The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organised here on Tuesday a one-day conference on prenatal sex selection leading to declining sex ratio in India. In India, sex ratio at birth, that is, number of girls per 1,000 bo
The Delhi high court (HC) committee set up to inspect schools run by the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the state government will submit its report on December 1 - two months after the initial October release. The three-member co
Four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) have been signed between different Scottish and Indian higher education institutions here on Tuesday. The new MoUs, which build upon an overarching MoU signed in 2009 between the Association of Indian
The Delhi government on Monday decided to increase circle rates, used for valuation of land and immovable properties for the purpose of chargeability of the stamp duty on the instruments, by 100 percent. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit said
After an extremely bitter experience in hosting the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi today appeared non-committal in staging his dream event Olympics. Having earlier said the Olympics
The stage is set for another trial of strength in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday with BJP government accepting Governor H R Bhardwaj`s offer for the second floor test on October 14. "Yes. The Chief Minister (B S Yeddyurappa) has a
The counting of votes polled in elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat began here today amidst tight security arrangements and initial trends indicate that BJP is leading in all of them. The BJP is ahead in Ahmedabad, Surat, Ra
The Karnataka High Court today resumed hearing on the petition challenging the disqualification of 16 MLAs by Speaker K G Bopaiah. The petition filed by the MLAs, including 11 of BJP, has sought quashing of the orders of the Speaker
Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today after authorities imposed curfew ahead of a planned march by hardline Hurriyat activists to the residence of their chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani at Hyderpora here. Curfew was impose
Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said chief ministers of eight BJP-ruled states would meet in Delhi today to hold consultations in the backdrop of governor H R Bhardwaj recommending imposition of President`s Rule in the state.
Handicapped by shortage of officers having specialised knowledge in handling the complicated cases, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now inducting professionals on contract for three years that can be extended by another two years.
Sonia Gandhi`s visit to Trichy in Tamil Nadu on Friday left many in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ruffled over a perceived slight to the DMK patriarch K Karunanidhi. The 87-year old and wheelchair-bound chief minister had gone to rec
The mammoth Rs 2,162 cr NREGA biometric project that will enable real time data capture of crucial processes such as attendance and measurement for muster roll preparation has finally kicked off with rural development ministry inviting expression
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has prepared a Draft Master Plan Report on ‘Feasibility and Design of Rainwater Harvesting Master Plan of Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) Area’. The report, prepared by Prof. Gauhar Mehmood and
India slipped two spots on Global Hunger Index, 2010 compared to last year, according to the new report released by the International Food Policy research Institute (IFPRI) in New Delhi. “India has been ranked 67 in 2010 - in 2009 t
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a rally of the party workers at Sewagram on October 15, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee said today. "Sonia Gandhi will address `Sadbhawana rally` which marks the culmination of `Jhen
Nine private sector companies including Jindal Steel & Power Ltd and IL&FS will now be taking the infrastructure dream to rural India. These companies have been shortlisted by the rural development (RD) ministry for the Rs 1,300 crore rura
Barring Shopian district town in South Kashmir, life returned to normal across Kashmir Valley today after hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference decided not to call for a strike. Shops and business establishments reopened this morning in
Giving reprieve to transporters and other users of the fuel, the government has said it was not the right time to deregulate diesel prices, as inflation continued to be high. "I don`t think it will be a wise or prudent thing to do (de
The district authorities have ordered to register cases against 44 officers, including 15 presiding officers for not attending election duty during the first phase of panchayat polls in the district, officials said today. Santosh Kumar, th
