The Central Vigilance Commission has asked the CBI to register a corruption case against certain MCD officials in connection with irregularities in a tender issued for a Commonwealth Games project worth several crores. Official sources sai
The Supreme Court today allowed the Hockey India to hold elections for its executive body but restrained it from implementation of the results. A Bench comprising Justices Altmas Kabir and A K Patnaik stayed the Bombay and the Delhi High C
Acknowledging that situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "not yet" normal, the Centre today made it clear that it was committed to hold quiet dialogue with all shades of opinion in the state and said "we are willing to hold talks with o
Corporate India stood strongly behind the chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, Keshub Mahindra while debating the role, responsibilities and liabilities of independent directors at the ASSOCHAM organized national conclave on corporate governance.
Food grains worth Rs 58,000 crore are rotting away as they are not stored properly, when the country is reeling under a double-digit inflation in food prices. But there`s a silver lining: at least liquor manufacturers could benefit from this heigh
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to constitute Citizens Advisory Councils (CAC) at divisional and district levels to promote peoples` participation for the return of peace in the Valley. "The government has issued d
The defence ministry has sent a naval project for building four new guided missile destroyer warships to finance ministry for clearance, before it goes to Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for final approval. Defence ministry offi
In a major setback to coast guard`s plan to upgrade its capacity post-Mumbai attacks, the defence ministry has cancelled a tender for hiring eight helicopters for transport and evacuation operations after going through the year-long selection proc
The Telugu Rashtra Samiti (TRS) won three more seats of Sirpur, Chennur and Mancherial among the 12 Assembly segments in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh where bypolls were held on July 27. In Mancherial, TRS candidate defeate
A national cancer grid has been proposed by the department of atomic energy (DAE) to introduce uniform standards of care and reduce patient flow to its `mother` hospital in the city and is likely to get approval at the atomic energy commission mee
With as many as six of its IAS officers figuring in the list of 45 empanelled for appointment as additional secretaries at the centre, Gujarat tops the list, followed by four from Uttar Pradesh, and three each from Rajasthan, Bihar and the union t
Among the shames we name for a superpower India, illiteracy tops the list. So, we should welcome the human resource development ministry`s renewed efforts to push for adult literacy. In this media-centric age, the ministry is plannin
In 2009, the state ex-chequer shelled out Rs.1,16,62,101 as the electricity bill of the prime minister’s residence, 7, Race Course Road. That is not all. The The electricity consumption and therefore, the bill amount has been increasing by a
Assuming charge as the new chief election commissioner, S Y Quraishi today said the poll panel would accord priority to restricting the role of money power in elections which has become a major challenge. Quraishi, the 17th CEC, sai
Even as controversy surrounds the Commonwealth Games for alleged corruption and tardy progress in construction of projects, prime minister Manmohan Singh today expressed satisfaction over the preparations for the mega event and said it will be a s
Greenpeace is not stepping back in its fight against the Tata group over the Dhamra port project which, the green group says poses a threat to turtles. Facing legal ac
The biometric system of attendance at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Kasturba hospital for women and children has added to the woes of the nurses working there. According to senior nurses in the hospital, who did not want to be n
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and MPs, led by party president Nitin Gadkari and BJP Parliamentary Party chairman L K Advani, on Thursday marched to the Rashtrapati Bhawan and petitioned president Pratibha Patil for her immediate intervention to c
Mani Shankar Aiyar is keeping his mouth tightly shut after leaving everyone talking about his views on the Commonwealth Games. On Thursday, he announced his vow of silence till the event is over on October 14. While he pretended to
The Delhi government will now connect the youth through internet. The government on Thursday launched a web portal http://www.youthportal.in/ under the Bhagidari initiative in partnership with the Electronic Youth Media Group, a youth engage
