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
The Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project-1 (KSHIP-1), which was executed between 2001 and 2007, with a World Bank loan of $447 million, has reduced road accidents on national highways, a report in The Hindu said. According to the Wo
Soon, every student of Delhi university will be issued a multi-purpose smart card with an unique identity number. The card will be issued to the student as soon as he engages with the university. Dinesh Singh, Director of the South Campus of De
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi to carry out dialysis on a kidney patient, a report in The Hindu said. Justice S. Muralidhar passed the order on a petition filed by the Indian Council of Legal Aid
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted insurance companies/owners concerned to take possession of seized vehicles, used in commission of offences, after getting the release order from the competent court. It did so to prevent national waste, accord
People of Satara district in western Maharashtra, from where braveheart Tukaram Ombale hailed, have come up with a befitting memorial for him and other 26/11 martyrs. The memorial, called Shaheed Smriti Udyan, will comprise about 2,
