The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, which is mired in allegations of financial and managerial irregularities, will wind up by this month end when its extended tenure draws to a close. The Organising Committee was first sche
The Defence Ministry on Wednesday sought an explanation from BEML chief V R S Natarajan for serving a legal notice on former Army Chief Gen V K Singh demanding an apology for his alleged defamatory statements against the defence PSU on the Tatra t
All services except 17 in the negative list, will be taxed from July 1, the Finance Ministry has said. Under the `negative list` approach, services specified in the list will remain outside the tax net. The government has widened the defin
Facing flak over expenditure of Rs 35 lakh on toilets, the Planning Commission on Wdnesday termed it as routine maintenance and upgradation work and said it was "unfortunate" to call it a wasteful expenditure. "While
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh will soon discuss with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the issue of allowing foreign airlines to pick up stake in Indian carriers, which her party has been opposing. "We will talk t
The government’s granaries are overflowing with food stock. In May, it crossed 71 million ton (MT) when wheat procurement was in full swing and is expected to reach 75 MT when the government compiles data for June. At first glance it
Accusing the Jayalalithaa government of pursuing vendetta politics, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday criticised the arrest of two former Ministers, including Veerapandi S Arumugam. "Power will come and go. This will be deci
Former Telecom Minister and key accused in the 2G scam case, A Raja, was on Wednesday allowed by a Delhi court to visit his home state Tamil Nadu between June 8 and June 30. Raja had moved the plea seeking permission to visit Tamil
Virtually shutting the doors on the striking Air India pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday said the sacked cockpit crew could return only if they applied afresh when the ailing national carrier advertised for inducting more of
Rueing that the teaching community is not as educated as it should be, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday highlighted the need to get the best minds in the teaching profession to educate children. Sibal said it was "ironic t
Giving a free run to SP nominee Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, main opposition BSP on Wednesday announced not to contest the by-elections for Kannauj parliamentary constituency. "The party ha
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday unveiled new plans for international operations of strike-hit Air India including starting of two new flights to Kuala Lumpur and London and resuming of operations to Hong Kong, Osaka and Seoul by Au
Many international VIPs visit planning commission. So, says the planning commission, Rs 35 lakh for two fancy toilets should not be seen "as wasteful expenditure". See it just as "expenditure on waste". VIP waste! --June
Bowing to opposition demands, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday recommended a CBI probe into the killing of Ranvir Sena supremo Brahmeshwar Singh. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting Kumar had with top state p
There’s a dog-eared saying among Internet and telecommunication veterans. In the digital world a week is akin to a month and a month is a year. Thirteen years, then, is an era. No wonder the National Telecom Policy 2012, which has replaced t
Under fire from Muslim organisations for ignoring the Sachar Committee report on the Waqf properties, Union minister Salman Khurshid finds himself caught in a turf war on the issue between two ministries he heads while thousands of families contin
The state education ministers unanimously agreed for a common entrance test for centrally-funded technical institutes, including IITs. During the state education ministers` conference in Delhi on Tuesday, states broadly agreed to the one t
Over a fortnight after rural police ruled out Manipuri student Richard Loitam`s death as a case of murder, Karnataka Government on Tuesday directed the state police to hand over the case to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inves
Backing L K Advani`s suggestion for a collegium to appoint Election Commissioners and CAG, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the BJP leader`s view could not be ignored and expressed confidence that the Centre would accord due importance to i
Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen V K Singh on Tuesday affirmed his belief in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted".
