Government has dropped the term `minorities` from new Lokpal Bill with regard to 50 per cent quota in the Lokpal bench and the search committee while opting against splitting CBI`s prosecution and investigation wings. In the revised 64-pag
Food inflation fell sharply to a near four-year low of 1.81 per cent for the week ended December 10 as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined. This is the lowest rate of food inflation since the week en
Battles lines have been drawn clearly over the Lokpal bill. The bill will be introduced in Lok Sabha later this afternoon and will immediately be taken up for discussion and passage so that it could then be moved to Rajya Sabha. The winter session
The Ghaziabad district authority on Tursday issued notice to 20 schools for flouting its order of keeping educational institutes closed in the wake of the cold wave. "In inspections carried out in 94 schools, 20 were found open,"
India has approached top Russian authorities to appropriately resolve the move to ban Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, saying it is not merely a religious text, but one of the defining treatises of Indian thought. "The Russian authoriti
The new Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill and a related constitution amendment bill to grant the proposed ombudsman a constitutional status were introduced in the Lok Sabha, after hours of wrangle and two adjournment. Rashtriya Janata Dal supre
Hitting out at the government on the "useless" Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today challenged Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to a public debate on it to convince people that the proposed legislation is strong. Hazare said the new
On the occasion of conclusion of Central Bank of India’s centenary year celebrations a conference with the theme “Empowering MSE’s for Inclusive Growth-Strategies and Initiatives” was held in Mumbai on Tuesday.
States have been directed to streamline the system of verification of caste certificates to prevent non-SC/ST/OBC persons securing jobs meant for the reserved category by producing false certificate, parliament was informed on Wednesday. I
The government on wednesday attributed the increasing trade deficit, which touched USD 117 billion in the first eight months of 2011-12, to increasing prices of imported commodities, like crude oil. "The prices of petroleum, fertili
In a setback to former Telecom Minister Sukhram, the Delhi High Court on wednesday upheld his conviction and three year jail term in the 1996 telecom scam. While dismissing Sukhram`s appeal against his conviction, a bench of justices S R
India`s first women safety application, Fight Back, was released by Whypoll, a citizen`s networking group on Wednesday. The mobile application, inspired by HarassMap application in Egypt, has been developed jointly by whypoll and Te
The Labour and Employment Ministry on wednesday said its opinion was sought by the Government for allowing FDI in multi-brand retail and it had "supported" the proposal. The Ministry at the same time suggested creation of a sui
Union Cabinet Ministers have accumulated dues of Rs 435 crore on the cash-strapped Air India which is 93 per cent of the the total bills incurred by them during their visits abroad, Lok Sabha was informed on wednesday. Responding to a qu
Essar group promoters Anshuman and Ravi Ruia alongwith five others were on wednesday issued summons by a Delhi court which took cognizance of CBI`s charge sheet arising out of investigation in the 2G scam case. Special Judge O P Saini als
Here comes a big relief for pilots fraternity from erstwhile Indian Airlines. Their stalemate with the management of the Air India has finally come to an
The schools of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are not adhering to the norms of the Right to Education Act (RTE) Act. Information gathered through
The ambitious Rs 2,000 crore Bhendi Bazaar revamp by Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) seems to have roused redevelopment suspicions among non- Bohra Muslim communities in the area affected by the project. The 16.5 acre ar
The passengers of a Kingfisher Airlines flight had a close shave on Tuesday night. But, for the second time this year, a major disaster was averted at Chennai airport by Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials. Sources said two aircraft
In the backdrop of the CAG severely criticising its decisions on RIL`s KG-D6 gas block, the oil ministry on Wednesday said none of its actions were taken with malafide intentions, but it may have erred in certain cases where it was open to a cours
