The Karnataka government of the Congress party has decided to appeal against the high court verdict acquitting J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case. Jayalalithaa, 67, was sworn in as Chief Minister on May 23, after an eight-month bre
Malnutrition of children is one of the biggest challenge that the country faces. Despite several special programmes India still has 33 per cent of the malnourished children across the globe. To tackle this grave problem the Indian Academy of Paedi
Riding on domestic demand, Indian manufacturing activity rose at its fastest pace in four months in the month of May, a business survey found on Monday. The figures are expected to give another boost to a possible central bank inter
A chastened government has introduced simplified and shorter income tax return forms after dumping intrusively long ITRs. The government has also extended the last date for filing of returns by a month to August 31. The new forms &m
Savings will be taxed so will be spending. From Monday most of the services one buys will attract enhanced service tax of 14% and TDS (tax deducted at source) is going to charged on all kinds of FDs and RDs (fixed deposits and recurring deposits).
Think of that beautiful moment when a long missing child is traced and there is a reunion of the child and parents. However, even extensive and exhaustive search by police officials and NGOs more often than not fails to trace the missing child. So
The invigilator is distributing the question paper in a school classroom. Amid stony silence, many aspirants appearing for the selection
While the word ‘rape’ is enough to fill one with rage, the term ‘marital rape’ is even more torturous and agonising as there is hardly any option to say no. Reason being the marital rape is not yet criminalised in our count
A radioactive leak from a consignment, meant for medical use, was detected at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, Delhi on Friday morning. One of the four packets of low-radioactive sodium iodide leaked and was detected
Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Sinha’s name has been approved by prime minister Narendra Modi for the appointment as next cabinet secretary. The 1977- batch officer will take charge from June 13, 2015 and will succeed Aji
Is centre making its case weak by rushing to the supreme court on governance in Delhi based on suspect logic? The legal tussle between the Centre and the Delhi government over the home ministry notification clipping the powers of the AAP dispensat
While Manipur`s human rights activist Irom Sharmila is on an indefinite hunger strike for over 15 years demanding the withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in her home state, the infamous act has been withdrawn in Tripura.
The World Health Assembly (WHA) concluded its 68th session in Geneva on May 26 with Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, the president for this year’s assembly, saying ‘thank you’ to delegates in seven languages
In April 2000 the law ministry received a report from its advisory body – the law commission – on viable legislative options to combat terrorism and anti-national activities. It had been five years since the infamous Terrorist and Disr
With administration in Delhi coming to a virtual standstill, the centre has approached the supreme court against Delhi high court`s verdict on home ministry`s division of power notification. On Thursday morning lieutenant governor Najeeb Jun
Prime minister Narendra Modi completes his one year in office on Monday. Governance Now has reviewed some of his key promises and initiatives taken in one year and what needs to be done in near future. PMJDY: T
First it was unnecessary political comment made by a constitutional authority. Now, another gaffe has been committed by a serving diplomat. Ahead of his visit to Sweden, president Pranab Mukherjee said the Bofors scandal was a media
It may not be best of the ways democracy functions, where every official has to discharge their duties, but India seems to work differently. Now, citizens of India can directly write to prime minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minist
The threat on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), of becoming incompetent to score Category I rating by the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), looms large. The authority faces critical situation as eight of its Flight Operations In
The PPP (the public private partnership) has become a favourite model for building infrastructure projects and after encountering numerous hiccups the government has constituted a committee to relook and revitalise the model. The pa
