Government on Wednesday ordered a fresh probe into the allegations of malpractices in procurement of 12 helicopters for the VVIP Communication Squadrons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Italian firm Agusta Westland. "Any such
The econocracy is busy doing the predictable downplay of the downgrade in India’s investment outlook. A more honest approach would be to confirm that Standard & Poor’s concerns (see full text below) are ours too. Honesty alone
Fifteen-year-old Masood, who loiters in the streets of Mustafabad in east Delhi on days when he is not working, jocularly calls himself a reverse engineer. His job is to dismantle computers. He does many every day to earn his wages, knowing little
Congress on Wednesday rejected reports that some of its ministers have offered to party President Sonia Gandhi to quit their posts and work for the party. "Till this moment, Congress President has not received any such letter f
Come monsoon we will have the spectacle of food grain rotting in the open once again. And that is because while the government has failed miserably to add capacity to store, stocks of food grain is increasingly at an alarming rate.
Bhartiya Janata Party on Wednesday decided to rake up the Bofors pay-offs issue in Parliament in wake of fresh allegations that the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi may have soft-pedalled the probe to protect Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocch
Maoists holding the ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka for over a month on Wednesday decided to release the tribal leader on Thursday, a lawyer, who fights cases for the Maoists, said. "The Maoists have held their `praja (people`s) court` wh
The central bureau of investigation is set to question former communications and IT minister Dayanidhi Maran and others early next week in connection with the Maxis-Aircel deal as part of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, CBI sources said on Tuesda
Two former chief secretaries of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, who were on Tuesday named as nominees for talk with naxals, have said that ensuring "safe" release of the abducted collector Alex Paul Menon will be their top priority.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant 400 days to the government to complete the process of fresh auctioning of the 2G spectrum licences but extended the deadline for it from June 2 to August 31, 2012. A bench of justices G
Wal-mart was at the centre of a debate in India last year: when the UPA government tried to open up the retail shopping to FDI. The numbers were not the government’s favour, so the matter was put on the backburner. But the proposal remains o
The HRD ministry in its 12th five year plan has recognised 36 universities as potential participants for its various teachers` education programme to improve the quality of teaching in schools. The list prepared by the HRD ministry includes names
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after uproar over Telangana and other issues. Opposition members raised anti-government slogans over the issue of Telangana’s statehood. The Opposition is likely to raise Congress MP Abhishek Man
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday proposed a steep minimum price for auction of 2G telecom spectrum, setting off fears of a hike in mobile phone tariffs which are at present among the cheapest in the world. The Telecom Regulatory Aut
Congress on Monday termed as "the right step" the resignation by Abhishek Manu Singhvi as party spokesman and chairman of parliamentary standing committee on Law and Justice but remained evasive on whether he was directed to do so.
Team Anna member and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday refused to mediate on behalf of the Maoists but appealed to them to unconditionally release Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon. He also stated that the dema
The central government has approved a teachers` education project which was pending since 2007. The project, estimated to be worth Rs 6,308 crore, will focus on continuous professional development of teachers and improving the quality of teachers`
The world`s first 1 MW canal-top solar power plant in Gujarat`s Mehsana district has generated 2 lakh units of clean energy since it was commissioned two months back, a top official said today on the eve of formal inauguration of the ambitious pro
Two days after issuing a 15-day deadline to the Centre on granting a three-year moratorium on the interest of the state`s debt, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that it was actually an appeal to the union government, but t
A farmer who committed suicide in Yavatmal district has left behind a note in which he purportedly asked people not to vote for Congress and NCP in Maharashtra as the ruling alliance partners don`t "care" for farmers. &quo
