Life in the Maoist-hit areas of West Bengal`s Purulia, West Midnapore and Bankura districts was disrupted today on the first day of the two-day Bharat Bandh called by the ultras. All police stations and CRPF camps in the three distr
Even as the Army challenged a Delhi High Court verdict on permanent commission to women defence officers in the Supreme Court, minister of state for defence M M Pallam Raju today struck a different note, saying his ministry was in favour of openin
A Delhi court today framed charges of murder and rioting against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed in Sultanpuri here. Additional Sessions Judge S
CBI has recommended to the defence ministry blacklisting of six firms, including four from abroad, as a sequel to its probe into the Ordnance Factory Board scam. Official sources said the CBI is its letter has mentioned four interna
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which discussed the situation in Kashmir today, decided to use army as a "deterrent" and that security forces will ensure strict enforcement of curfew. Sources said the CCS, which w
Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh, also in charge of finance portfolio, today presented budget estimates of Rs. 5946 crore for the year 2010-2011. Singh said the year was expected to close with a deficit of Rs. 282 crore with no new tax
Byelections to 12 Assembly seats in Telangana region on July 27 and the obvious power game in the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh have risen the political temperature in the State. Fuelling the atmosphere is a rebellious you
Technology is now coming to the aid of the Indian farmer. Anshuka Shrivastava, an Allahabad-based scientist, has now developed a robot that will not only diagnose pest infestation in the crop but will also help in prophylactic treatment.
Government should make "legally binding" the code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism and should plug-in the loopholes in order to make it more effective ahead of Commonwealth Games, say NGOs. The guidelines are applicable
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has banned the movement of media-persons, following strict curfew restrictions in Srinagar and other towns, said a report in the Hindu. The police and security forces have been instructed to not allow an
The Cabinet Committee on Security met here today and is understood to have discussed the situation in Kashmir where army has been deployed to assist the civil authorities in restoring normalcy following violence. The meeting, chaired by pr
I have boarded the Vikramshila Express from New Delhi with trepidation. My destination is my hometown Bhagalpur, a district in the back of beyond in Bihar which has earned notoriety for all the wrong reasons - blinding of prisoners and communal ca
A Parliamentary Standing Committee deliberating the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill today visited the Tarapur Atomic Power Station and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Maharashtra. The 20-member committee reviewed nuc
E.N. Rammohan, retired director general, Border Security Force(BSF), believes that the recent central information commission order directing the BSF to disclose information about a man who went missing from police custody, will only make para- mil
Environment and forests ministry has put a blanket ban on new private helipads. They will not be given clearance by the ministry as they violate permissible noise levels. “It`s a strict no-no for new private helipads as they violate noise no
Succumbing to pressures from the PMO and the coal ministry, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has released 36,000 hectare land for coal mining—which was earlier classified as “no-go” area because of fragile eco
Speculation is rife that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made up his mind to reshuffle and expand the union cabinet. There appears to be a strong political logic behind the possible expansion as a beleagured government needs reassurance about it
After disassociating from the admission process, the Delhi University Teachers` Association (DUTA) has said that teachers will teach the first-year students of the science stream according to the annual examination system and not the semester syst
The `below poverty line` (BPL) census, scheduled to start in early 2011 after being delayed by a year, is on the course for another speedbreaker. The rural development ministry is extending the time-line for the pilot survey to six months, i
The annual credit plan target in Bihar during the current fiscal has been pegged at Rs 37000 crore, deputy chief minister S K Modi said today and asked district magistrates and deputy development commissioners of the state to strive to achieve it.
