Talks between the Odisha government and rebel mediators to facilitate the release of tribal BJD MLA and an Italian are likely to resume soon. While Maoists set free 61-year-old Italian Claudio Colangelo, his compatriot Puri-based Italian t
Rocked by the Telangana issue, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly was on Monday adjourned for the day without transacting any business. MLAs belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Telangana Telugu Desam Forum stormed the Speaker
Home Minister P Chidambaram has said there was "some ulterior motive" behind continuance of the protest against the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam despite assurance from the government that it is safe. Addressing Congress Work
Parliament was on Monday adjourned till noon as the Opposition vociferously raised the issue of allegation of Army chief that he was offered bribe and some Congress members raked up the demand for separate Telangana. As soon as Spea
BJP president Nitin Gadkari hit out at NRI business Anshuman Mishra terming his allegations against party veteran Murli Manohar Joshi and some other leaders as "baseless" and an "expression of frustration" over his failure to m
Anna Hazare on Sunday returned to Jantar Mantar in Delhi again to sit on a token huger starike, this time protesting against the "deaf and dumb" government which is "not doing anything" to protect whistleblowers fighting corrup
After detection of traces of heavy metals like lead and cadmium in discharged effluent samples of Coca-Cola`s Jalpaigudi plant, the National Green Tribunal has said the metals "may also be present" in the factory`s product and has expres
Under attack for poverty numbers, the Planning Commission on Friday said a technical group will look into various aspects of the problem, including the need to link social sector benefits with the poverty line. "Since we are se
The contentious provision relating to Lokayuktas in the Lokpal Bill may undergo change as key UPA constituents joined the Opposition in demanding its deletion but differences still persist on some other provisions. At a meeting of leaders
Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to quit over raising fares, on Friday claimed that the Prime Minister would have preferred to retain him in the Cabinet even if it meant losing Trinamool Congress` support but he resigned to s
Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said he would take measures to protect the interest of state farmers in the backdrop of Tamil Nadu moving the Supreme Court over utilising Cauvery waters. "I will get detai
In line with the demands of actvist professor G D Agarwal aka Swami Gyan Swaroop Sananda, prime minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of the members of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on April 17. The government has also sa
Two BJP MLAs accused of watching obscene pictures on an iPAD in the Gujarat Assembly have been given a clean chit by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here. The FSL on Friday submitted a report of scrutiny of the iPAD, in a sealed cover, to As
The government on Friday stepped up efforts to iron out differences on contentious aspects of the Lokpal Bill, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting leaders of various parties during which it was decided that the legislation could be taken up
“Give me a firm place to stand and I shall move the world.” This philosophy of Archimedes with the “lever concept” application in modern industry helped civilisations multiply and produce wealth faster. Shame! A nation who
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the only anti-corruption body until India creates the institution of the Lokpal now in the making in parliament, has come out with a stunning report on the "public-private partnership&
Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta N K Mehrotra has been given an extension for two years through an ordinance of the state government. Governor B L Joshi has given assent to an ordinance sent by the state government for extending the term of the Lok
In a bid to evolve consensus over the controversial Lokapl Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday met leaders of various political parties with an assertion that his government was committed to an effective Lokpal legislation. Leade
