After Income Tax, it`s now the turn of the Service Tax department to issue a notice of Rs 4.94 crore dues to Yoga guru Ramdev`s trust for alleged duty evasion on its income raised through country-wide `yog shivirs` (camps). The depa
A report brought out on the basis of a public hearing over protests against Kudankulam nuclear power plant on Monday recommended that the centre and the state governments initiate dialogue, arrive at a middle ground,"stop persecution of pe
A stormy session greeted the Samajwadi Party government in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly on its inaugural day on May 28. It was adjourned for the next two days. Just before the budget session, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav sought cooperation
Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the shahi imam of Delhi`s Jama Masjid, on Monday accused the ruling SP in Uttar Pradesh of taking late action in the Kosi Kalan communal riots and said he will give a second thought on supporting the party in the forthcoming
A conference of the state chief ministers to be conveyed here on Tuesday may approve opening of 20 more Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), in addition to four already functioning in Gwalior, Jabalpur, Allahabad and Kanchipuram.
In contrast to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Hindi mouthpiece ‘Panchjanya’ taking on Narendra Modi for his ego trips to insult seniors in the BJP, its English counterpart magazine ‘Organiser’ projects him as "b
Days after the special CBI court granted bail to seven accused in the Adarsh society scam, two more accused have filed their bail applications. Former city civic chief Jairaj Phatak and former state chief information commissioner Ramana
In the wake of Sonia Gandhi`s remarks against the Opposition and civil society, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Monday said her charges were baseless and sought to know if the Congress feels yoga guru Ramdev`s demand for bringing back black money i
Poor shape of economy and massive corruption in UPA government would result in defeat of the ruling coalition in the next general elections, BJP MP and party`s spokesperson Prakash Javadekar claimed in Hyderabad on Monday. "In emer
The ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh are engaged in a war of words over the procurement of wheat during this season. While the BJP government is claiming credit for record procurement of wheat, the Congress has charg
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday shut a growing speculation in the party over continuation of Dr Manmohan Singh as the prime minister in the wake of worsening economy, policy paralysis and allegations of corruption, making it clear that h
A local business firm, which was associated with the project of installing statues of elephants at parks and memorials across Uttar Pradesh during the BSP regime, has been booked for allegedly denying payment to two contractors involved in the
"We must use (this time) to educate people and take whatever steps are feasible," says Montek Singh Ahluwalia (ET) explaining the dead as a dodo economy. So, the economy is what it is because we
The Finance Ministry is examining a proposal to hike excise duty on diesel cars, a move which may discourage consumption of subsidised fuel by personal vehicle owners, a senior government official said on Monday. "The proposal
Team Anna met in Noida on Monday amid a rift between them and yoga guru over the treatment meted out to Arvind Kejriwal in public and differences within them over attacking prime minister Manmohan Singh. Anna Hazare and Justice Santosh H
Patting revenue officials for doing "good job" last fiscal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday exuded confidence that they will be able to meet indirect tax collection target of Rs 5.05 lakh crore for 2012-13. &qu
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will make a whirlwind tour of the bypoll bound Puthukottai assembly constituency on June 9 to campaign for her nominee VR Karthik Thondaiman, the party said on Monday. The chief
Differences continued to remain between Team Anna and Ramdev with activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday contradicting the yoga guru`s claims that a protocol had been set not to take names of politicians or make personal attacks during speeches at the
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday began the new innings as a member of Parliament. He took oath as member of Rajya Sabha to which he was nominated on April 26. 39-year-old Tendulkar, who was accompanied by
Virtually snubbing Arvind Kejriwal, yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday disapproved of the Team Anna member`s comments against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other politicians during his fast along with Anna Hazare saying he was against personal critici
