CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri on tuesday said that scams were hurting the nation`s economy, and making implementation of welfare acts difficult. "Had the government been able to check the Rs 1.7 lakh crore-worth 2G scam, it
Gujarat high court on tuesday reserved the order on the petition by Salim Zarda, sentenced to death in the Godhra train burning case, seeking that CDs of a TV sting operation be brought on record as evidence in the case. A division bench o
Dismissing Salman Rushdie`s charge that the state police had invented a "plot" to keep him away from the Literature Festival, the Rajasthan government tonight said it had received intelligence inputs that the banned SIMI was planning to
In a report released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in association with Uttarakhand Election Watch, the affidavits of 278 candidates out of 788 contesting the elections was analysed. The better part of the election indicat
In Punjab, chances are that the next MLA people will chose will be a CC (read: crorepati criminal). While chances are quite slim that the elected candidate will be a women. A report released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms
Congress in Goa on monday claimed that the party can win majority in the forthcoming state legislative assembly poll on its own, even as it believes that coalition partners would come as an added force. Congress spokesperson in Goa Rama
In a new twist to the Salman Rushdie controversy, Rajasthan government today said it would not allow the controversial author`s proposed video link address to the Jaipur Literature Festival without prior permission. The development came
The first all-woman police station in Bihar was inaugurated by chief minister Nitish Kumar in Nalanda district today. The police station, set up at the district headquarters here, will deal with complaints from women on atrocities, family
With the aim of encouraging more quality literary works in Tamil and helping economically poor writers, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today directed that the income ceiling limit for persons seeking government assistance in this regard be increased.
Parliamentarians led by lok sabha speaker Meira Kumar offered floral tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 115th birth anniversary on monday. Besides the speaker, senior BJP leader L K Advani and Congress leader Girija Vyas were a
Sunil Verma, a key accused in the multi-crore NRHM scam in UP, allegedly shot himself dead on monday at his residence.This is the fourth mysterious death in the case. Police said 52-year-old Verma killed himself with his licenced weapon at
They have proved doomsayers wrong, once again. Anna and his colleagues are at it again, this time making a valuable intervention in the crucial assembly elections. This should silence those who called the Mumbai fast a flop show and thought the mo
Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) has asked the civil aviation ministry for the particulars of Air India’s fleet acquisition plan under which the airline ordered aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. The PAC has demanded
The government is studying the supreme court judgement setting aside a Bombay high court verdict asking the company to pay income tax of Rs 11,000 crore, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. "We are looking into it,&quo
The bitter turf war in the IOA on Sunday took a dramatic turn with the release of a showcause notice to sacked CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi by the body`s disbanded ethics commission and four office bearers later countering it as &
Appealing to people to dislodge BSP, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday promised to provide an ideal government if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing election rallies in Deoria and Kushinagar, he said it voted t
Team Anna is planning to launch a new agitation demanding constitutional amendment to ensure people`s participation in the framing of laws, key member Prashant Bhushan said on Sunday. "To ensure that opinion of the people is given its
The BJP has finally chosen Uma Bharti as the lead campaigner for Uttar Pradesh elections. But those who know the party’s internal dynamic would admit that her projection in UP as a leader has less to do with reviving the BJP’s fortune
A day after being released from jail on bail, tainted Suresh Kalmadi today found himself under intense pressure to resign as IOA President, despite his decision to stay away from sports administration temporarily. Though Kalmadi has
The Supreme Court today asked the Sahara Group to consider placing before it the details of "unencumbered" property to guarantee the protection of interest of around 2.3 crore investors who put in around Rs 17,400 crore in its two compan
