The union cabinet is likely to discuss a petroleum ministry proposal for freeing petrol prices from government control and a moderate increase in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene rates on Thursday. Petroleum minister Murli Deora he
Tightening noose around corrupt public servants in Bihar, the state government has decided to constitute special courts for hearing corruption cases against such officials under the Bihar Special Courts Act. The state cabinet approv
Prime Minister`s Economic Advisory Council chairman C Rangarajan on Wednesday said that the government should come out with a roadmap for withdrawal of stimulus in the upcoming budget. "What is required, is a roadmap towards no
Four years ago, in 2006, the central government launched the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) to use IT in the delivery of government services. Until then there were pockets of eGovernance initiatives in the country. Aimed at taking
A day after Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed four per cent reservations for Muslims in educational institutions and jobs, the state government on Tuesday decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court. "We are going in for an
The commerce ministry wants the stimulus packages for exporters to continue for some more time till the sector recovers completely. "We have urged the finance ministry that incentive schemes relating to commerce and industry be
In a crackdown against Shiv Sena, over 1000 of its activists have been detained ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer `My Name is Khan` after the party stepped up its protest against the film over the actor`s remarks favouring inclusion o
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
