A final set of new connectivity proposals worth Rs 346 crore to Gujarat is "about to get sanctioned," rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said while refuting the BJP`s charge of discrimination to its ruled states in funding under th
After rocking both houses of parliament on Tuesday demanding prime minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report on coal blocks allocation, the Bharatiya Janata Party has called a parliamentary
Employees of public sector banks have gone on two-day nationwide strike on Wednesday opposing banking sector reforms and outsourcing of non-core activities, affecting operations. Several private sector banks, foreign banks and ATMs, howeve
Defying the Mumbai police, which refused him permission for a rally from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday led his supporters` march against August 11 violence during a demonstration against alleged atrocities on
An internal audit has exposed the Indian Army for supplying ration to at least 2.5 lakh ghost soldiers who either do not exist or draw the double benefit of free cooked meals plus the ration monthly allowance (RMA). The defence ministry`s
On a day the Samajwadi Party mobilised parties against the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) reservation in promotions sought by the rival Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a revelation came that even the basic quota of appointments of SCs,
Prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi appear to be on a collision path on the issue of "subsidies," a group of Congress MPs learnt to their anguish at the first in the series of the special interactions organi
India`s relentless pursuit of economic growth left in the last two decades has had a huge cost on social welfare, believes Dr Atul Kohli, professor of politics and international affairs at the Princeton University. Kohli said, " India h
A determined opposition on Tuesday forced the adjournment of Parliament till noon demanding resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the CAG report on coal block allocation. As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, opposition mem
Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reopened its Manesar plant in northern Indian state of Haryana amid heavy security, a month after a lockout was declared due to the violence in which one senior company official was killed and 100 others injured.
A village situated in the Maoist hotbed of Latehar district in Jharkhand is poised to take off on the development path, thanks to elimination of the rebels from the area and the launch of a special development programme by the Centre. Ever
Months before the 20th anniversary of the horrific 1992 post-Babri Masjid riots, Mumbai’s psyche is once again like that of a city under siege. Muslims and Hindus alike see the clouds of trouble gathering again. Muslims are facing a stony ho
Emphasising on the need for delivering timely justice to people of the country at an affordable cost, prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that his government is committed to working with the judiciary to bring about improvements in j
The festering wounds of the Assam agitation and the attendant violence that hijacked the movement and led to more conflicts with people of other communities and tribes have, over the years, transformed itself into a more ‘ghoulish avatar&rsq
Rapping the government for its failure to timely implement the competitive bidding mechanism for allocation of coal blocks, CAG on Friday said part of the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss could have been partially tapped had the procedure been put in place
Slamming the levy of development fee on passengers using Delhi Airport, the CAG on Friday said the Civil Aviation Ministry violated the bid conditions for the benefit of GMR-led DIAL to the tune of over Rs 3,415 crore and pressed fixing responsibi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said miscreants spreading rumours that have led to people belonging to North East flee from Bangalore, Pune and other parts of the country, should be brought to book. Making a statement after Rajya S
Prime Minister`s economic advisory panel on Friday pegged GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.7 percent, painting a better picture of the economy than by other think-tanks. It, however, added that inflation would remain high dur
Was it really overdrawing of power by Uttar Pradesh that caused the massive grid failure for two consecutive days – Northern Grid on July 30 and Northern, Eastern and North-eastern Grids on July 31 – as the then power minister Sushilku
The government on Friday once again deferred a decision on a Bill that seeks to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC as Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas was not present in Cabinet meeting. "The Forward Cont
