If the state governments’ performance in the implementation of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) last year is any indication, UPA’s chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s avowed agenda of reaching out to the
The Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) decided on Tuesday that SC/ST reservations for faculty posts will have to wait for the UGC guidelines. “We cannot go ahead filling up posts until we get proper guidelines from
The Government is all set to roll out yet another social security plan that promises to provide a lifelong pension of minimum Rs 1000 a month to the unorganised sector workers. The pension can be still higher if the worker is able to voluntarily s
The Kerala High Court today observed that the fundamental right to freedom of expression in a secular state was not an `absolute licence` to hurt feelings of others. "Those who take the risk of scurrilous attack on divine personality
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has embarked on an ambitious plan of facilitating the creation of five lakh affordable houses by 2015 in co-ordination with the state Government. The total investment will be around Rs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the SIT probing the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat to drop senior IPS officers--Geeta Johri and Shivanand Jha from its team and said the question of staying the trial will be considered after obtaining the state`
Non-governmental organisation Child Rights and You (CRY) today said though the Right to Education (RTE) Act was a welcome step, it was heavily under-funded. Based on earlier studies by the government, CRY had suggested for keeping aside 10
Maharashtra legislative assembly witnessed uproarious scenes resulting in two adjournments on Tuesday when the Opposition Shiv Sena-BJP demanded a statement from chief minister Ashok Chavan over the Mantralaya makeover project. Leader of o
Following allegations of corruption during filling up of vacancies, the Maharashtra government has stayed the employees` recruitment process of Yavatmal District Central Co-Operative Bank (YDCC Bank). Commissioner and registrar of co-opera
China on Tuesday dismissed reports that Chinese hackers have broken into top secret files of the Indian defence ministry and embassies around the world, saying that it was firmly opposed to hacking and regards it as an international crime.
The highest level of classified and restricted-access documents of India`s defence ministry, including several missile systems and details of a military intelligence officer, as also year-long personal emails of exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama ha
Laying the foundation of a strong financial and economic partnership with the United States, India has invited US companies to invest in India’s vast infrastructure needs. After signing a joint statement with the US Treasury
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) will jointly work with the government of Maharashtra to chalk-out a plan for development of the port`s land that would benefit Mumbai city, a senior central government Minister said. "We propose to utilise
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tueday said that China should be guided by India`s official stand on issues concerning bilateral ties and not by the reports in the Indian media, an "independent entity" which takes a critical sta
The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release under the general amnesty scheme. Rejecting her petition, a division bench comprising Justices El
Indian Army is setting up a cyber security laboratory at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE) at Mhow (near Indore) in Madhya Pradesh to provide specialized training to its officers in security protocols for its signal and data
Bombay High Court dismissed a petition on Tuesday filed by three accused in 2006 Malegaon blast case seeking fresh probe by Special Investigation Team. Division bench of Justices D B Bhosale and A R Joshi said that petitioners may approach
The US on Tuesday sought greater engagement with India on the economic front, saying their ability to cooperate was critical to creating a more stable global financial system, balanced economic growth and an open trading system. "We f
The recent Maoist onslaught, if a war at all, is a war that has been thrust upon the state, home minister P Chidambabram said on Wednesday. He has also stated that the government will not be bringing in the Indian Army in the fight against
Indian investigators would soon get access to terror suspect David Headley as US authorities are working out logistics of where and when they can question the Pakistani-American in connection with the Mumbai attacks, an FBI official said on Tuesda
