The Justice Srikrishna Committee may ask the Election Commission to put off 12 assemblies by-elections in Telangana region to January 2011. Highly placed sources said the committee may require more time to elicit public view which may coinc
In an unusual action, Karnataka High Court today approached the Supreme Court complaining against its own judge, Justice D V Shylendra Kumar, accusing him of "berating" Chief Justice P D Dinakaran by using "intemperate" languag
The much-awaited conversion of railway track from meter gauge to broad gauge from Assam`s Lumding to Agartala is expected to be completed by 2012, the government said today. Replying to a notice initiated by CPI(M) MLA Manindra Chandra Das
Opposition PDP today alleged the Jammu and Kashmir government of focusing only on "managing the fallout of misgovernance and atrocities", and not working with a fixed purpose in Jammu and Kashmir. "The present coalition is a
Higher Minimum Support Price(MSP) announced by the Government may boost kharif crop production and supplies this year, an economist said. In an incentive to increase production of food items, the Government has hiked the Minimum Sup
As the latest inflation data breached the double-digit barrier, the Planning Commission today suggested that the Reserve Bank aim at curbing the galloping prices. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said he ag
Rail divisions across the state have been alerted on threat to trains during the Maoist called 48-hour bandh, which began midnight, in five states including Jharkhand. "We have been asked to be on alert by our higher authorities follo
Strongly criticising the excise policy of Andhra Pradesh, BJP today alleged that the policy has made two crore people habitual drinkers at present. "Instead of providing a good administration, the policy of the Congress governm
Congress today took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the advertisement row involving him and Narendra Modi saying there was no difference between the BJP and the Gujarat Chief Minister and the controversy was only to fool the people
The curiosity surrounding the cancellation of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar`s dinner to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national executive members in Patna on Saturday continues to fuel speculation. Insiders in the BJP say that Kuma
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been allowing a large number of products to be sold in the market without the mandatory testing of samples, betraying consumers` trust and committing financial bungling, an RTI investigation has revealed.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India has urged Sri Lanka to make "practical arrangements", including devolution of powers, to enable the minority Tamils lead a life of dignity. In his letter to Tamil Nadu chie
The Haryana government today said it envisages bringing an area of 16,306 hectares under the coverage of the centrally sponsored micro-irrigation scheme during the current financial year. Out of the total proposed area, 5,983 hectar
Driven by spiralling prices of essential items, inflation surged into double digits at 10.16 per cent in May, the highest in the last 19 months, adding to the woes of the common man. Soaring inflation, according to analysts, may pro
With questions being raised over handling of the Bhopal gas tragedy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today directed the Group of Ministers headed by home minister P Chidambaram to meet "immediately" and report to the Cabinet within ten day
Protesting Jat leaders, who had stopped water supply from here to Delhi demanding reservation in government jobs, today suspended their agitation after talks with government officials. The agitation by Akhil Bharatiya Jat Sangarsh Samiti (
Taking a tough stand, the Centre today decided to send security forces to remove the 65-day-old blockade by Naga groups of the two national highways, which has created a severe shortage of essential commodities in Manipur. "We
Battling charges over escape of Warren Anderson days after the Bhopal tragedy, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today sought to give a new spin on the issue, saying Arjun Singh took the decision on then Union Carbide CEO`s exit keeping in view th
To help hospitals improve quality of their services, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit in December 2007 recommended eight state-run hospitals to the Quality Council of India (QCI) for National Accreditation Board for Hospital (NABH) accreditatio
