Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand has once again gone on fast-unto-death to press for his demand of conservation of Ganga river. This time, however, he has chosen an undisclosed location in a forest in the state to prevent any disturbance by police
With a view to redress grievances of farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to constitute a special commission for them. The announcement in this regard was made by Agriculture Minister Anand Singh on Tuesday while direct
In a fresh letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, social activist Anna Hazare raised issue of corruption in defence procurement and situation arising out of the recently published Indian Express story about coup like situation in the
Cautioning that modernisation of the force cannot be done in "fits and starts", government on Tuesday said it will provide all assistance to the Indian Air Force to meet its growth plans and decrease its dependence on foreign companies f
Terming as a "big relief" the SIT clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gulbarga Society case, BJP on Tuesday said 10 years of vilification against its leader should stop now. "No evidence against Na
Coal India Ltd (CIL) may have been given a government direction to commit a minimum fuel supply to the power producers, but the government has put on hold its plan to end CIL monopoly in the wake of stiff opposition from the trade unions and polit
Army Chief General VK Singh on Tuesday sent his complaint to the CBI regarding Rs 14 crore alleged bribery offer made to him by a retired officer to clear the supply of a tranche of 600 vehicles. CBI sources said the complaint has been rec
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team has found no evidence against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 57 others in the complaint filed against them by Zakia Jafri in the 2002 Gujarat riots, a Magisterial court said on Tuesday.
Economic affairs secretary R Gopalan, a 1976 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has been given an extension of three months beyond his date of superannuation on April 30 as he is required pending parliament`s approval of the Finance Bill.
Delhi election watch has analysed affidavits of 1,485 candidates out of 2,400 contesting for the forthcoming MCD elections. It shows that out of 1,485 contesting candidates, 9% i.e 139 candidates have declared criminal cases against them.
Former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh on Tuesday deposed before a Delhi court, supporting his complaint for intiating criminal defamation against Army Chief General V K Singh and four others. Recording his statements before Metropolitan Magistrate
Noting that inadequate and sub- optimal pricing of power and water are promoting misuse of groundwater, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed on the need to move towards participatory mechanisms of pricing of water by the primary stake
Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda`s wife Subhashree Das was on Tuesday set free after being acquitted by a fast track court here due to lack of evidence in a shootout case in Odisha`s Raigada district. Gunupur Additional District judge B Prat
Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday appealed to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to release Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is languishing in a Pakistani jail. In a letter addressed to Zardari th
Voicing unhappiness over the proposed prisoner swap with Maoists to secure release of two hostages from their captivity, Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Tuesday said all aspects should be considered while making any move in th
DMK President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project issue, saying India "will do what is required." The Kudankulam project was not something new and had been started many ye
Farmers affected by land acquisition for various housing projects in the Uttar Pradesh capital would be provided with cheap accommodations as part of the compensation package. A decision in this regard was taken by the Lucknow Development
Voicing deep concern over mentally unsound Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails even after completion of their sentences, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government why they should not be repatriated, saying such detention "
Dismissing as "rumours" reports about shortage of certain tank ammunition, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said there will always be "shortcomings" but the country was in a much stronger position as compared to the past.
In the 70s and 80s Indira Gandhi would trace the genesis of every domestic problem to the “foreign hand”. Nothing was the result of the doing or non-doing of the domestic “hand”. If the president of India sneezed, the US or
