Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the owner of Italian Merchant Vessel Enrica Lexie and the families of the two fishermen allegedly killed by the marines whether they were willing for an out of court settlement for determining the compensation.
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is looking into alleged irregularities by some flying schools operational across the country for violating norms and causing a loss of about Rs 190 crore to the exchequer. Sources said these flying sc
India would have been able to avoid corporate frauds and scams in high places had it put in place regulatory mechanisms and certain policies, along with the introduction of liberalisation regime in 1991, Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily
The nationwide strike by trade unions evoked a mixed response in West Bengal where over 100 pro-strike supporters were arrested in different districts for obstructing rail and road traffic. Shops, markets and business establishments were mostly cl
FIRs have been registered against former Bihar BJP president Gopal Narayan Singh and 37 others charging them with involvement in illegal mining operations and attacking a police force in Basa protected forest in Rohtas district. Superinten
Polling picked up in the sixth phase of UP assembly elections covering 68 seats with about 24 percent of the over 2.17 crore voters exercising their franchise in the first four hours. Maximum 28.87 percent polling was recorded in Hathras d
In a bid to enhance revenue earnings, Air India Board approved a proposal to slash business class seats and increase economy seats on its Airbus fleet. The number of business class seats will be cut down in 34 Airbus aircraft, including A320s and
Normal life was partially affected in Assam on Tuesday due to the strike called by various trade unions against the central government`s labour policies. Banks, financial companies, schools and other educational institutions remaine
Normal life was disrupted in several parts of Odisha on Tuesday due to the countrywide general strike called by central trade unions to protest against "anti-labour" policies of the UPA government. Train services and road traffic
The DMK will register a thumping victory in the forthcoming March 18 bypoll in Sankarankoil constituency, Union Minister M K Alagiri has said. Alagiri, who accompanied DMK candidate J Jawahar Suryakumar during the filing of nomination pape
The central government on Tuesday changed its stand on homosexuality issue in the Supreme Court, saying there is no error in decriminalising gay sex. The SC pulled up the central government for shifting its stand on homosexuality.
The 24-hour countrywide strike called by major trade unions on Tuesday to protest "anti-labour" policies of the government and rising prices evoked a mixed response with the banking and transport sector hit in some parts. In West
Days ahead of presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asserted that the worst phase of economic slowdown is over and India can achieve double digit growth. "There is a cumulative effect on the country`s economy
Regretting the protests over the Kudankulam nuclear power plant despite assurances over its safety, a top nuclear official on Monday said shortage of manpower prevented full-fledged works being taken up in the plant. "If you recall pa
An estimated 57 per cent votes were today cast in the sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in 68 seats across 13 districts, popularly known as the Jat land, where voting was by and large peaceful. "Barrin
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Astrazeneca pharmaceutical company which, through its director and other government and private officials, allegedly caused a loss of Rs 10 crore to the state health department. The
The UP Police on Monday faced rebuke for revealing the identity of Noida gangrape victim with the Centre directing action against erring cops and seeking a compliance report from the state government. The National Commission for Protection
The NCTC, which is facing stiff opposition from non-Congress chief ministers, will not be operationalised on March 1 as scheduled and the anti-terror body may take its shape only after a meeting of the police chiefs of all states likely to be held
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Tamil Nadu and Kerala to "extend cooperation" to the empowered committee appointed by it to go into the safety and other aspects of the Mullaperiyar dam row, after the panel complained about non-cooperat
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging Centre`s decision to carve out a 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities from within the existing 27 percent reservation for other backward classes (OBCs) in educational institutions
