Congress on Monday came with a guarded response on the controversy over Army chief Gen V K Singh`s allegation that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to swing a defence deal and the Defence Minister`s ordering a CBI inquiry into it.
Little knowing that he would be abducted by Maoists in a shortwhile, ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka had urged one of the Maoist-nominated mediators to ensure safe release of two Italian hostages from ultras. This was stated by Dandapan
Having reached a truce with rebel Congress MLAs, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday won the first test of strength with party nominee Govind Singh Kunjwal, a loyalist of Harish Rawat, defeating the BJP candidate for the post of Assembly Speak
Talks resumed on Monday between the Odisha government and Maoist-appointed mediators for the release of the second Italian even as another rebel group holding captive a ruling BJD MLA demanded immediate halt to combing operation and release of jai
Objecting to the Defence Minister announcing a CBI probe into Army Chief`s bribery allegation outside Parliament, the BJP on Monday said it is a privilege issue as the government did not take the House into confidence. "Governm
To create specialised batches of officers for municipal bodies, the Centre has decided to make its grants for development of urban projects conditional to setting up of special municipal cadre by state governments. Addressing a conf
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay dentist Nupur Talwar`s trial in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj but issued notice to the CBI on her plea for review of its order for her prosecution in the case.
The government on Monday denied media reports that the Army had unauthorisedly deployed phone tapping equipment in the capital and said that such stories are being spread by some retired officials. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, D
Continuing his fast against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, convener of People`s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) S P Udayakumar on Monday said the protesters were "ready" for talks. "We are ready for talks. If we
Army chief Gen V K Singh, who has claimed that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore for clearing a `sub-standard` procurement order, has said he could not understand the import of the statement and that is why he did not act against the person wh
Dear Army Chief, You have written a direct missive to the prime minister superceding your defence minister. The broad contents of the letter reportedly are: 1. Your army’s entire tank fleet is “devo
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, who stirred up a hornet`s nest by saying that many government departments are blood suckers like mosquitoes, on Monday clarified that he had not said that in connection with the Finance Ministry. Blaming t
Anshuman Mishra, who has levelled certain allegations against BJP leaders after the party backed out of supporting him for Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand, on Monday retracted his comments and apologised to them. The NRI businessman apolog
Railway Minister Mukul Roy, who last week withdrew a major portion of the rail fare increase proposed in the budget presented by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi, on Monday refused to commit himself on a similar rollback of the across-the-board rail
Though two days have passed since the Maoists abducted ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka, the Odisha government is yet to receive any information on the whereabouts of the young tribal legislator. "No demand has yet been received fro
The planning commission estimates on poverty, showing that the number of the poor has gone down, hav come in for criticism from civil society groups. “It is a selective reading of data. The government would love to read the data that
As many as 454 bureaucrats have not submitted their annual property returns on time, prompting the government to recommend action against them. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sent a list of such defaulters, at t
The Odisha government and the Maoist-nominated mediators on Monday resumed negotiation to free the abducted Italian as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made a fresh appeal to the Naxals to release him. "I had requested mediators o
Government proposes to enact a crucial bill this year to make it mandatory for every higher educational institution to be accredited in the country, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday. "I hope in this session of Parliament we wil
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine if the Special Investigating Team appointed by it to inquire into the 2002 post-Godhra riot cases can share its report with the Nanavati Commission, which too is probing into Godhra train carnage and t
