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Mamata questions funding for food bill

Raising questions on funding for the National Food Security bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said monetary provision for state governments to fund it should be ensured, failing which it could not be implemented.

"Having the a-bomb and eating grass did Pak no good"

“Pakistan will fight, fight for a thousand years. If... India builds the (Atom) bomb... (Pakistan) will eat grass or (leaves), even go hungry, but we (Pakistan) will get one of our own (Atom bomb)… We (Pakistan) have no other choice!&

IDSA releases archives of India’s nuclear history

In the 1940s, when freedom struggle leaders were formulating their strategy to get country out of the clutches of the British colonial masters, few top scientific brains were drawing up a roadmap for the nuclear future of the country. &ldq

Rent-seeking in politics or why Kejriwal`s barbs hurt our MPs

Sensibilities of our public representatives have become increasingly fragile. Parliament passes resolutions at the slightest provocation. Take the case of activist Arvind Kejriwal who merely mentioned about criminal antecedents of 162 MPs and this

Kudankulam to commence production in 2 months

Days after her government`s green signal to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the plant is expected to commence production in two months. "The Kudankulam Nuclear Power

Key to make defence strong, safe and effective lies at the top

Today, corruption is as dangerous as an enemy or the terrorist attack. It eats up the taxpayer’s money and keeps the country poor and its defence weak. The army chief in his statement puts the corruption as cancer and honestly feels the syst

India for avoiding political disruptions that hit trade flow

India on Thursday pitched for avoiding political disruptions that create volatilities in global energy markets affecting trade flow as the BRICS Summit began here to discuss ways to enhance intra-BRICS trade and review the situation in the region.

To ensure RTE, Meghalaya forms advisory council

The Meghalaya government has constituted a state advisory council mandated to advise the government for smooth implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), officials said on Thursday. Chaired by Education Ministe

`Defence expenditure bound to increase to counter threat`

Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday said that expenditure on defence is bound to increase as the armed forces need to have access to the latest technologies and equipment to counter any threat. "With the projected growth of

Vijay Bahuguna govt wins trust vote

The Vijay Bahuguna government on Thursday won a trust vote in the Uttarakhand Assembly amid a walkout by the opposition BJP members. Thirtynine members voted in favour of the trust motion tabled by Bahuguna, Speaker Govind Singh Kun

Ram Setu: SC gives time to Centre

The Centre was on Thursday granted more time by the Supreme Court to decide whether the mythological Ram Setu could be declared a national monument. Appearing before a bench headed by Justice H L Dattu, Additional Solicitor General

Find source of leakage: General to govt

Facing demands for his dismissal, Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Thursday said the leak of his letter to the prime minister presenting a grim picture of the force`s defence preparedness should be treated as "high treason" and the source of

All agencies, except army, for lifting AFSPA: Omar

Asserting that the government is yet to arrive on an unanimous decision on partial withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said all agencies, except the Army, were in favour of revocation of

All agencies, except army, for lifting AFSPA: Omar

Asserting that the government is yet to arrive on an unanimous decision on partial withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said all agencies, except the Army, were in favour of revocation of

Hanging of Rajoana stayed

The hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, was on Thursday stayed by the centre following a mercy petition. The scheduled hanging of Rajoana had got the politics of Punjab in a turmoil with the ruli

Parents demand quality education at MCD schools

Miraj, a 40-year-old housewife from east Delhi`s Trilokpuri area had only one thing to ask of the candidates for the municipal corporation seat from her area, and no, it was not roads or drains or any of the usual demands. It was quality educ

WB govt bans English, mass dailies in libraries

Stoking a controversy, West Bengal government has banned English and mass-circulation Bengali dailies at state-sponsored and aided libraries in the state which will make available only eight selected newspapers. The order by the Mam

AI unions renew strike threat from April 2

Unable to bear the "agony" caused by continued non-payment of their dues, 8 Air India unions on Wednesday sought immediate intervention of the Prime Minister to resolve the situation failing which they threatened to proceed on strike fro

Army’s Tatra truck deal dates back to Rajiv days

If the deal for which Gen VK Singh has alleged that he was offered a bribe is about Tatra trucks, then the Congress has a reason to worry. The original deal to purchase these all-terrain trucks from Tatra of Czechoslovakia dates back to 1986, when

BJP attacks govt over Army chief`s letter issue

The BJP on Wednesday asked the government to clear the air in Parliament over the controversy arising out of the Army Chief`s letter to the Prime Minister, saying the country`s defence preparedness was "suffering" because of the Centre`s

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