A shortage of funds has hit the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Orissa. Atleast four districts--Sundargarh, Nayagarh, Jharsuguda and Kandhamal--are diverting funds from other schemes to meet the expenses
Maoists are ready for talks if the centre stops operations against them, their leader Kishenji said on Friday. "Maoists are ready for talks but Centre will have to stop torturing and arresting people in the name of Operation Gr
If you have a bank account, an insurance policy, land or house or a telephone connection, the government will soon have all information on you. This is part of a massive plan to network 21 available databases of government and private agencies to
Soon, you will ibe able to get instant information on the status of your refund claim filed with the Customs & Excise department of Noida. The department has been directed by the Central Information Commission to put up on its w
Mumbai needs four billion litres of drinking water every day to serve the needs of all its residents. However, the main civic body responsible for the city`s water supply, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), reports that it can only supp
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited Mumbai disregarding Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray`s call to party workers to wave black flags at him, and charmed many youngsters during an interaction. “Call me Rahul, not sir,” h
Uttarakhand today announced a ban on genetically modified BT brinjal and asked the Centre to follow suit. "Keeping in view the sensitive nature of Uttarakhand and its diversities which have to be protected, we have to remain wa
The proposed rural medical education course received an unanimous approval from vice-chancellors of medical colleges and state officials attending a workshop organised by the Medical Council of India (MCI). MCI chairman Ketan Desai said this at a
The central government does not maintain any record of cases where judges and chief justices were superseded in their elevation to the supreme court or as chief justices of high courts. This has been revealed by the Ministry of Law
In an effort to improve standard of education across the country, the Quality Council of India (QCI) will approach state governments for providing accreditation to all schools functioning under them. The programme aims at giving a c
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today called upon the youth of Mumbai to focus on the inclusive development of India and stay away from divisive politics. "If you want to make a change, join politics and the Congress pa
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came to the support of beleaguered Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and said "India has full confidence in the IPCC process and leadership and will support it in every way". This comes in th
Doling out a special package to Bundelkhand will not help achieve development goals of this drought-hit region, unless there is a committed approach at the ground level to erase its backwardness, feel social scientists and bureaucrats. Bun
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday took stock of the situation arising out of price rise and discussed the Telangana statehood issue. The meeting, chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, deliberated on ways and means to tac
The CBI on Friday sought maximum punishment of two years for disgraced former Haryana DGP S.P.S. Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case before a court which adjourned the hearing on the plea till February 8. Additional District a
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Mumbai on Friday amid tight security following Shiv Sena`s call for black flag demonstrations against him for his "Mumbai for all Indians" remark. Three Sena activists were detained after they trie
The Planning Commission on Friday said that deregulating fuel prices will soften generalised rise in prices rather than flare up inflation. "It (decontrolling fuel price) will not flare up the inflation. I just think that it is not su
The J&K government has warned local news channels against airing ‘anti-government’ content as situation Srinagar continues to be tense. The owners and editors of a few local channels were called for a meeting with top civil
Ramesh Chaudhary, a former Congress MLA in Maharashtra, has been booked for allegedly reimbursing the medical expenses by submitting fake medical bills worth Rs.20 lakhs during 2003-07. Chaudhary had mentioned various ailments of his wife,
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh about a tax claim on Vodafone Group Plc, even as India has said that the matter is in the court and no decision has been taken. Indian income tax auth
