Team Anna on Friday dismissed as "pretence" the CBI investigation into the irregularities in the coal block allocation and alleged such a probe is meant to give a "clean chit" to prime minister Mahmohan Singh. "The
Setting the stage for trial in the `Enrica Lexie` ship case, two Italian marines charged with shooting to death two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast will be produced in the district and sessions court in Kollam on Friday. Sessions judge P
India`s economy downslide has swung economist prime minister Manmohan Singh into taking into his hands the decisions supposed to be taken by other ministers, encroaching into the domain of petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy and in
The CBI has started verifying the allegations of irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks to private companies between 2006 and 2009 and their misuse by them. The agency received from the central vigilance commission the complaint o
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his government would not reduce VAT on petrol any further. There was no justification for raising the price of petrol, particularly as oil prices were falling in the intern
Five years after merger of two state-run airlines, government on Friday announced that implementation of uniform structures for pay, allowances and career progression for Air India employees would start in 45 days, saying it was necessary if the a
Akash, an anti-aircraft defence system, can simultaneously engage several targets with `rajendra` radar developed by the electronics and radar development establishment (LRDE), a DRDO laboratory in Bangalore. `Rajendra` does the surveillan
Expressing disappointment over the centre not doing enough to eradicate corruption, anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has said he has lost his faith in prime minister Manmohan Singh. "I had a strong belief in prime minister Manmohan Sin
Amid declining growth rate and the need to arrest economic slowdown, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday approved setting up of an investment tracking system to ensure speedy implementation of mega projects envisaging outlay of over Rs 1,000 c
Amidst uproar and walkout by BSP, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday presented his maiden state budget for 2012-13 with no new tax and a provision of Rs 500 crore for waving farm loans. It also provides for unemployment
Asked about defence minister A K Antony`s advice to forget the turbulence of the recent past, Gen Bikram Singh said he wants to look ahead and not behind. "Car is driven by seeing ahead through the windscreen and not through the rear
Information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, who retires on July 6, has cast serious aspersions on the working of the central information commission (CIC). In an exclusive interview to Governance Now, Gandhi said the appointment process for the membe
Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bihar`s Bhojpur district early Friday morning, police said. Singh was on a morning walk when he was accosted by gunmen who pumped several bullets into him, killing
Prima facie ruling out that the derailment of Doon express was the handiwork of anti-social elements, railway minister Mukul Roy on Friday said the inquiry into the incident will be conducted by commissioner railway safety and stern action would b
BJP veteran LK Advani has once again stirred a hornets’ nest by taking on the RSS for remote-controlling the party and asked for an “introspection” to correct the ills that plague the party. In a well articulated write-up
After offering new age IT solutions to the world, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has now set his eyes on achieving his `ultimate` dream - low cost toilets. Come August and he will host the world`s best scientists and engineers in Seat
Launching an austerity drive to contain expenditure, the government today banned creation of new posts in its departments and holding their meetings in five-star hotels besides imposing curbs on foreign travel. The finance ministry
Five people were killed and 50 others injured on Thursday when several bogies of the Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express derailed near Mahrawa Station in Jaunpur. The incident took place Thursday afternoon, Superintendent of Police, Jaunpur, Ak
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who returned New Delhi on Thursday from London, said he will look into "certain developments" when he reaches Bhubaneswar, in an apparent reference to a meeting of MLAs with powerful BJD MP Pyari
The much talked about ‘policy paralysis’ is now taking its toll on the country as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a mere 5.3 percent in the January-March (fourth quarter of the financial year). The growth is lowest since
