Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Monday constituted a three-member fact-finding team to look into complaints of violation of the freedom of press in Bihar. The team, headed by Rajeev Ranjan Nag, will go into all aspects o
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invoked the foreign hand that Indira Gandhi used to refer to explain the people’s resistance to hazardous technologies like nuclear power and genetic engineering. His comments have been published in the jour
The Delhi government has hiked the OBC reservation in government aided and unaided institutions and in the state universities of Delhi from 21% to 27%. The increase in quota will come into force from academic year 2012-13. The decision was t
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday expressed surprise at Samajwadi Party state President Akhilesh Yadav`s statement of extending support if the Centre gives 18 percent quota to Muslims saying it was well known that reservation can
Amid growing clamour against setting up of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting a session of National Integration Council to bring national consen
Ahead of the crucial sixth phase of UP elections on Tuesday, Congress leader Digvijay Singh advised voters to support Rahul Gandhi`s mission in Uttar Pradesh. Asking people to discard the `M` factor and vote for the `D` factor, Singh in a
Security has been stepped up in the city and Godhra town in wake of the 10th anniversary of the Sabarmati express train carnage, which killed 59 people and triggered large-scale communal violence in many parts of Gujarat in 2002 claiming over 1200
Main opposition Telugu Desam Party disrupted proceedings of Andhra Pradesh Assembly demanding that ministers, who allegedly received kickbacks from liquor syndicates, be sacked from the Cabinet immediately, forcing adjournment of the House twice o
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has hailed indigenous festivals as not only an insight into the rich cultural heritage of the communities of the region but also a medium to re-link with their rich customs and traditional values.
The Madras High Court has the distinction of having disposed off the highest number of 50,000 cases in the country last year, according to Chief Justice Paul Vasanthakumar. "Madras High Court has the distinction of having disposed off
Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday slammed China for raising objections to his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, describing Beijing`s comments on the issue as "most unfortunate" and "really objectionable". He said Arunacha
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was at the centre of a controversy for calling MPs "rapists, murderers and looters", prompting angry criticism from political parties with RJD saying it will bring a privilege notice against him in parlia
Theft of 1,500-year old idol from Jain temple in Umta village of Mehsana district last week has gained political dimensions, with the Congress demanding resignation of Gujarat Minister of State (MoS) for Home Praful Patel, who hails from the same
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has alr
Yoga guru Ramdev has said he was contemplating the possibility of filing an appeal against the Supreme Court judgement on the crackdown on his supporters at Delhi`s Ramlila maidan in June last year. "My legal experts are considering a
A former director of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board and nine others have been booked under the Gangster Act in connection with alleged irregularities in the state Teachers Eligibility Test. The case was registered against the
The mushrooming of coaching centers across the country has forced the ministry of Human resource Development to formulate a new examination pattern for entrance into IIT. The new pattern if approved by the IIT council will not just give 40
J Sathyanarayana, the 1977 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, will be the new secretary of department of information technology (IT), ministry of communications and IT, government of India. The position was lying vacant
Seeking to puncture Rahul Gandhi`s claim that Central assistance was being misused by the Uttar Pradesh government, Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday hit back at the Congress leader saying various projects were lying incomplete due to absence of t
Breaking his silence over stiff opposition to his pet project NCTC, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday wrote to 10 non-Congress Chief Ministers, saying countering terrorism is a shared responsibility and Centre will continue to work with states
