The advent of RTI Act has slowed down the decision making process but given a fresh impetus to transparency in governance, Maharashtra chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan said on Monday. "Everybody has become extremely cautious (because
The city police on Monday did not oppose the bail petitions of five jailed accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote case, including two former BJP MPs and L K Advani`s former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, besides the anticipatory bail plea of a party MP in t
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched his party`s election campaign in Uttar Pradesh by attacking the Mayawati-led BSP government, saying it is corrupt, has siphoned-off central funds and is insensitive to the poor. In a symbolic
Former top CAG official R P Singh on Monday appeared before the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into the 2G spectrum scam and is understood to have stuck to his stand that the presumptive loss in the radiowave allocation was only Rs 2,
Short films made by children based on real-life experiences and expressing a gamut of emotions ranging from happiness, mischief and humour to exploitation and complexities form part of a `Child Journalists Summit` that kicked off in the national c
Questioning the appointment of Shashank Shekhar Singh, who is not an IAS officer, as Uttar Pradesh cabinet secretary, the supreme court on Monday said there have to be rules and regulations for such crucial postings. A bench of justices B
Slamming the CBI for the slow pace of investigation in the Bhanwari Devi case, the Rajasthan high court on Monday gave the investigating agency 10 days to submit its progress report in the matter. Pointing out to the Arushi Talwar case in
Congress leader Digvijay Singh has termed as "outrageous" Mayawati`s statement that his party wants to install him as UP chief minister, saying she is feeling "rattled" and "threatened" by it. "I don`t ha
52 year old social worker Hina Shroff has became first women candidate chosen by residents of Vile Parle West to contest forthcoming BMC polls in February 2012. Shroff was elected from amongst four nominees including Maya Mehta, Vaishali Mehta and
Bankers to the cash-strapped Kingfisher airline on Monday asked its promoters to infuse Rs 800 crore worth of fresh equity if they are to consider a second restructuring of existing debt, as opposition mounted to any bailout of the private carrier
Less than a year after taking charge of the road transport and highways ministry, CP Joshi has changed the fortunes of the national highway authority of India (NHAI). Instead of extending financial support to the concessionaires to build roads by
Terming the issue of withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as "very very sensitive", defence minister A K Antony on Monday said the matter has to be handled in a "mature and cool" manner. Antony said he
Expressing his resolve for constituting "a strong and effective" Lokayukta, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said he would appreciate suggestions from any individual, team or groups for it. "We will appreciate sug
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday spent over 15 minutes with school children from different parts of the country to send out a message of being hale and hearty to shut the speculation that she is hanging the boots and anointing Rahul as pa
Members of various resident welfare associations (RWAs) met the MLAs of the four constituencies of Badarpur, Tughlaqabad, Kalkaji and Greater Kailash as the ‘walkathon’ protest by the United Residents Joint Action (URJA) of Delhi again
Rahul Gandhi is kicking off the Congress poll campaign for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Phulpur in Allahabad district on Monday. He will hand over the party flag to 12 conveners to spread out from November 19, the birth annive
CBI on Friday quizzed the wife of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna and a Congress MLA in Bhanwari Devi abduction case, a day after Maderna told the agency that he knew the nurse. Lila Maderna was called for questioning at circuit
Flexible regulation is the key to raising the standards of higher education in India, believes Montek Singh Ahluwalia, depury chairman of the planning commission. Inaugurating the `FICCI Higher Education Summit 2011: Strategies for Expansi
Defence minister A K Antony on Friday made it clear that there will be "no political considerations" in awarding the multi-billion dollar 126 combat aircraft deal which entered its last phase with the opening of commercial bids of two bi
Supporting the comptroller and auditor general on the presumptive loss figure in the 2G spectrum allocation, a group of former bureaucrats on Friday accused the politicians of undermining the institution. The group, which met on Friday, po
