The Centre was asked on Friday by the Delhi High Court to clarify if the March 5 press release with allegations against former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh was issued by the Government or by the Army officials in their individual capacity.
Over Rs 2 crore was on Friday seized allegedly from a car owned by the younger brother of an independent Rajya Sabha candidate, a recovery which comes on a day when polls for the Upper House are being held in Jharkhand. "The cash was
Members of the civil society have questioned supreme court’s directive to the government asking it to implement the controversial river linking project in a time bound manner and to appoint a high powered committee to plan and implement it.
Last few days have seen a heated debate, both inside parliament and outside, on army chief Gen VK Singh’s sundry letters and comments. The debate, in which politicians cutting across party lines, security experts and media persons have taken
Even after two years of the right to education (RTE) being enacted, schools in Delhi lack the basic sanitation — a key provision of the universalisation of education law. Child Rights and You (CRY) conducted a survey of 318 toilets in 44 gov
India on Friday test fired the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. The test comes two days after defence scientists conducted a similar trial from
Goa`s new BJP-led Government has decided to review the universal mediclaim scheme, which was approved last year and handed over to ICICI Lombard Ltd for implementation. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has proposed to increase the he
Striking a defiant note, Arvind Kejriwal on Friday replied to the privilege notices served on him for "insulting" Parliament, saying how can he respect the institution which has MPs with "criminal background". Th
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out "grave irregularities" in land allotments between 2006 and 2011 in Andhra Pradesh to several companies which had invested heavily in business ventures of Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan
Grappling with the twin hostage crisis involving a BJD MLA and an Italian, Odisha government was tightlipped despite an ultimatum by Maoist mediators to pull out of talks if no response is received on the demands of rebels who said they are ready
Slamming the Planning Commission over its controversial definition of poverty, the BJP has said the centre has underestimated the number of people living below poverty line in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh. "The poverty figure
The Supreme Court on Thursday virtually deprecated the Punjab government`s campaign for mercy to Balwant Singh Rajoana saying he was convicted in a case of broad daylight killing of a Chief Minister. "There is a person convicte
Defending her government`s decision to have selected newspapers in state-run and aided libraries, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that it was done to promote small newspapers. "This is the affair of a small
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.
“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!&
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
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
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
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 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.
