Calling for ruthless crackdown on corruption, the government`s pre-Budget Economic Survey warned that a large and cumbersome anti-corruption bureaucracy could impact decision-making process. "While we need to ruthlessly crackdown on c
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is facing opposition from within his own party for proposing a hike in passenger fare in the Rail Budget, on Thursday got support from the Railway Unions which lauded his initiative and refused to accept a roll
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the Economic Survey provides vital inputs for Budget preparation and can also be critical of government policies. "It (Survey) charts economic development and challenges faced during
Government on Thursday dismissed former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair`s claims that he was not given a chance to give his views on the action taken against him in connection with controversial Antrix-Devas deal. "The High Level Team had
Induction of controversial Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday raised eyebrows but new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav defended it claiming that the criminal cases against him wer
Against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, Congress on Thursday said "such problems and occasions" are part of coalition governments. "Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherj
The CBI has registered a case against unknown persons in the alleged murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh who was mowed down by a tractor trolley purportedly owned by sand mafia in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on March eight. Th
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who has demanded that the Prime Minister replace Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi with her trusted lieutenant Mukul Roy, on Thursday said no one was above party discipline. "No one is above par
Chairman of the Legislature Committee probing the porngate episode involving three ruling BJP MLAs in Karnataka on Thursday said eight to 10 other legislators had also watched sleazy clips in the Assembly. Shrishailappa Bidarur, however, i
Taxpayers will be looking forward to some relief from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee who is expected to raise the income tax exemption limit to at least Rs 2 lakh in his budget proposals to be unveiled in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The mi
Bihar government would not allow illegal mining activities in the state and none involving in it would get `political patronage`, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said in the assembly on Thursday. Announcing this, Kumar urged Speaker Uday Naray
Accusing the government of large scale corruption, Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha on Thursday asked it to disclose the names of those who have stashed unaccounted money in foreign banks. Participating in the debate on the motion of th
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is in the eye of a storm for raising passenger fares, on Thursday said it was his prime duty to ensure passage of the Railway Budget but he would quit whenever his "leader" Mamata Banerjee or Prime Mi
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Thursday alleged that Team Anna was behaving like "naxalites" as they were "not keen on solutions" and instead bent on dragging the issue of corruption. "Though Anna Haza
Union Food & Public Distribution Minister Prof K V Thomas has assured to solve PDS crisis in Arunachal Pradesh by engaging more trucks to transport essential commodities, officials said on Thursday. As food crisis haunts the land-locke
Channels of communication between Congress and TMC on the change of Railway Minister continue to operate with Sudip Bandopadhyay on Thursday holding consultations with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the issue in the Lok Sabha on the sideline
Akhilesh Yadav, son of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the youngest-ever to hold the office. Akhilesh Yadav at 38 will be the 33th Chief Minister of the most populous state. He
In yet another mid-sea attack, Sri Lankan Naval personnel allegedly hurled petrol bombs at a group of fishing boats from here, sinking one of them and damaging 20 others near Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait, officials said on Thursday.
The issue of reported resignation of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday rocked the Rajya Sabha with the Opposition demanding a statement from the government on it, forcing Chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn the House till noon. The
The Jammu and Kashmir government has utilised 84 percent of the Rs 592.61 crore received from the Centre under the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme. The state had received Rs 592.61 crore from the Centre under the NRHM
