu and Kashmir hit by a fresh bout of violence since Eid last Saturday. The pros and cons of a phased withdr
The government has indicated that it will bring India`s concerns over outsourcing bans and visa-fees hike to the table at the next round Indo-US meet in Washinton DC next week. Commerce minister Anand Sharma will discuss these issues with
The ministry of women and child development (WCD) has been pulled up by the National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the delay in preparing a draft on `Prevention of Offences against the Child Bill, 2009`. Gandhi had
A one line resolution authorising AICC president Sonia Gandhi to elect the new Maharashtra and Mumbai unit Congress chiefs was passed at a meeting of newly elected district Congress committee presidents and PCC delegates. The resolu
BJP has a `secret understanding` with Congress and both the parties have joined hands `to swallow regional and other smaller parties`, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad said today. "Congress and BJP have secret understanding and they wan
My wager: The unthinkable may happen. That too in Bihar. Without much noise, new chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi has armed himself with tools that give him a fighting chance against illicit polling expenses, arguably the core malais
Voicing concern over the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to reach out to the people there, saying their grievances have to be addressed and promised talks within the Indian Constitution with those who abjure
The Central Vigilance Commission has sought stricter laws to confiscate `benami` properties in order to deter people from spending or investing money acquired through corrupt means. The anti-corruption watchdog is also planning to s
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and Union Telecom Minister A Raja for a response on a plea urging the court to monitor a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the 2008 sale of 2G spectrum licences. A bench comprising Jus
Government today expressed dissatisfaction over the working of the Comptroller and Auditor General, saying their timely intervention could have prevented many scams and scandals. "Scandals and scams are known even when they are
M Veerappa Moily, law minister and a scholar to boot, is “deeply hurt and upset” with former central vigilance commissioner Pratysh Sinha’s remarks on corruption. Sinha, who retired as the country’s top corruption watchdog
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi ahead of the crucial Cabinet Committee on Security meeting which will deliberate on the issue of partial withdrawal of controversial AFSPA from the state.
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) activists today hurled stones at the convoy of TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu when he was proceeding to Mahbubnagar in the Telangana region, leaving some TDP workers and media personnel injured. Ten
Law minister Veerappa Moily today voiced the government`s displeasure over former central vigilance commissioner Pratyush Sinha`s comment on corruption in India. Without naming the recently retired CVC, Moily termed the comment "frustrating&q
Curfew was today clamped in more areas of the Kashmir Valley in view of incidents of violence in several parts and a protest march called by the separatists here. "Curfew has been imposed in parts of Budgam district stretching
Government today came under attack from `in-house critic` Mani Shankar Aiyar who tried to raise questions over implementation of major schemes like MNREGA and accused it of "relentlessly" supporting the stock market thinking its health r
A much-awaited Eid package to break the impasse in Kashmir is expected to be discussed at the crucial meeting here today of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) which will deliberate on the issue of partial withdrawal of controversial AFSPA in the
Taking a swipe at union home minister P Chidambaram for his `saffron terror` comment, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today asked him to describe the "colour of terrorism in the Kashmir valley". "Now, even terrorism has
In what can be termed as one of the most interesting revelations to have been made using the Right to Information Act, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has declared a bank account with just Rs 29. The prime minister office has for the f
