Apparently under pressure from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, Congress on Thursday asked its candidate Abdul Mannan to withdraw from the Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal. "I have asked Mannan this morning to withdraw his nominat
Parliament was on Thursday rocked by reports of an alleged coal scam to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crore with the Opposition forcing adjournment of both the Houses till noon. As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, JD-U members were on the
Accepting four key recommendations of a Parliamentary panel, government has redrafted a bill on marriage laws which now seeks to give share to women in her husband`s property acquired after marriage and gives rights to adopted children on par with
Amid growing emphasis on adopting alternative and environmental-friendly means to meet energy demands, the first solar power unit of Uttar Pradesh has started functioning on the outskirts of the city. Situated at Naini, about 25 kms from A
Cracking down on the accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, a senior IAS officer in the Maharashtra government and two former Major Generals of the Army were arrested by the CBI on Wednesday for their alleged role in the irregularities.
Coal India Limited (CIL) will sign fuel supply agreements (FSA) with power generation companies that have entered into long term power purchase agreements with distribution companies. The minister of state for coal Pratik Patil said this in a repl
Maharashtra has two of the seven investment regions selected under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor for setting up the National Industrial Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) under the new national manufacturing policy. NIMZ is conceptualised
Sitting on surplus foodgrain stock, the government today said it plans to roll out the proposed National Food Security Bill by this year-end. The Bill, which seeks to provide legal entitlement over subsidised foodgrain to 63.5 per cent of
BJP MLAs have decided not to vote for Anshuman Mishra for the Rajya Sab
The Samajwadi Party today sought removal of Montek Singh Ahluwalia from the post of Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission for the panel`s fresh poverty estimates pegging poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has prepared a template for interrogation of the suspects of terror funding and it has been circulated to the authorities concerned in all states and union territories.
Sticking to her guns, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre cannot proceed on the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting Chief Ministers. "We don`t think anything will proc
Riding on strong Telangana sentiment, four TRS candidates and an independent backed by the party won in the bypolls held for seven constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, in which ruling Congress drew a blank while BJP sprang a surprise by bagging the l
The Maoists on Wednesday offered to release one of the two Italians held captive by them if two of their demands, including release of some rebels, were met, as the Odisha government asked its mediators to contact their counterparts chosen by the
Rich Punjab and ‘getting there’ Bihar suffer from the most dramatic fluctuations in the receipt of grants under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), an universalisation of primary education programme, a new study has found. "I
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday following uproar over the fresh poverty estimates released by the Planning Commission which pegged the poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities. As soon as the House met, NDA
The government on Wednesday said it plans to implement the National Food Security Bill by the end of this year. "We intend to implement the Food Security Bill by end of December, 2012," Food Minister K V Thomas told reporters on
TRS candidates were leading in four seats, while YSR Congress nominee was leading in one seat in the bypoll to seven assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, counting for which is underway on Wednesday. According to initial trends, TRS c
Major General (retd) A R Kumar arrested in Hyderabad in connection with Adarsh society scam, says CBI.
A Russian court dismissed a petition seeking a ban on a translated version of Bhagwad Gita for being "extremist", bringing cheers to followers across the world. "The court in the Siberian city of Tomsk has dismissed the plea
