A senior IPS officer on Friday deposed before a special CBI court as a prosecution witness in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in which L. K. Advani and other Sangh Parivar leaders have been accused of inciting violence. Anju Gupta, a
In a relief to cellphone users and operators in the national capital, the MCD has said it will refrain from sealing illegal towers till April 16 and offer a single-window service to them to regularise such structures. "We will provid
The Supreme Court today refused to direct the government to take steps to ensure return of self-exiled painter M F Husain, who has been residing in a Gulf country, to India and withdrawal of cases against him. A bench headed by Chief Justi
The Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced high yielding and early maturing varieties of rice and wheat to increase the foodgrain production, state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has said. The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agri
The proposal to create a separate cadre for IT professionals in Haryana has been welcomed by the industry. “This is a visionary step by the government of Haryana. Setting up a separate cadre for IT professionals recognises the
The government is planning a law to protect the fishermen`s traditional rights, on the lines of the Forest Rights Act meant for the tribals, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has said. The recommendations of the Swaminathan co
The Supreme Court has held the Delhi Development Authority cannot get away with the commercial exploitation of land acquired for green belt development. It has directed the DDA to pay 50 per cent of the land value to original owners in cas
The possibility of RBI tightening monetary stance further in its April 20 annual review meet became greater today with apex bank saying it could take more steps to contain inflation, even as food prices eased a bit to 16.22 per cent. "
The security forces are the biggest killing machine in the country. This has been confirmed by a startling revelation by the national human rights commission (NHRC) which says that half of the cases of police encounters referred to it for investig
The government and a prominent Muslim political group today welcomed the Supreme Court`s lifting the stay on Andhra Pradesh government`s move to provide four per cent quota in jobs and education for backward members of Muslims while BJP said reser
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah on Thursday said he was in favour of abrogation of Official Secrets Act of 1923 which has become an "anachronism". "The Official Secrets Act needs to be abrogated,"
The Centre on Thursday said it has constituted an expert committee under the telecom ministry to suggest ways to boost indigenous development of hardware and software sector to cut down its import bill. "An expert committee headed by
Facing allegation of delaying project approvals, the Environment Ministry has decided to clear only those proposals which are prepared by government accredited consultants - a move aimed at ensuring transparency and expediting the process.
The scheme for modernisation of police forces in Union Territories, including Delhi, was today extended for two years till 2012-13 and Rs 458.45 crore earmarked for the extended period. The scheme, launched for UTs in 2006 with a provision
A hospital information management system (HIMS), a website, and an audit system have led to handsome growth in efficiency, revenues and uptake of public health services in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government claimed on Wednesday. There
Ahead of the coming Commonwealth Games, the NDMC will intensify its anti-tobacco drive under which those found smoking in public places will be fined and illegal street vendors selling such products removed. The Health Department of the ci
Additional Director General K P Raghuvanshi was removed as the head of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Friday, days after he was criticised by the Centre for disclosing some information following the arrest of two suspected terrorists here.
Maharashtrians are now paying 50 pc more for essential commodities than they did five yars back, according to the state economic survey. The rise was observed mainly due to increase in prices of rice, wheat, tur dal, moong dal, potato, oni
Two unusually dressed men with bulging cloth bags slung over their shoulders enter a dhaba. They dig into their bags and place handfuls of currency coins onto a table. By the time Mahesh Kumar, the dhaba owner, comes over to attend to them
Power shortage, recession and competition resulted in closure of 44,997 small scale and 845 medium and large scale industries in Maharashtra during 2009-10. The closures left 1,97,798 workers in the small scale and 1,53,786 persons in the