If any evidence is required to show that our security mechanism is in complete disarray in spite of home minister P Chidambaram’s best efforts, look at the post- terror act scenario. We have two specialized agencies to investi
The Uttarakhand government will soon build a land bank of 20,000 hectares `benap (unmeasured)` land, the development of which was being hampered due to tough forest laws enacted during the British rule. Last year, the ruling BJP in a cabin
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday extended his support to the demand for giving privilege (concessions) to the state governments on the basis of priority under centrally-sponsored schemes. "I think it will be i
The Israeli women diplomat, hurt badly in a car bomb blast yesterday, is likely to be flown back to her country once her condition stablises. Tal Yehoshua(40), wife of a Israeli Defence Attache, who herself is a diplomat and working in the
The Election Commission on Tuesday said it has not yet taken a decision on the letter of Law Minister Salman Khurshid regretting his controversial remarks on the minorities sub-quota issue. Amid speculation about its response to Khurshid`s
Gujarat’s success stories on the development and good governance front under Narendra Modi’s leadership have been applauded by leaders, economists and intellectuals in all corners of the country. At present, no leader from any party ca
Union Minister for Rural Development Jai Ram Ramesh on Tuesday said social audit and CAG audit report would come in handy to maintain better vigil and to rein in corruption in MNREGA and Indira Awas Yojna (IAY). Talking to reporters during
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that youth employment is a "high-priority agenda" of his government but felt the infrastructure for the skill- development of young people is progressing slower than he had hoped. &qu
Fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is going to be held on February 23, and the candidates are all set to face the poll. Now it is for voters to decide who their representative will be- an educated criminal, a criminal crorepati, o
Reeling under the porngate scandal involving three of its members, the ruling BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to hold a training session for its ministers and legislators to teach them discipline and morality. The Core Committee meetin
Terming the proposed Communal Violence Bill as "anti-Hindu", the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday threatened a nation-wide agitation against it. The proposed bill will divide the society in two sections, one of minorities and the
Seeking to put the imbroglio surrounding the appointment of Lokayukta behind it, Karnataka Government on Tuesday kicked off consultation process to select a figure to head the anti-corruption watchdog. "Letter will go today itself. On
Home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday termed the attack on a Israeli diplomat as a terror strike and said a well-trained person orchestrated the crime. Condemning the incident, Chidambaram said diplomats of every country were entitled to
The Israeli woman diplomat, who was injured in a suspected terror attack targeting an embassy car here, continues to remain "critical but stable", doctors said on Tuesday. Admitted to the Primus Hospital, Tal Yehoshua (40), wife
The Income Tax department has submitted to the CBDT a "full probe report" of investments and assets of ex-Chief Justice of India and NHRC chief K G Balakrishnan and his family members. The probe report has been compiled by the I-
“Without any disrespect for the Election Commission, which we hold in the highest esteem...time has come, in a wider sweep of electoral reforms, to think about giving Model Code of Conduct (MCC) a statutory backing. Perhaps it will be ap
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said there was a need for a "critical" study of the existing regulatory framework to find out whether they were coming in the way of development and growth of employment and industry without reall
For people of Uttar Pradesh who are going to cast their vote in the fourth phase of the assembly election on February 19, crorepatis are standing in line to woo them. A report, jointly released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and U
The Election Commission is likely to put a lid on the controversy involving Law Minister Salman Khurshid after he expressed regret over his remarks on the minority sub-quota issue. Sources in the poll panel on Tuesday said that the matter
Investigators were on Tuesday looking for clues from CCTV footage in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli embassy car in a high-security area here which left four persons, including a mission employee, injured A motorcycle-borne a
