If the budgetary allocation made for the implementation of the Right to Education Act 2009, is anything to go by, the government is not serious about its effective implementation, say the experts. The governmenrt has set aside Rs 15
Delhi, surprisingly has emerged as the safest city in India, according to a Gurgaon based think-tank. This, despite the Delhi Police admitting that the number of crimes had gone up by 1.42 percent in 2009. A report br
The national capital is the most livable city in the country while Jamshedpur is at the bottom of the list, according to a report on the livability of Indian cities. The report brought out by the Institute for Competitiveness, a Gur
Ulfa `military chief` Paresh Barua would come for talks if the government created the right atmosphere for it, the group`s `vice chairman` Pradip Gogoi said on Saturday. Gogoi, who was released from jail on March 4 after 12 years an
The prospect of introduction and passage of the women`s reservation bill next Monday has split the JD(U) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extending his support while party president Sharad Yadav sticking to his old stand. &quo
Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has said her ministry has taken up the matter of new visa regulations that curtails tourists stay in the country with the external affairs ministry following complaints from a few states. "I know i
Affirming his commitment to women`s empowerment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that his government was moving towards providing one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures. Opening a wome
Help is at hand for those who had to run around to report for missing children. It is now just a click away with Delhi Police launching an exclusive website on juveniles on Saturday. The website -- www.dpjju.com -- is
The Assam government is waking up to the need for setting up a separate time zone for the Northeast, something that existed during the British rule but discontinued once the country gained independence. The issue was raised in the A
Telecom Minister A Raja is reluctant to cut down BSNL staff by 100,000 as has been suggested by a prime ministerial panel set up to go into restructuring of the public sector undertaking. In a letter to the PMO Raja cautioned that r
Malnutrition is a shame for India, the prime minister has repeatedly stressed. But beyond making such statements very little has been done to provide nutrition to hungry children of the poor. Now Karnataka has made a start in that direction.
God! Men!! This is your space: Sipping the tea, flipping the morning papers, that`s the time when we are consumed by the affairs of the world. When we are at our contemplative best. Ideas hit us like bolts of lightening. So if you h
When it comes to devolution of power from the states to the panchayats, Congress-ruled states are way behind others. This is revealed by the rural development ministry`s latest report. According to the report, BJP-ruled Madhya Prad
Snuggled on a corner bed in a hospital ward, 12-year-old Munna is fast asleep. After spending a week in the hospital, he can now walk and move his hands easily. His helper from Asha Kiran, the home for mentally challenged where Munna lives, says s
Maoists have plans to overthrow the Indian democracy through their armed struggle and want to control the government by 2050, Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai today said. Addressing a seminar on "Left Wing Extremism Situation in I
The Gujarat police has guns but no bullets to fire from it, Minister of State for Home Amit Shah said in the state assembly, while replying to a question pertaining to police modernisation. "We have been asking for bullets for
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed a government order awarding a road construction contract worth Rs.121 crore to Maytas Infra. The bench comprising Justices G Raghurama and Ramesh Ranganathan gave the order on a petiti
Putting the onus again on the government to take an initiative, Maoists on Friday said they will not suspend their movement and it was for the central government to respond. Referring to the arrest of military operations leader Venk
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday admitted his government`s failure on the sugar front which led to a steep rise in prices of the commodity and said ways and means need to be explored to see that crisis does not recur. "I
Several prominent civil society activists have come forward to appeal to the central government to respond to the Maoists’ offer of ceasefire and engage them in talks. They also asked the centre to stop the security offensive immediately, in
