United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi is working hard to get the support of entire spectrum of political parties, including the Left as well as Bharatiya Janata Party, for party’s presidential candidate. Sources
The government on Thursday approved Rs 632 crore capital infusion in cash-starved regional rural banks (RRBs) to improve their capital adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector. "RRBs will get Rs 632 crore from th
Amid differences among allies, the government on Thursday deferred a decision on the changes in the crucial Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011. "It (the PFRDA Bill) was taken up and deferred," sai
Delhi will soon have its own Meta University. The concept of meta university is a new one and a step taken by four universities in Delhi – Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Indian Institut
Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah on Thursday appeared before the CBI in connection with a case pertaining to alleged illegal assets involving YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy even as the agency con
Declining relief to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on a petition challenging his election to Lok Sabha, the Madras High Court Bench, however, on Thursday struck down two charges against him of distribution of cash and involvement of bank and go
DMK leaders T R Baalu and M K Stalin on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and are believed to have discussed the issue of selection of a candidate for the presidential election. The meeting lasted for around 5 to 7 minutes
In a setback to dentist Nupur Talwar, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed her review petition challenging the summons issued by the Special CBI Court in the twin murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A bench of justi
Four persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, said to be a whistleblower in some controversial land allotments by cooperative societies. City Crime Branch police arrested
Highlighting the need to get the best minds in the teaching profession, HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the teaching community is not as educated as it should be. He said, “it is ironic that we are talking about teachers&r
Within three months of the BJP government of Manohar Parrikar returning to power, Goa is turning into a Hindutva bastion to launch a movement for declaring India as a "Hindu Rashtra." The right-wing Hindu organisations ar
The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at the premises of Naval war room leak case accused Abhishek Verma after registering a fresh case against him. The agency teams carried out searches at 10 locations in Delhi and Gurgaon, CBI
HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said he did not break any promise made to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) faculty on common test for admission in engineering colleges. He said IIT senate`s viewpoint was also considered. &quo
Two Asian economic powerhouses – India and China – will account for more than half of the world’s total transport-related emissions by 2030, says a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “Tr
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
