Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi urged prime minister Manmohan Singh to revoke the ban imposed on exports of cotton on Monday. In a letter to the prime minister, Modi said the ban will dampen India’s prospects in the world markets and co
The new guidlines issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday says schools should constitute special monitoring cells to take prompt action in cases of physical punishment or harassment of children. It also s
The IOA on Monday came down heavily on the government for adopting double standards on Dow Chemicals` sponsorship of the London Games and said the Sport Ministry`s plans of selective boycott of the London Olympics will have "serious repercuss
BJP`s Tamil Nadu unit on Monday urged the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments to take immediate and stringent action against those `foreign hands` behind the anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant agitation. Commissioning of the nuclear power
Congress on Monday claimed it will play a crucial role in formation of the next government in Uttar Pradesh and dismissed as personal views Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma`s suggestions for a tie-up with BSP. "We will cross th
Reacting sharply to reports that he had deployed interceptors for clandestinely listening to important phone conversations, Army chief General V K Singh on Monday dismissed them as "fiction" and hit out at the media. "Fictio
Tenzin Choezin, an 18-year-old Buddhist nun, set herself on fire in a town square in western China on February 11. Choezin became the latest martyr to the cause of Tibet’s freedom from Chinese occupation. Over the last one year, many others
If you wonder why our premier technical intelligence gathering agency, the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), which was set up after the Kargil fiasco, has failed to take off and is in the news for all the wrong reasons – tappi
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed a case against internet giant Yahoo for allegedly hosting objectionable content on its site and penalised the petitioner for dragging it in the litigation along with other social networking sites. Administ
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who had gone abroad for a "routine check up" on Februrary 27 following a surgery six months back, returned here on Monday. Gandhi returned a day before the counting of votes in the elections to five s
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested Sabah Farooki, an accused in the killing of RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal. She is believed to be a friend of Zaheda Pervez, a Bhopal-based interior designer who has been named the main
Asserting that the probe in the fishermen killing case was progressing well, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday told the assembly that no leniency would be shown to accused Italian marines as government`s priority was to ensure justice
Two Maoists were killed and a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel was injured in an encounter in naxal-hit Chatra district in the early hours on Monday, a senior police official said. Around 50 Maoists attacked Central Coal
Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said the party`s top leadership will decide on the issue of post-polls tie-ups in Uttar Pradesh. When asked about Beni Prasad Verma`s comment, in which he has favoured BSP as a better option for coalitio
The BJP was not contemplating any action against its MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh who was quizzed by the CBI in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, party`s Madhya Pradesh unit president Prabhat Jha said. "Dhruv has be
The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea of Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing, an accused in a Commonwealth Games-related graft case, seeking a stay on possible coercive action against it by a lower court. "The petition is di
Counting of votes in the Assembly elections in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, considered "mini general elections", will be taken up on Tuesday. The counting will begin at 8 am and first re
The central bureau of investigation is likely to file a chargesheet against Kamlesh Singh, the tainted former cabinet minister of Jharkhand, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The investigating agency found Rs 6 crore which Kamlesh Singh fail
In the wake of reports that several NGOs are under the scanner of the government, Home Secretary R K Singh on Friday said fundings of around 12-13 Indian voluntary organisations are being probed but made it clear that no such foreign entity was be
Small and marginal farmers have raised the demand for special allocation for organic farming and ecological fertilisation in the forthcoming budget, which finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will present on March 16. According to them, chemical fert
