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
The Congress has concluded intra-party discussions on the separate Telangana issue but is yet to take a final decision, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Monday. "We have concluded our discussions with leaders of our par
The following is the text of the speech of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of the Civil Services Day: “On this occasion of the seventh Civil Services Day, I warmly greet all members of our civil services
After the Uttar Pradesh poll debacle, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi wants to take lessons on the art of bonding with people from party veterans and senior leaders. Sonia Gandhi has asked her political secretary Ahmed Patel
The first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s Office V Narayanasamy said on Monday. He said the Atomic Energy Regul
Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee on the controversial Mullaperiyar Dam, over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are at loggerheads, on Monday finalised its much-awaited report on various aspects of the structure and will submit it to the court
A day before the budget session begins, the government on Monday reached out to the political parties for a smooth functioning to pass financial and other important business without any interruption. Minister of state in the PMO V
