The overall inflation in March eased to 6.89 percent on account of sharp decline in prices of onions, fruits and protein-based items, even as vegetables and pulses turned costlier. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI),
“Mamatadidi; why this colourveri di. There are more important things to do and perform in W. Bengal than changing the skyline to blue.” (A reader’s comment on an online report on the Mamata Banerjee Blue drive)
Reaching out to states complaining over NCTC, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday favoured joint and coordinated efforts to deal with c
Three non-Congress Chief Ministers, who are opposed to setting up of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, are likely to meet their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa separately here on Monday to evolve a strategy against the proposed anti-ter
Slamming the centre for recent controversies with Army, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said tensions between the civil and military wings are bound to adversly impact the internal security of the country. Speaking at the Ch
In his decision to challenge the gag order pronounced by the Allahabad high court on reporting any news related to the movement of troops issue in the supreme court, press council of India chairman justice Markandey Katju has earned two brownie po
In a dramatic turn of events, the CBI, which had raided dentist Nupur Talwar`s residence after issuance of non-bailable warrant against her, on Friday submitted to the Supreme Court that it would not arrest her during the pendency of her plea agai
With the curtains drawn on the Italian hostage crisis, a somewhat relieved Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flew to Maoist-infested Koraput where 37-year-old tribal MLA Jhina Hikaka was being held captive by a separate Maoist group since Ma
The repeated "major mistakes" in the applications filed by various accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case on Friday irked the special judge who warned them not to play such "tricks" with the court. Special CBI
The Opposition Congress on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged illegal mining in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. The demand was made by Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh while releasing a book based on the issues raised by the Congres
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Gujarat government to stop any further investigation into the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in illegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims in Pandarwada, sayin
The three service chiefs are unlikely to be called before Parliament`s Standing Committee on Defence to give an account of the state of preparedness of the forces. This has become clear with sources in the committee and outside sayi
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the stands of the Centre and all state governments on a plea for independent probe into all cases of alleged killings by police in staged shootouts in past 10 years in the country. A bench comprising just
Political leaders may have divergent views on implementation of provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, but a senior social scientist here feels that it may not be in the interest of countries like India in view of its socio-economic con
The All India Parents` Association (AIPA) Delhi will start an agitation next month against the recent school fee hike. They are also opposing inaction on the part of DoE against all schools which were indicted in the 2010 CAG report. IS Ga
Today, the government has filed a `presidential reference` with respect to the supreme court verdict in the 2G spectrum allocation. Here is a simple introduction to presidential reference: What is a presidential reference?
A designated court here on Thursday awarded life sentence to 18 people and handed out seven-year jail terms to five others in connection with the massacre of 23 people in Gujarat’s Ode village during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots.
The central bureau of investigation may question Lt General (retired) Tejinder Singh earlier next week. Army chief General VK Singh had on Tuesday filed a detailed complaint with the federal investigation agency that the retired lieutenant general
S Narsing Rao, the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Limited, will chair his first board meeting on April 16. The issues of Fuel Supply Agreements (FSA) and penalty clause are likely to be discussed in the meeting. All the board mem
An NGO has filed a fresh complain with the anti-corruption bureau against ex-chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a few government officials and judges for allotment of land reserved for providing shelter to the people without shelter to a society of
