Linking the court verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case with the nuclear liability bill, BJP today made a strong plea to the government to reconsider the draft legislation contending that it "shielded" private suppliers.
An empowered group of ministers today failed to arrive at a decision on freeing auto fuel prices from government control, but discussed the possible inflationary impact such a move would have. Freeing petrol and diesel prices would
The Vytilla bus terminal cum-mobility hub, expected to reduce traffic congestion in Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala, is all set to come up with Chief minister V S Achuthanandan laying the foundation stone for it. Speaking on
Hailing India for leading economic recovery in South Asia, the World Bank has said that India will grow by 8.5 percent in 2010 and 9 percent in 2011. “The recovery of Indian GDP could be even faster than what is projected, but rising interes
Having cracked the whip on the scam-tainted Medical Council of India, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has cautioned the panel of doctors, which has replaced the body, against touts and asked them to take transparent and corruption-free decisions.
A committee of experts will grade the sample toilet made by each of the 28 applicants eyeing the contract to construct 216 public toilet-cum-commercial complexes for the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD). Applicants whose samples toilet
Vice-President Hamid Ansari arrived here today on a three-day visit to Czech Republic during which three agreements on economic cooperation, social security and bilateral investment promotion will be signed.
Bhartiya Janata Party veteran Lal Krishna Advani credits"Reds themselves" for the collapse of the Marxist citadel in Kolkata while stressing that Trinamul Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Bannerji served only as an instr
The CPI(M) state unit today urged the government of India to `use its clout` to ensure among other things, equality and autonomy to the Sri Lankan Tamils in that country. The party executive urged the Centre to take up the matter wi
The procedure of Collegium appointing judges to higher courts may undergo transformation with the government toying with the idea of changing the system in the wake of allegations of lack of transparency and delays. Union law minister M Ve
A long-delayed controversial bill on accountability of judges will be taken up by the Union Cabinet at its next meeting amid the government`s assertion that the proposed law was aimed at ensuring that no fingers are pointed at the judiciary.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit during which he is expected to make a fresh call to separatists for talks and announce a financial package for Saffron growers in the valley. The Prime Minister was receiv
26 years after the world`s worst industrial disaster that had left over 15,000 people dead, a local court today convicted all the eight accused including former Union Carbide chairman Keshub Mahindra in the Bhopal Gas tragedy case. Chief j
India will try to persuade Australia to supply uranium to it during a bilateral meeting on energy here tomorrow, seeking flexibility on Canberra`s longstanding position that it would not export the nuclear raw material to countries who are not sig
Political pressure mounted on Sharad Pawar over the Pune IPL bid row with BJP and Shiv Sena today demanding his resignation and the CPI-M seeking a joint parliamentary probe into the issue. The twists and turns in the Pune bid row c
Maintaining that Army is performing a commendable job in stamping out militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to give any assurance to separatists over repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
How fast can you run from a stereotype? Well, if you still think of the red-shirt wearing, swearing, shoving and heaving coolie quoting an outrageous charge for his services as doing exactly that - swearing at the man in front and shoving the one
India today dismissed concerns about threats to its nuclear assets by Left-wing extremists and said that it is an internal issue of the country which will be dealt with law and order. "I can assure you that you don`t need to wo
Union minister of State for railways E Ahmed has said works related to railway development in Kerala would be completed in a time bound manner. Talking to reporters at Erumeli yesterday, has said the main problem faced by the railways was
India has been given access to David Coleman Headley, Pakistani-American LeT operative who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai attacks, US National Security Adviser James Jones said today. "Yes access (to Headley) has been given.
