The Assam government is set to complete the legal process for extension of the Kaziranga National Park from the present 430 square kilometres to double the area. The state`s forest and tourism minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the go
Karnataka unit BJP`s core committee, set up to decide on vital issues concerning the government, at its meeting today debated the situation arising out of the High Court`s split verdict on the issue of 11 rebel BJP MLAs. The meeting
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over pushing Mumbai University to withdraw Rohinton Mistry`s Booker prize-nominated book, today opened a new front by calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women. "If the burqa is used
Now that the Commonwealth Games are over, it is time to look at the legacy of the sporting event that left Delhi poorer by at least Rs 87,500 crore – estimates range all the way beyond Rs 1,02,000 crore. Madhav Raman, partne
Union Minister of State for Planning V Narayanaswamy has said Karaikal district was likely to get a grant of Rs 72 crore under the centrally-sponsored `Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas` (PURA) scheme. The Union Ministry o
The government is working to streamline the central public procurement policy to bring transparency, curb irregularities, and corruption. The new procurement pol
UNICEF, with the support of the Indian government, has launched an online campaign ‘Awaaz do` to mobilise the society to speak up for more than eight million children currently out of school in the countr
Uncertainty continued over Posco`s Orissa steel plant project today with a government committee to assess violation of forest laws giving a divided opinion -- one suggesting cancellation of all green clearances while the other calling for in-depth
Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday tried to scuttle Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati`s bid to name the Dudhwa national park after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, urging her to rechristen it as Billy Arjan Singh Tiger Reserve as a
With the Commonwealth Games (CWG) over, Suresh Kalmadi and others involved in organising it now face a series of investigations for the Games fracas. Even Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is not being spared. The government is instituting multi
The CWG sword seems to be hanging on many a heads - and this time some of the heads are from the bureaucracy. With the government cracking the whip on those responsible for the Games embarassment, some high-ranking babus may also get the boot.
Top Obama aide Lawrence Summers today sought to put apprehensions of a chill in Indo-US relations over Ni-liability bill, outsourcing ban and tightening of US visa-rules to rest saying that the US did not have any disagreements with India on any i
Sticking to his promise of frequent interactions with the common masses, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has held an `Awami Mulaqat` (meet the people), during which he interacted with scores of deputations here. "Omar,
In a new turn to political developments in Karnataka, the state High Court was split on the disqualification of 11 BJP MLAs by the Speaker and the issue will now now be heard by a third judge on Oct 20. However, on the issue of disqualific
India will push for a protocol on biodiversity preservation and also for inclusion of human pathogens in the access and benefit sharing (ABS) protocol in Nagoya. A 12-day long 10th Conference of Parties (CoP-10) to the UN Convention on Biological
A fight over turf for autos between the Ghaziabad regional transport authority (RTA) and Noida auto-drivers is penalising the average commuter. The permits issued by the Ghaziabad authority to Noida autos are given for three zones/a
Prime minister Manmohan Singh is irked by the tardy submission of cabinet notes by ministers. In fact, some ministers walk in the notes right before a cabinet meet. The PM has asked cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar to issue a ci
Hours after army chief general VK Singh said that Pakistan and China are the two main “irritants” for India, air chief marshal P V Naik appeared to be more laidback regarding both nations. He said, “The Air Force wil
India`s Tata Group has given a whopping US$ 50 million to the prestigious Harvard Business School here to fund a new academic and residential building on its campus. This is the largest gift received by the institute from an internation
Jammu and Kashmir government will start the allotment process for over 4,000 flats for Kashmiri pandit migrants at Jagti in Jammu district from December, officials said today. The 4,218 two-room flats are constructed under the prime
