In a bid to ensure better policing, Delhi Police is soon coming up with a new single window system for public interaction at one of its model police stations in the capital. In a first of its kind in the city, Subhash Place Police Station
Terming as "unilateral and hasty" the proposal to set up the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the Prime Minister to re-examine the issue and ensure the order is suitably modified to take ca
A notice has been issued to Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chowdhury, son of Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct at an election meeting in Mathura. "We have sent a notice to Chowdhury
Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi said the huge funds required for implementing safety measures in railways cannot be generated by fare hike alone and the Centre must give a huge budgetary support for it. "I am certainly concerned about
Dismissing apprehensions regarding safety of nuclear power plants in the country, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said all reactors are secured as per the international norms. "All atomic energy plants in the
The Gujarat government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the stampede at the Bhavnath Temple`s annual Mahashivratri fair in Junagadh, which left six pilgrims dead and over 40 injured. "A high-level committee, headed by Additional
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the agriculture sector is likely to achieve about 3.5 percent annual growth in the 11th Five-Year Plan, but stressed on scaling it up to 4 percent or more in the next Plan (2012-17). Addressing the
The national disaster management authority (NDMA) said that the drill in Delhi for ramping up the city`s disaster preparedness was success; however, ambulances were in short supply. "There was a shortage of ambulances during the drill and
Kingfisher`s CEO and top officials were summoned today by the DGCA to explain the large-scale disruptions in the operations of the cash-strapped carrier even as government ruled out any bailout. The DGCA has asked senior officials of the
The Congress has demaned expulsion of seven BJP MLAs who had cross-voted in legislative council elections in favour of NC candidate in April last year. "We seek expulsion of the erring BJP MLAs under anti-defection law. They should be
A differently-abled woman passenger on a flight to Mumbai was offloaded by a private airline SpiceJet after the crew alleged it was not safe to have her on board. J Ghosh (40) was not allowed by the crew members of Spicejet`s Kolkata-Mumba
The centre on Friday moved the supreme court seeking review of its verdict holding that the Indian income tax department does not have jurisdiction to levy Rs 11,000 crore as tax on the overseas deal between Vodafone International Holdings and Hut
Overcoming the anti-incumbency factor, the Shiv Sena-BJP combine on Friday appeared set to retain the prestigious Mumbai and neighbouring Thane municipal corporations. In the 152-member Pune Municipal Corporation, where state`s ruling Cong
In what could be a first, a top central government bureaucrat said that the recovery of illegal wealth was crucial to the fight against graft. P K Misra, the secretary of the department of personnel, said on Friday that such property was the "
Seeking to downplay UPA ally Trinamool Congress opposing the creation of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), government today said it would take steps to resolve the issue. "The government will talk to them. The prime minist
Blaming women for the state of sanitation in rural India, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has said that it is women who prefer mobile phones over toilets – a reference to the well-known piece of statistics that India has more mobile
Amid complaints that schools were manipulating nursery admissions under economically weaker section (EWS) category by taking advantage of the sole distance criterion, some of them have now opted for Google Map to make the selection "fair and
Holding non-Congress governments responsible for lack of development in Uttar Pradesh in the last 22 years, prime minister Manmohan Singh today said only Congress, led by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, can change this "bad situation" and
Stating that the existing 24X7 monitoring of industries for effluents in Tamil Nadu would be extended across the country, environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan today also favoured increasing penalty for violators. Mooting self-regulation
Intensifying his offensive on the issue of National Counter Terrorism Centre, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said state governments would not tolerate Centre`s "authoritian" and "draconian" order on powers and funct
