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
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who has issued a diktat to his party workers to greet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with black flags for his "Mumbai for all Indians" remark, on Friday attacked Marathi ministers in the central government fo
Indian Railways is taking consumer comfort to the next level. After having tasted stupendous success on the online reservation front, it is all set to make all its services accessible through a single web portal. Soon you will be able to b
For the first time in country, an appraisal of the five-year plan is being carried by the civil society which gives voice to common man`s concerns in formulation of plan and policies that govern them. "In a democracy, people ar
Sachin Tendulkar is the face of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to promote water conservation in Mumbai. The cricketer will now be seen in BMC advertisements telling Mumbaikars to use water judiciously and to make an attempt to avoid
Taking a leaf out of the RSS` book, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari plans ideological training of the party leaders. He is planning an intensive three-year training course to groom the BJP`s future leadership. The mod
The Central Administrative Tribunal on Tuesday quashed the dismissal of a senior Intelligence Bureau officer of Maharashtra cadre and ordered the intelligence agency to pay him Rs 1 lakh as litigation cost and mental torture. Franci
Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh plans to put science at the centre of his ministry. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, he said that the environment ministry started as a scientific ministry but lost its
The government on Thursday said it may decide before the beginning of the Budget session of parliament on the Kirit Parikh Panel recommendations of freeing the oil prices and increasing the rates of kerosene and cooking fuel. "By next
Former Military Secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash, who is facing court martial in the Sukna land scam, on Thursday challenged the punitive action against him, saying Army rules were violated in the case. He approached the Armed Forces Tribu
In an ice-breaking decision, India has offered to have Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan to discuss terrorism and any other issue that could lead to peace between the two neighbours. The offer of talks has been made to Pakistan a
Following the prime minister`s reported call to his cabinet colleagues to stay away from any business interest, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today suggested that ministers could hand over their businesses to a trust, as is being prac
The 21 MW windmill project of the Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) at the Maliya Miyana site in Rajkot district will be commissioned by March 2010, a top company official said on Thursday. "In its endeavour to further red
