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
As many as 30.17 million people, or 27.50% of the population of the country, are poor, according to the latest estimates of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) for the year 2004-05, based on the uniform recall period (URP) method. M
With an aim to improve road connectivity in the state, Jammu and Kashmir government is constructing eight major inter-regional highways and inter-district roads at a cost of Rs 2921 crore under Prime Minister`s Reconstruction Programme (PMRP).
Kerala has stepped up the demand for classical status to Malayalam, the only south Indian language which has not been accorded the honour. A cultural delegation led by state Education Minister M A Baby presented a memorandum to Prime Minister Manm
The 44 deemed universities sought to be de-recognised by the government today got a reprieve with the Supreme Court refusing to stay any fresh admissions to these institutes. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Gyan Sudha Misra
As wheat stocks bulge, the government will release 5,00,000 tonnes of additional grains at a discount for all ration card holders. A decision to this effect was taken by a panel of ministers on Wednesday, reports the Hindustan Times. At th
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today unanimously upheld the constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which MPs are allocated Rs two crore annually for development of their constituencies. "We hold that the MPL
The government claimed on Thursday that the losses of Air India were coming down and admitted that there were "some issues" which were affecting the process of its merger. The losses have started declining and with more synergy t
There is good news for tourists coming from faraway lands. The home ministry has revised the tourist visa guidelines following objections over the stringent tourist visa rules from several sectors. Those who raised objections include the t
Amid the battle between Delhi University (DU) vice-chancellor Deepak Pental and the teachers` association over the introduction of the semester system, comes a
Bihar government has approved a proposal for amending the Industrial Promotion Policy 2006 to extend post-production capital subsidy on plants and machinery for new units in the state, official sources said on Thursday. The state ca
Food inflation further eased to 16.04 per cent for the week ended April 24, as arrival of rabi (winter) crops cooled down prices of essential items. Inflation fell over 0.57 per cent from 16.61 per cent in the previous week on account of a
Jammu and Kashmir government plans to set up a sub-health centre and a health centre after every 5 KM and 10 km respectively in rural and hilly areas to improve health infrastructure in the state. "Roads, education and health s
Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was today sentenced to death by a special court for the Mumbai terror attacks, three days after he was pronounced guilty of mass murder and waging war against the Indian state. The special anti-terr
Left-wing student groups at the Jawaharlal Nehru University voiced protests against the government`s `Operation Green Hunt`, waving black flags at home minister P Chidambaram during his visit to the university on Wednesday. Chidambaram had
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s Coordination Committee (CoCom) officials on Wednesday said that they never faced tenure limitation by their governments. CoCom Chairman Austin Sealy on standoff between th
