The Supreme Court today set aside the interim order of the Allahabad High Court staying restoration of a district named after Dalit icon Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, carved out of Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency represented by Rahul Gandhi. T
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to ensure that all schools and hostels of educational institutions occupied by the Army and paramilitary forces are vacated within two months. An order to this effect was passed by a bench
The 80-day period of shutdowns and curfews in the valley has dented the economy of Jammu and Kashmir by a whopping Rs 21,000-crore as the separatist sponsored agitation has affected every sector including tourism, handicrafts and the nascent indus
The government has admitted in the Rajya Sabha that diversion of funds meant for the welfare of SC/STs to Commonwealth Games projects by the Delhi government was "wrong" and efforts would be made to bring them back to the SC/ST Fund.
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the government has decided to not allow "extractive industries" to operate if they adversely impact the natural habitat of tribals. Chidambaram`s statement comes within a week of
Home Minister P Chidambaram today called for an "out of box" solution for the country`s internal security problems besides advocating a "considerable degree of autonomy" in Jammu and Kashmir. "There is a nee
Bihar government today said it would further intensify anti-Maoist operations and rescue searches for the four abducted policemen, even as Maoists set an ultimatum to release their eight jailed cadres by tomorrow failing which they would kill a
Jharkhand police today said some persons with general crime records were trying to contact the police identifying themselves as Maoists but warned that they would not get any benefits under the surrender package earmarked for identified left wing
In the unseemly battle between journalism and the media industry, the securities market regulator has stepped in to stem the rot in the latter. Media organisations have been increasingly passing off sponsored content as unbiased journalism to unsu
Home Minister P Chidambaram today said government`s stand on providing access to data by Blackberry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) is "firm" and there was "no uncertainty" over the issue. "I hav
The Central government appointed Justice Srikrishna Committee visited Karimnagar district here today. Members of the committee, headed by its Chairman Justice B N Srikrishna, arrived at Thotapalli village under Bejjenki mandal today and in
Accusing the state government of trying to create social discord to cover up its "failures", Opposition PDP today exuded confidence that people would "defeat the latest government design to divide them on religious and sectarian lin
Bringing good news to power crisis-plagued Bihar after majority of thermal power units fell on the Jharkhand side after the bifurcation in November 2000, US energy major AES Corporation has evinced interest in setting up a thermal power plant in t
Maharashtra leads the west zone states with maximum number of candidates failing to file their election expenditure certificates, chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said today. The Chief Election Commissioner said 307 candidates who
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to make direct payment to farmers for their produce in the coming paddy lifting season to bring more transparency in procurement process, a senior FCI official said today. "Farmers
The Supreme Court today issued notices to all the accused in Bhopal gas leak case on a petition by the CBI seeking to restore against them the stringent charge of culpable homicide, which attracts a maximum punishment of 10 years` jail term.
Economy grew by an impressive 8.8 per cent during the quarter ended June on the back of robust manufacturing growth. However, certain sectors like financial services restrained the growth in economy, which had recorded 6 per cent gr
CPI(M) today asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir Government to immediately initiate the process of dialogue to find a solution to the Kashmir issue, saying delay will only aggravate the situation. Expressing concern at the &q
Bowing to demands by several political parties, government today said it has decided to include caste in census and the formality of endorsing it is expected at the next Cabinet meeting. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lo
Those waiting for a decked up Connaught Place (CP) will have to wait. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will take at least two more years to beautify CP, restoring it to its past glory. This project includes a uniform look for all th
