Playing the Muslim card, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today alleged that minorities were not getting any benefits in Uttar Pradesh and accused the Mayawati government of ignoring their welfare. "The Sachar committee
Hundreds of daily wage workers of Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) today struck work protesting the government`s failure to regularise their services and asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene in the matter.
A day ahead of the crucial General Body Meeting of the Indian Olympic Association on the controversial Dow Chemicals issue, its acting president VK Malhotra today demanded the company to be removed from being one of the sponsors of the 2012 London
The government has de-freezed the bank accounts of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and Air India after the two air carriers made part-payment of their service tax dues. "As they (Kingfisher and Air India) have made part-payment
The Companies Bill, which enhances accountability, introduces the concept of corporate social responsibility and encourages e-governance, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Also read:
Three persons were injured when a powerful timer bomb exploded in the high-security office of the Manipur Public Works department here today. The bomb smashed window panes and damaged doors during peak office hour, police said.
The issue of black money dominated in Lok Sabha today with the Opposition asking the government to bring back an estimated Rs 25 lakh crore stashed away illegally in foreign banks and reveal identity of depositors. Moving an adjourn
Government is working on a new Civil Aviation policy and economic regulatory mechanism for pricing of air tickets as the industry has been passing through a turbulent phase despite growth in passenger traffic. "We have started fresh w
Is it a case of yet another policy U-turn or did the government realise what an impossible task controlling the internet is? In either case, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot has clarified that there is no proposal to regula
The number of crimes against minorities has declined to 170 up to October of this year in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat, Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha today. "It is not true that crimes against Chris
Noting that he was against putting pressure on students at the kindergarten level, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today said the Centre can bring a concrete policy on the issue if Parliament passes a resolution. In reply to several supplementari
On November 21, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of planning commission and a key policymaker of the UPA, made a confession: "By February (2012), you will have the January data and if it turns out that inflation is not coming down by t
With the government deferring a decision on the Food Security Bill as talks have been inconclusive, Food Minister K V Thomas today said Cabinet is likely to meet this Sunday to discuss the important legislation threadbare. However,
It is the failure of our banking system that led to the rural indebtedness, asserted T Vijay Kumar, joint secretary in the rural development ministry, at the two-day microfinance summit in New Delhi that concluded on Tuesday. He said: “I wou
In a major decision benefiting anganwadi workers and assistants in Madhya Pradesh, the Government today decided to double their honorarium. The decision to double the honorarium of anganwadi (mother and child care centres) workers and assi
Moderating prices of essential food items like onions, potatoes and milk pulled down inflation marginally to 9.11 percent in November, a development that may prompt the Reserve Bank to halt its monetary tightening strategy at its policy review on
Concerned over the deteriorating global economic situation, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the government had limited options to combat the slowdown. Speaking at the Delhi Economics Conclave here, he noted that maj
Over 1,200 persons were killed in various train mishaps in India in the last five years, with accidents at unmanned level crossings accounting for 717 fatalities. The Railway Board has provided these year-wise (April to March) figur
Buoyed by a continuous decline in food inflation over the past five weeks, Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu today expressed hope it may fall below 3 per cent in a month`s time. "I do expect the food inflation to come down be
Two Delhi policemen have been jailed for two and half years by a city court for forcing a man to pay them a bribe of Rs 1,500 after threatening to arrest him. Special Judge B R Kedia sentenced 56-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector Uma
