India and Bangladesh will soon ink the crucial Teesta water treaty, said Rajeet Mitter, the Indian high commissioner here who called on president Zillur Rahman on Thursday. "The Teesta water sharing treaty will be signed soon,&
Taking a swipe at Team Anna`s fight against corruption, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said the civil society members were diverting attention of the people from terror activities perpetrated by saffron outfits. "I have always being say
After a lull for several days, Orissa government on Thursday said Posco-India could easily start its work over 2,000 acres so far acquired to set up its proposed mega steel plant near Paradip. "The state government has so far a
Crime in India has increased by 4.9 per cent. In 2010, a total of 22,24,831 crimes were reported under Indian Penal Code against 21,21,345 cases in the year 2009. Murder cases during the year 2010 (33,335) went up by 3 percent as compared to 2009
Election of former Andhra Congress chief D Srinivas as the member of legislative council against the vacancy caused by former chief minister K Rosaiah`s appointment as Tamil Nadu governor has sent shivers among the Telangana activists that the Con
Bhartiya Janata Party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani has affirmed in his latest blog that he is not trying to repackage himself by undertaking the Jan Chetna Yatra. In the blog written from confines of his Prithviraj Road residence he
Maoist leaders escaped after an encounter with security forces during a raid on a camp at Jadu Loisingh forest in Orissa`s Sambalpur district today. Maoist leaders Girish Mahato of Jharkhand, Kunu Dehuri of Orissa and others escaped
Maoist leaders escaped after an encounter with security forces during a raid on a camp at Jadu Loisingh forest in Orissa`s Sambalpur district today. Maoist leaders Girish Mahato of Jharkhand, Kunu Dehuri of Orissa and others escaped
Jammu and Kashmir government should revoke the disturbed areas act (DAA) to facilitate a complete revival of civil and democratic institutions in the state as in other parts of the country, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has said. &qu
Congress and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) today finalised the seat-sharing for the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh and Congress in-charge for Gujarat Mohan Prakash held talks with
The slugfest between the government and Team Anna on the Lokpal bill clearly demonstrates that there exists a huge gap between the two sides in their respective understanding of the malaise of corruption, the need to eradicate corruption at all le
A bomb exploded on the railway tracks in central Assam`s Dima Hasao district tonight damaging the track and halting the movement of trains. There was no casualty or injury as no train was passing at the time of the blast, said North
Social activist Anna Hazare today said he would continue his `maun vrat (vow of silence)` on health ground. "My health still does not permit me to give up my `maun vrat`. There is still some swelling on my feet and the knee tro
An unscheduled union cabinet meeting on Tuesday showered Diwali gifts on journalists in the form of new wages in newspapers recommended by the Justice G R Majithia Wage Boards while gifting higher minimum support prices (MSPs) to farmers and a lib
The Anna Hazare movement is being widely discussed globally as Governance Now`s conversation with Thomas Pogge, professor of philosophy and international affairs, Yale University would suggest. Pogge said, "The Anna movement is a huge
Five ministers from Tamil Nadu were absent in the union cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which was noticed by a senior official. P Chidambaram, GK Vasan, MK Alagiri, V Narayanansamy and Jayanthi Natarajan are in Chennai to celebrate Diwali. Nat
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday the Reserve Bank`s latest round of rate hike, which is aimed at curbing price rise, will also have some impact on economic growth. "I do hope that decision of Reserve Bank of India (RB
Bureaucrats who feel heat of the anti-corruption wave sweeping the country were in for a surprise to be told that who knows better than them to curb red-tape that inevitably leads to corruption. They got a communication from the cabinet se
Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that union minister Jairam Ramesh’s letter on scams in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREG) scheme in the state is politically motivated. In a letter written to Mayawati, Jaira
`Save Indian Family Foundation` (SIFF), an NGO, has claimed that over five lakh persons had been harassed by the alleged misuse of various women protection laws including the Anti-dowry Law, Domestic Violence Law and Maintenance Act, even as 22 pe
