Seven years in the making, the whistleblowers’ bill or the "Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010" was finally introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday. [For the text of the bill see the
Bihar’s growth story – though 11 percent growth rate in the state GDP is being questioned now – has an interesting fallout: Punjab’s farmers are facing a severe labour crunch, especially during the peak season of paddy tran
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) would shortly undertake work for site selection to set up nuclear power projects in Madhya Pradesh and other states. Addressing a press conference here last evening, NTPC chairman-cum-ma
The CBI has told the Supreme Court that the prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in a disproportionate assets case cannot be dropped as it has found cogent, credible and admissible evidence against her. In an affidav
In our May 1-15 issue, we carried a report, “Tribals put faith in Gandhian humbug”, saying how two primitive tribes, the Dongaria and Kutia Kondhs of the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa, were fighting a Gandhian battle for their rights again
The five-member Justice (Retd) B N Srikrishna Committee, appointed by the Centre to look into the Telangana statehood issue, will start drafting its report from September 15. "We shall complete our consultation process by Septe
Maharashtra, having over 7,000 kms of national and state highways, today became the first state to have a website dedicated to road safety and curb mishaps. The first of its kind website, www.highwaypolicems.in, has been developed b
BJP today found itself isolated in the Rajya Sabha in its protest against Home Minister P Chidambaram`s statement on rise in saffron terrorism with Left and other opposition parties joining hands with Congress to target the main opposition.
The Supreme Court today restrained the Gujarat government from entrusting the Ishrat Jahan encounter case to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by former CBI director R K Raghavan which is probing the post Godhara communal riots in the st
In a major diplomatic row, defence exchanges between India and China have been put on hold after the latter refused permission to Northern Army Commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal to visit that country because he comes from "sensitive" Jammu and
Learning about finances was never this easy. The State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday launched its first series of financial literacy comics with an aim of spreading awareness about its financial inclusion schemes. The comics features popular chara
The land acquisition process for the ambitious national highway expansion project in Goa has hit a roadblock with the state government facing intense opposition to the widening of NH4-A and NH-17 passing through the tourist destination.
A Metropolitan court today extended the police remand of activist Hari Prasad, who claimed to have blown the whistle on how an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) can be tampered with, conceding prosecution`s request for his further custodial interrog
Making a visit here against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for the bauxite mining project of Vedanta, Rahul Gandhi today hailed the decision as a victory for tribals of the area and vowed to fight for their cause.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has apparently helped UPA win a second term but an official report points out that its implementation on the ground leaves much to be desired. “Reports from various quarte
B Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam computers and main accused in the Satyam accounting fraud case, appeared before a local court for the second time today after being granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. Raju, who loo
Private sector has given a "dismal" response to a government incentive scheme for providing jobs to the disabled, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "We had a lot of expectations (from the scheme) but the response has be
A landmark legislation to protect whistleblowers who report corruption and provide for severe punishment to those who expose their identity or try to victimise such people was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Public Interest D
In an attempt to mollify Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh after a spat over the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said he would work closely with his cabinet colleague to move forward. Ramesh
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were disrupted briefly today when LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan demanded suspension of Question Hour to discuss the issue of rise in saffron terror in the country. As soon as the House met for the day, P
