The Delhi High court on Tuesday issued notices to Board of Control for Cricket in India, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and International Cricket Council over a petition filed by Essel Sports, owner of Indian Cricket League, for not giving
Stakeholders and experts today termed the government`s moratorium on Bt Brinjal as a "wise decision" and asked it to form a transparent and credible regulatory system to carry out tests for any probable future use. "I
The Amnesty International on Tuesday said that UK-based firm Vedanta should not be given mining rights in the forested Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa until it got "informed consent" of the tribal people. London–based Amne
The government has initiated a series of measures to strengthen the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and give it more teeth. While there has been a long-pending demand for segregation of DGCA`s supervisory and regulatory
Facing intense opposition from within and outside, government today refused to give a go-ahead to commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal, a genetically-modified version of the vegetable that is said to be more resistant to pests. Announcing
Expressing confidence of reclaiming areas dominated by Maoists, Union Home minister P Chidambaram today said inter-state operations against them had been launched in West Bengal and Jharkhand. "The meeting discussed inter-state
Six states, including Punjab, have rejected a model bill aimed at conserving groundwater claiming that either it was too harsh on the people or that they required no such law. The ministry of water resources had drafted the `Model B
In a fresh salvo against Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena today flayed the `Congress yuvraj` for calling Mumbai as Bombay during his recent visit to the city. "During his speech here, Rahul Gandhi repeatedly called Mumbai as Bombay. Tho
Barely a day left for his ministry to take a final call on commercialisation of Bt Brinjal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday that the decision would reflect "people`s general sentiment". "I have to be
Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath hass revised the ambitious target of achieving 20km of highway construction per day to June, from the earlier set deadline of March. "The target (of 20 km a day) will be achieved in June. We l
The fiscal deficit for the next financial year is likely to be more than 5.5% forecast earlier as the government is keen to step up expenditure on agriculture and social sectors, official sources said. Slower-than-envisioned unwindi
Expressing satisfaction at the 7.2 per cent growth estimates for this fiscal, the planning commission pitched for phased withdrawal of stimulus in the forthcoming budget to be unveiled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on February 26.
The budget session of Delhi Assembly will start from March 15 and end on April one, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today. A cabinet meeting, presided over by Dikshit, recommended to Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna to call th
Aiming to augment research and entrepreneurship, the government is contemplating to set up more number of business incubators across the country. The business incubators are designed to accelerate the successful development of entre
Even as delays plague auction of spectrum for the third generation telephony, telecom regulator TRAI on Saturday started consultation for the next level of telecom services. The fourth generation or 4G technology offers download at
The Uttar Pradesh government today announced a raise in the salary and perks of legislators, assembly speaker, council chairman and ministers. "The government has decided to hike the salary and perks of members to Rs 50,000 per
The CBI informed the Delhi High Court on Saturday that senior advocates have been appointed as special public prosecutors to handle the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases before the court. Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for CBI, informed the hig
The government on Saturday estimated the economy to grow by 7.2 per cent in financial year 2009-10 - against 6.7 per cent a year ago - despite contraction in farm production. The projected GDP figure for the current fiscal, according to Ce
In order to achieve its target of building 20 km of road every day, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sought a hike in its outlay for road building from Rs 29,000 crore in the current financial year to Rs 47,736 crore for the next
In a bid to curb `back door` permanent residency through its skilled migration scheme, Australian government has decided to overhaul the immigration rules which is likely to affect over 20,000 visa applicants, including Indians. The
