The controversial bill that provides for payment of compensation in the event of a nuclear accident was introduced in the Lok Sabha today amid protests and walkout by opposition NDA and Left parties which termed it as "illegal" and "
Members of Parliament will again be able to nominate two students for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas every year, human resource development minister Kapil Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha today. "I held an urgent meeting with K
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries today said it may sell gas from its KG-D6 fields to RNRL at USD 4.20 per mmBtu if the government allocates fuel to the Anil Ambani Group firm. It also said that the tenure of gas supply will hav
Taking a cue from Gujarat, an ambitious multi-crore plan of separating electricity supply lines for agriculture and households in Madhya Pradesh`s rural areas has begun with an aim to provide round-the-clock power supply to the domestic consumers
Disapproving the practice of replacing governors after a new government comes to power at the centre, the Supreme Court today said that the governors of states cannot be changed in an arbitrary and capricious manner with the change of power.
Oil Minister Murli Deora, who faced flak for intervening in the gas dispute between the Ambani brothers, today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict saying the government stand that gas belongs to the nation has been vindicated. Immedi
A day after the SC did its bit to champion human rights by declaring forced narco-analysis, brain-mapping and polygraph tests unconstitutional, the Parliament provided a further boost to the cause by making torture by public servants a criminal of
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In what could be a severe blow to Anil Ambani group seeking cheap gas from elder brother Mukesh- led RIL, the Supreme Court today ruled that government has the last word on pricing and utilisation of national asset. Giving its verdi
The Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has approved a proposal to buy a new helicopter costing Rs 70 crore, following directives from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The current helicopter, a Dauphi
Notwithstanding opposition from the teachers, the Delhi University will implement the semester system from the 2010-11 academic session though only in some departments. It will right now just be implemented in science and commerce departm
A new train between Bhubaneswar and Rameswaram would be introduced from May 23, railway sources said. The Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Bhubaneswar Weekly Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 12.00 noon every Friday and arrive at Rameswaram a
The government has failed to understand the Olympic Charter and should have consulted the International Olympic Committee before issuing the regulation to limit the tenures of sports administrators, IOA secretary general Randhir Singh said today.
The two-phase budget session of parliament concluded today as scheduled, leaving a lot many pieces of legislation hanging because of repeated disruptions and adjournments for days together. The government wanted to get the session e
The Supreme Court will pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the nation`s most talked corporate battle over gas supply, outcome of which will shape the future of flagship energy firms run by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani. A three-judg
It`s well known that Andhra Pradesh is divided over Telengana. It`s also known that political parties -- including Andhra Pradesh Congress -- is divided over the issue. What is not sufficiently appreciated, however, is the depth of this division,
A proposal to raise the salaries of MPs five times and slightly above that of a secretary to the government of India has been made by a JPC but it appears unlikely to pass muster in Parliament immediately. As against Rs 16,000 an MP gets a
Hyderabad will soon be home to the National Institute of Urban Management which is to be developed as a world-class institute jointly by the state government and Centre. The NIUM would come up on a 20-acre site at Khanamet village in Ranga
Ajmal Kasab is toast - and all ye good Indians, raise a toast to Ujjwal Nikam, our man of the newshour. There he is - on all news channels - clutching the black booklet of revelations II (titled "Death Penalty"). Right aft
Taking a serious note of the railway motormen holding Mumbai to ransom with their strike, the Bombay High Court has asked the railways why motormen shouldn’t be made to pay compensation to commuters who were stranded. “U
