Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar should study a recent report on his state and rework his priorities for the election promises. Instead of targeting prime minister Narendar Modi for his DNA remark, the chief minister should visit state hospital.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic bottles around the banks of Uttarakhand here to check the menace of pollution in and around the river Ganga. The tribunal has appointed a local commissioner and asked him to furnish a
The governor of Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan has received tactical support of his predecessor even as centre and the RBI are close to an agreement on the broad contours of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Dr Duvvuri Subb
As the first phase of non-coal mineral auction will begins in October or November, the government had done away with the policy of selling detailed exploration reports of state-owned Mineral Exploration Corporation (MECL). Mines Min
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules were put in place in 2013. Four of the top IT services firms—Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd, Infosys Ltd and Tech Mahindra Ltd—spent Rs.642.7 crore in fiscal year 2014-15, the
Five women have been killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from capital Ranchi, reportedly on allegations of witchcraft. The village falls under Ranchi`s Mandar block. The villagers used lathis and sharp edged weapons to kill the women a
She keeps spitting every few minutes but the taste of urine still seems to linger in Bisahin Bai’s mouth. The humiliation of having been forced to drink urine and paraded naked continues to haunt her. That was 14 years back but the memory is
Heavy security arrangements have been made at the residence of Justice Dipak Misra after he received an anonymous threat letter. A bullet proof vehicle has been provided to him, while commandos from central paramilitary force have been deployed at
High level of corruption was known to be rampant in the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam, long before the agency responsible for conducting several entrance tests came in the eye of the multi-million scam storm. However, it was o
We are pretty complacent these days about the balance of payments. Our foreign exchange reserves exceed $350 billion – enough to finance imports for a year if we stopped exporting. There are not many countries with such a good external affai
Government has decided that Aadhaar enrollment of Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India should be eventually allowed to help them authenticate their identity digitally. At present, all residents including Ind
With the kind of attacks it is facing, the railway ministry needs to keep up the morale of its staff. A personal birth greeting would be one such booster. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has decided to send personalized birthday gree
The headquarters of the national productivity council (NPC), under the ministry of commerce and industry, has become the first government building in Delhi to have installed HT-solar panels to meet a part of its electricity requirements.
Seventy years is a long time for the memories to fade. But when it is shaped by the most horrific incident of written history, time too fails to erase it from collective remembrance. August 6 marked the 70 years in the lowest point of World War II
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa plays perfect luncheon host to prime minister Narendra Modi and leaves the TN BJP confused. With elections around the corner, Jayalalithaa also did not forget political needs and submitted me
A three-line whip has been issued by the Congress asking all its MPs to be present in Rajya Sabha today as it suspects that the government may try to slip through some legislative measures. The whip is to ensure that the government does not succee
India received $19.78 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) from 12 countries visited by prime minister Narendra Modi in financial year 2014-15, Parliament was informed today. During the period, Indian companies invested $3.42 billion in these c
When she finally got a chance to speak, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj chose to be dramatic and displayed emotions that are normally not seen in parliament. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha in the absence of opposition C
Differences between India and Pakistan exist even on social media. While one is calling other the ‘terrorist country’, another is presenting its solidarity in wiping out terrorism. While in India, #TerroristCountryPak was a top trendin
In a surprise outburst, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today (Thursday) slammed the Modi government over the process of Naga peace pact while ignoring the spirit of the agreement. Speaking to reporters Sonia called Modi government
