Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked civil servants to practice effective time management and spend quality time with their families. Addressing a gathering of bureaucrats on the civil services day, the PM said: "A lif
So strong was the civil society protest against Mumbai’s new development plan that the Maharashtra did not wait till Saturday (the last day for filing objections to it), but scrapped it on Tuesday. The Mumbai Development Plan
Auctioning of 69 marginal oil and gas fields owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) would be held soon, said oil secretary Saurabh Chandra on Tuesday. "Marginal field policy will have the approval for
While India is still waiting for judiciary to enforce eco norms with ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi and Rohtang Pass, the emission issue is a subject of election campaign in the UK. Liberal Democrats have announced £100m priz
A dignified exit would have been better. But when you have power everything is fair and end justifies means. The expulsion episode is something this new political party could have taken care to avoid. Aam Aadmi Party`s national discipl
The land acquisition ordinance was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday by minister of state for parliamentary affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy. The ordinance was promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee on April 3. Opposition members raised
I came to office, sat down at my work station, switched on my system and the first news that flashed on my screen was the experience of a woman who was molested by her diving instructor underwater while scuba diving in the Arabian sea. I immediate
While the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has pledged its support for an open internet in India, telecom giant Bharti Airtel has an email to customers defends its scheme Airtel Zero and talks of commitment to net neutrality.
“Frankly speaking, the Left has become irrelevant India.” That was the pithy diagnosis from LK Advani, when he addressed a press meet after releasing the party manifesto for the 1999 elections. Of course, this was not the first time Ad
Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday expressed regret on the floor of Lok Sabha over his sexist remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “Meri baaton se agar kisi ko dukh pahuncha hai to mai khed vyakt karta hun. Kis
The lawyer has spoken. Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan on Monday sent a strong reply to the show-cause notice issued to him by the
Temperatures are going to rise both outside parliament and inside. Lok Sabha resumed its budget session after a break and Rajya Sabha sitting is from Aril 23. The debate over land bill is going to be heated (to say it parliamentary parlance) as in
Telecom regulator has asked the government to conduct spectrum audit for efficient use and also called for exemption of fixed line broadband service from license fee for at least 5 years. Suggested a series of measures to expedite t
In pursuit of black money, the government is hauling up ordinary tax payers and seeking additional details in the new income tax return (ITR) form for assessment year 2015-16. This will be applicable to financial year 2014-15, for which returns ha
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With a rider of 15-year grace period, India has finally agreed to phasing down of climate-damaging refrigerant hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) used in air-conditioners, refrigerators and insulating foam. This surprise decision under United Nations
India cannot make up its mind: it grows fast sometimes, and slows down from time to time. Its growth rate has varied from 5 per cent a year in 1984-94 to 6.7 per cent a year in 1994-2000, 5.7 per cent in 2000-06 and 7.5 per cent in 2006-14. But wh
India’s most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed has said that his organization (JuD) and Pakistani establishment help separatist wage a war in Kashmir. He told media channels that “we help Kashmiris with Pakistan government and Pakista
The cash-strapped Maharaja has been wobbling for sometimes one of the reasons is government itself. The cash-crunched Air India is craving for funds with a debt burden of Rs 40,000 crore, the government itself owes Rs 600 crore to the national car
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is giving bonus to its staff on 10th anniversary of its initial public offer (IPO) and is facing a law suit by a white American worker. He has accused India`s largest software services exporter of overwhelming favorit
