The Madurai bench of Madras high court on Friday quashed the detention of Essor Gopi, an associate of union minister M K Alagiri, under the Goondas Act. The division bench, comprising justices M Jaichandren and S Nagamuthu said there was d
Union Cabinet on thursday finalised and approved India`s stand at the ongoing UN Climate Conference in Durban. The cabinet has adopted environment minister Jayanti Natrajan`s note on India`s position on climate change, sources said.
Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y Srilakshmi was sent to Chanchalguda prison after her three-day CBI custody ended on Thursday, even as the state government issued orders placing her under suspension. Srilakshmi, the state industries secretary
Once the city`s lifeline, Yamuna now flows past almost unnoticed. The clamour about its cleaning is too old and has long died down. Last year when it overflew, a few vehicles stopped by and people wondered how beautiful it looked in spate. A cultu
India scores a stinking, low rank of 95 in the list of most corrupt nations, released by Transparency International. This comes against the backdrop of a series of scandals and the heated debates over Lokpal. “India is
With voices of opposition to FDI in retail growing louder in Congress, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma will brief the party MPs tomorrow on reasons behind the decision and the benefits it will accrue. "It (the briefing) is
Despite repeated orders and reprimands, precious little has been done to provide information to an RTI activist who wanted to blow the lid o
The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) has been cross-checking the CAG estimate of the presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in the 2G spectrum scam of January 2008. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai claimed before the JPC
You will be under watch if you withdraw more than Rs 1 lakh in cash from bank in any state going to the polls after the election schedule is announced as the election code of conduct comes into force from that day. The election comm
Inefficient babus will have to quickly mend their ways or face retirement. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) has prepared a proposal to weed out the useless officers. It sent a note on this proposal to the chief secretaries of all st
ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”. The summit, which is a two-day event, will be held at The Ashok Hotel, on the December 12 and 13. The Mi
ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”. The summit, which is a two-day event, will be held at The Ashok Hotel, on the December 12 and 13. The Mi
Women municipal corporators in Mumbai have performed slightly better than their male counterparts. While less than half municipal councillors have asked five or less questions, 14 of them have not asked even a single question in any committee meet
Information about public-private partnerships can be accessed by citizens under the right to information act, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. "Any information about public private partnership arrangement which can be discl
Deadlock over government`s decision to allow FDI in retail paralysed Parliament for the fourth day today, with a united opposition joined by UPA partners Trinamool Congress and DMK, disrupting proceedings demanding a rollback of the controversial
The Delhi high court today sought the CBI`s response on the bail plea of sacked CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case, who cited the supreme court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception.
Six suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives, including two Pakistani nationals, were arrested from across the country with Delhi Police today claiming they were involved in terror strikes in Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. Police sources said th
The Reserve Bank has projected that the Indian economy will grow by 7.6 per cent in 2011-12. It had earlier projected GDP growth in FY`12 at 8 per cent, but later revised the figure downward on account of the global slowdown and high domestic infl
The CBI was on Tuesday pulled up by the supreme court for questioning the impartiality of Gujarat`s lower judiciary in hearing the case against former state home minister Amit Shah for his alleged role in Sohrabuddin Sheikh`s killing by police in
Amid the standoff in parliament over the decision to allow FDI in retail, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here to discuss the issue. Ahead of his meeting with Congress MPs to allay their a
