A proposal to implement the food security system envisaged in the National Food Security Bill as a central government scheme, without waiting for the legislation to be passed, has been dropped following oppostion from the Congress president Sonia
Popular comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti, who touched a chord with the masses with his humorous take on problems plaguing the common man, died when his car rammed into a roadside tree in the wee hours on Thursday. The satirist`s so
Until one-and-half-years-ago when the panchayats were not in place, there were only 87 people in Jammu and Kashmir holding Indian constitutional flag in their hands. These people were called MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly). But after the pa
The stage is all set to select the new director of the central bureau of investigation (CBI). The CBI selection board headed by the central vigilance commissioner (CVC) with the home secretary and the secretary DOPT as other members is likely to s
Speculations of the Congress’ prince charming getting a bigger role are a seasonal affair. They are having a rerun after Rahul Gandhi met prime minister Manmohan Singh on October 18. A day before this meeting, Congress president Sonia Gandhi
Visuals often create perceptions worse than reality. If you have any doubt, contrast the cases of two BJP presidents: Bangaru Laxman and Nitin Gadkari. Laxman not only lost his job for his act of indiscretion (accepting Rs 1 lakh on camera for par
After it was proved that she also traded in land deals and sought favours from the same bunch of politicians whom she accused of being corrupti, India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Anjali Damania has landed in fresh controversy. While
BJP on Tuesday stood firmly behind its president Nitin Gadkari facing corruption charges, saying the party "endorses" his stand on facing any investigation by competent authority. At the same time, it also lashed out at Congress
The Air India pilot, who pressed the flight hijack alarm in panic at the airport here last week amid protests by passengers, has told police she was threatened with dire consequences by some of them after they barged into the cockpit. Comm
Infighting in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) might gnaw at the central ruling alliance’s strength in the winter session of parliament slated to begin in a month. Leader of the DMK parliamentary party, TR Baalu, and union minister of sta
Good news on the wildlife front is so rare these days that it is not believed in the first instance. Perhaps, that’s why when the population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin was found to have grown to 223 in November 2011 from about
Law Minister Salman Khurshid, who is under attack from Arvind Kejriwal, feels "an ant" cannot be a challenge to an elephant like Congress and says the activist is having a "pipe dream" of taking the space of big parties by tryi
After bitter separation with the Congress, the Trinamool Congress is mulling moving an adjournment motion or a censure motion that entails voting in the Winter Session of Parliament against the "anti-people" policies of the UPA governmen
Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said is the chief guest of 2013 Republic Day celebrations. A political decision has been taken to this effect by the cabinet committee - after informal discussions through diplomatic channels with sultan o
Fasih Mohammed, a suspected Indian Mujahideen operator and a key accused in the Delhi and Bangalore blasts, was on Monday arrested after he was deported from Saudi Arabia. 28-year-old Fasih, after being in detention for five months in Saud
The principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday rejected the government’s proposal to either shorten the winter session of parliament or stagger it in two parts in view of the assembly elections in Gujarat in Decem
This Saturday will mark the launch of country’s first service integrated Aadhaar card. Rajasthan will be the first state to have the experience as prime minister Manmohan Singh will launch the service on Saturday in Dudu. The functio
With allegations levelled against its own members, India Against Corruption on Friday announced setting up of a three-member panel of retired judges to probe the charges against its prominent members, including Prashant Bhushan and Anjali Damania.
The much awaited Aadhaar enabled system for direct cash transfer to beneficiaries under social schemes such as MNREGA and pension will be launched tomorrow by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Dudu, Rajasthan. The payment mechanism is aimed
High drama unfolded at the international airport here when the pilot of the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight pressed the hijack button in panic after irate passengers allegedly stormed the cockpit. The passengers created a ruckus after the
