Despite opposition from certain parties, the government is determined to go ahead with the Women`s Reservation Bill expected to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Monday and sees no problem in its passage due to the united backing of Congress, BJP
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President for her address in both Houses of Parliament on Friday. While Singh will speak in the Lok Sabha soon after the Question Hour, he will do
They toil hard and unsung with minimum facilities to protect the endangered rhino along with other animals and it is their conservation efforts that have brought fame and glory to Assam`s Kaziranga National Park. Forest guards of th
Many of the lakes in Bangalore have "disappeared" along with their water-spreads and irrigated and catchment areas as rapid, unbridled urbanisation has taken its toll on the country`s IT capital, a study has said. The rese
Nine years after receiving statehood, Jharkhand will finally get a human rights commission that will work towards containing harassment and torture of villagers in the name of `anti-Maoist` operations. The Jharkhand cabinet on Wednesday cl
Over two-and-a-half lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) families would be provided Smart Cards under the health insurance scheme in Himachal Pradesh by the end of this month, the state government has told the assembly. There are 2.58 lakh BPL fa
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and apprised him of the security situation in the state, including growing attempts of infiltration from across the border. During the meeting, Omar compliment
The Congress legislators from Orissa have sought a CBI inquiry into a mining "scam" in the state, which is believed to much bigger in magnitude than the one involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. They fear the state govern
Opposition today said neglect of development of certain regions by the government had led to increase in naxalism in those areas and alleged that UPA had failed to control rise in poverty due to its faulty policies. Resuming the dis
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s assertion about implementation of enhancement of pension of army personnel has been contested by ex-servicemen. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party, Advani s
At least 63 people were killed and 15 injured in a stampede today in an ashram near here when nearly 10,000 people had converged for a ritual. The stampede took place after the gate of Kripalu Maharaj`s ashram, 60 km from here, coll
The salary increase for employees in 2010 in India is projected to be 10.6% as compared to 6.6% in 2009, according to a survey carried out by Hewitt Associates. Sandeep Chaudhary of Hewitt Associates, presenting the 14th annual salary incr
With the issue of the price rise refusing to die down in the ongoing session of parliament, the members of the defunct `third front` have found a perfect opportunity to resurrect the bloc that came to power in the mid 1990s, though for a brief per
The national capital will soon have monorail. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said the government has decided to introduce monorail in three to four years as it can travel to densely populated areas and requires comparatively less space
A group of village sarpanchs in Rajasthan have resolved to take an oath of “transparency” instead of the usual “oath of secrecy”. They have pledged to declare their assets and functions in the most transparent manner possib
The Delhi government is planning to set up e-waste collection centres. Dharmendra, secretary, environment and forests, Delhi government, said, “The e-waste generated in the city is thrown with the other waste. But now we will have e-
The Gujarat government today announced new slum rehabilitation and development policy which prescribes the rules for private developers willing to develop slums on commercial basis. The new policy promises a two room housing dwellin
In Madhya Pradesh, villages continue to reel under long load-shedding, but Minister of State of Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla promises to make the electricity crisis a thing of the past – just wait till 2013. "Madh
Sending a strong message that she was fully behind the government on fuel price hike, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today praised Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for deft handling of the Union Budget. "We have many essentia
A day after locking horns with Manmohan Singh during the Presidential Address debate, senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the prime minister had breached parliamentary propriety by making "false" claims that enhanced pension announce