Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday said the force was operationally prepared to meet any contingency, days after he highlighted major "shortcomings" in the country`s defence preparedness. On corruption in defence deals, he said
Proceedings in Parliament were disrupted on Tuesday as opposition demanded resignation of home minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in Aircel-Maxis deal while Congress sought dismissal of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the killing of
In a crackdown, Air India on Tuesday sacked ten agitating pilots, de-recognised their union and sealed its offices as around 160 of them failed to join duty, leading to cancellation of five international flights since midnight. With Civil
Home minister P Chidambaram is facing trouble over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. His bete noir Subramaniam Swamy last month alleged that he (as finance minister then) had delayed clearance to the Aircel-Maxis deal to benefit
A total of 175 people have succumbed to the dreaded AIDS in Punjab during the year 2011-2012. These facts were revealed in the data supplied by the SMO Civil hospital in Amritsar. The disease is spreading at a fast pace in the border distr
Welcoming the supreme court order to strike down the Centre`s policy of giving Haj subsidies, Muslim members of parliament today sought an arrangement which will directly benefit the pilgrims and improve standards of the minority community.
Four Air India international flights were cancelled on Tuesday after about 100 pilots called in sick, evoking a strong response from the airline management which asked them to return to work by 6 PM this evening or face action. Civil aviat
“For the last 5,000 years, poverty has been an integral part of society. Eradicating poverty is not easy. We need to start a movement and involve everyone. The priviliged, especially, need to convince themselves to bring inclusion to society
The supreme court on Tuesday struck down the government`s policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims and directed that it be progressively "eliminated" within a period of 10 years. "We hold that this policy is best done away
Opposition BJP and AIADMK on Tuesday created a storm in Parliament over the alleged role of home minister P Chidambaram in the with lok sabha being adjourned till noon and rajya sabha twice during Question Hour. Also read:
A packet containing a white substance suspected to be sulphas was recovered from the possession of former chief medical officer of Lucknow A K Shukla during frisking in the jail. Shukla, who was arrested by the CBI in connection with the m
Terming the strike by Air India pilots as "illegal", civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said the management of the national carrier would take appropriate action against those involved in the stir. Singh said the pilot
Four Air India international flights were cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday after about 100 pilots refused to join work. The airlines domestic operations, however, were unaffected. "Four flights - Delhi-Toronto, Delhi-Chicago
The Delhi High Court today asked the CBI to respond to DMK-run Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar`s plea for quashing of criminal charges against him in the 2G spectrum allocation case. "Issue notice to the CBI for May 10,&qu
The supreme court on Monday sought the stands of the centre and the election commission of India on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy`s plea to incorporate either paper printouts with EVMs or restore paper balloting as the electronic machines a
The supreme court on Monday reserved its order on a plea for its direction to the centre to take action against NHRC Chairman and former CJI K G Balakrishnan for his alleged misconduct during his tenure as apex court judge. A bench of just
In a jolt to chief minister Narendra Modi, a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae has held that he can be prosecuted under various sections of the IPC for "promoting enmity among different groups" during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Bowing to pressure, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced a slew of measures to provide relief to the jewellery sector and postponed implementation of the general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR) by one year, but offered no concessions
Government on Monday assured the lok sabha that complete transparency would be maintained in the on-going procurement process for 197 helicopters for defence forces after the earlier Eurocopter deal was scrapped. Defence minister A K Anton
Attacking Government over defence preparedness and shortage of equipment, BJP today specifically targeted Defence Minister A K Antony in Rajya Sabha saying his "no work, no mistake and clean image" was a dangerous policy. Initiat
