Charging Congress with being soft on "foreigners" accused of committing crimes in India, BJP today demanded an impartial probe into the circumstances which led to the "escape" of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson from th
In response to a bunch of petitions challenging `best of five` rule, the Bombay High Court today said that Maharashtra will not start admission process for Std XI without its permission. The results of SSC (state board) examination
Kerala minister for forests, Binoy Viswam today stressed the need for tightening patent laws with a view to protecting patents of Ayurveda medicinal plants that originated in the country several thousand years ago. He was inaugurati
With the circumstances under which Warren Anderson was flown out in a state plane after the gas disaster coming under scrutiny, a former Madhya Pradesh aviation official says he received a call from the then Chief Minister Arjun Singh`s office to
The Right to Education is set to cost the centre Rs 61,000 crore more over the next five years. In a note submitted to the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in May, the HRD ministry has proposed an estimate of Rs. 2,31,000 crore for implementing
Projected as an outsider by the ruling camp, cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today fired a salvo at Badminton Association of India president VK Verma, saying the BAI chief is not eligible for re-election and should gracefully walk
Food inflation rose for the second consecutive week, pushed by higher prices of fruits, pulses and milk to 16.74 per cent, prompting speculation that the Reserve Bank may tighten money supply at its policy meet next month. Food pric
Demanding amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent weddings within the same `gotra` (sub caste), a delegation of Khap panchayats met Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and submitted a memorandum in this regard here today. &
The Naga Students` Federation today hinted at relaxing economic blockade imposed on all Manipur- bound vehicles after receiving a letter from the neighbouring state`s chief secretary expressing "regret" over May 3 police action against i
The District Central Co-operative Bank (DCCB) has decided to provide Rs 245 crore worth Kharif loans to farmers here, its Chairman has said. "Our bank has kept a target of Rs 245 crore loans to be provided to the farmers during the Kh
Minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa today expressed concern over Maoist attack on trains and said his department has taken up the issue with the home ministry. "We are concerned over Maoist attacks on trains and have t
Suspected Maoists set on fire three dumpers of a road construction firm and the motorcycle of an employees at Panchan Bazar in Maoist-affected Gaya district late last night. Police sources said the armed ultras came to the spot, set ablaze
As water shortage becomes a matter of grave concern, Corporators cutting across party lines feel the local civic body is not doing enough to protect and maintain 28 reservoirs in the metropolis. They complain the Municipal Corporati
When in 2007, VMMC students were shifted from the cramped teaching rooms to the new six-storey building, liitle did they know that the lifts in the designer building will never work. They did not know that to use the toilets, they will have to wal
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 1- May 31 2010 were Rs. 14714.04 crore compared to Rs. 13710.66 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 7.32 per cent. Ac
With the situation in Manipur improving, the government today said it was hopeful that the economic blockade in the state would be lifted in the next few days. Union home secretary G K Pillai also said it would have been better if s
A former union cabinet minister today said that there were "rogue" elements in the government in 1984 who helped former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson ` flee the country after the Bhopal gas tragedy. "Yes," replied f
The Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express and some other trains resumed their journey on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section in West Midnapore district today after being stopped last night following a tip off that Maoists were planning to target the train.
Voting for the biennial elections to fill in 10 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council began at Vidhan Bhavan here today. The voting began at 0900 hours. There are 11 candidates in fray and Congress and NCP have fielded three eac
