Mumbai authorities are mounting unprecedented security, logistical and administrative arrangements for the city’s civic polls on February 16. City police chief Arup Patnaik and municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar announced the details of the
Terming the BJP as a "communal" party, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today alleged that its only agenda is to
West Bengal government on Wednesday said it would oppose the recent Union Home Ministry order on the powers of Na
Kamal Chauhan, a disgruntled RSS worker arrested by the NIA, on Wednesday claimed that he had planted bombs on board Samj
Continuing the crackdown on DMK leaders, vigilance officials on Wednesday raided six premises belonging to former DMK min
Police is yet to make any headway in Monday`s bomb attack on an Israeli embassy car here even as an intensive search for the attacker and a red motorcycle used by him were on Sources said 250 gm of explosives were used i
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said timely action by revenue authorities prevented illegal transfer of Rs 66,085 crore by multinational companies in 2010-11. "The Directorate of Transfer Pricing in t
A top Finance Ministry official on Wednesday deposed before a parliamentary committee that had a document of Telecom Depa
An FIR has been registered against the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and a leading Marathi news channel for allegedly violating model code of conduct ahead the civic polls, police said on Wednesday. According to poli
Farmers engaged in the cultivation of `Navara` rice, a unique endemic crop native to Kerala with high medicinal properties, are facing crisis due to lack of marketing network and absence of remunerative price for the product. Navara rice a
Brisk polling continued in the third phase of UP Assembly elections for 56 seats in 10 districts with 47.05 per cent of the over 1.75 crore electorate exercising their fr
The centre has issued new guidelines to seize properties or money of government officials involved in corrupt practices even after their retirement. According to new norms made in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice, a
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
