At a seminar held on Wednesday, experts underlined the need for the police to engage with local communities in fighting crime and law enforcement. “Local cooperation with law enforcement agencies is extremely important like it happene
Food inflation rose to 17.65 per cent in the second week of April as essential items such as milk and rice remained costly. This may push the overall inflation to double digits. The Reserve Bank on Tuesday raised key rates to squee
The Delhi government on Thursday flagged off specially designed vehicles for mobile patroling to enforce motor vehicle rules and permit conditions. These 35 vans are eqipped with global positioning system (GPS), on-board computer linked to the m
After the devastating fire in IOC depot in Jaipur last year, government on Thursday said it was considering shifting 45 such installations from densely populated regions to remote areas. Replying to supplementaries, minister of state for p
A day after civil aviation minister claimed he was not associated with the IPL in any way, it has emerged that his office was in touch with the former junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor over the projected valuation of the new franchisee.
Accusing the Congress of completely ignoring Poorvanchal during its rule in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has alleged that the region trailed behind only due to the party`s wrong policies. "Poorvanchal was co
Food inflation rose to 17.65 percent for the week ended April 10 from 17.22 percent in the previous week due to higher prices of fruits and vegetables. In the corresponding week last year, food inflation was at 8.16 percent.
Income Tax department sleuths today conducted a raid at the head office of the Sahara Group, owner of IPL Pune team, at Aliganj here and scoured through documents related to the Indian Premier League. A 12-member team came to the office at
The Indian government`s two flagship programmes to combat rural unemployment and provide health insurance cover today received appreciation from Labour and Employment Ministers of G-20 countries, who showed keen interest in the innovative schemes
To thrash out the exact methodologies to be adopted for the upcoming below poverty line (BPL) census, rural development ministry called for another meeting of experts on Wednesday. Some of the issues discussed in the meeting were option of
Who said corruption is rife in government offices? A workforce of 38.76 lakh (2001 census) central government employees has managed only 2,439 acts of corruption - over the last thr
You have to give it to the Congress. This party knows how to turn personal vendetta into a pious national mission. Look at Mission Modi, for example. The whole party, many ministers and almost all the government`s scary alphabets--IT
The government has earmarked Rs 235.35 crore for the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) for 2010-12, the ministry of environment and forests said in a statement on Wednesday. The NMEEE is part of the national action pl
Inside Parliament, the BJP walked out in protest against the government`s indifference towards price rise. Outside the sacred portals of Parliament, the party tried to mobilise people on the issue by organising the biggest protest at the Ram Lila
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday admitted that Naxalism flourishes in under-developed areas but made it clear that urgent and considered action will be taken against those challenging the authority of the State. Addressing
Rejecting the health ministry`s suggestion that the IITs should not be permitted to start conventional courses in medicine, the HRD ministry is set to amend a law to allow the elite institutes to offer courses in the discipline. Minister o
Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University held a student`s referendum on Tuesday over the issue of amending the JNU statutes to extend a Vice-Chancellor`s tenure beyond one term. The "Referendum Committee" consisting of senior stu
Civil society groups campaigning for the right to food have urged the government to urge a range of issues including revitalising agriculture to make the proposed National Food Security Bill effective. They have written a letter to Plannin
Nuclear Power Corporation`s first indigenous 700 Mega Watt (MW) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat is expected to be commissioned in 2015. About 70 per cent of excavation of the site o
The Youth Congress has set apart women`s quotas in its coming organisational elections in Kerala to set a precedent for the youth and student wings of other political parties, a report in The Hindu said. Though the number of women function
