India will grow at 7-8 percent over the next two years, according to the latest update from the World Bank. From the previous high projections, the World Bank’s India Economic Update (September) said that the slowdown projection was based on
A Muslim Mahapanchayat claiming the support of 80 percent of the community in the country has asked Muslims to reject the Wahabi school of thought and come back to Sufism. The All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) asked the Indian Mus
The Allahabad high court on Wednesday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to prepare voters` list for elections to urban local bodies in the state "on a war footing" and issue notification for the polls by October 31. Passi
Former Karnataka chief minster B S Yeddyurappa, arrested in an alleged land scam case, returned to jail on Wednesday after he was discharged from a state run hospital. 68-year-old Yeddyurappa, shifted from the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiol
Finance minister Panab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the global slowdown will impact India`s growth prospects, but expressed hope that inflation will start moderating from December. However, he maintained that the Indian economy growing
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday backed the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) in the context of reports on various scams, saying the government auditor has not exceeded his jurisdiction. "I am making it clear that I do
People should not think of the anti-corruption movement as a political movement. But I’m afraid they’ve already begun to speak of it in those terms. – Justice Santosh Hegde (Outlook). God, what blasphemy! This
Cautioning that the Eurozone crisis could affect the developing countries, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Europe and other advanced economies to take "effective and early steps" to prevent the global economy from slipping
Around 80,000 paramilitary personnel, apart from state policemen, would be deployed during the multi-phased assembly elections in five states early next year. The election commission has asked the home ministry to get ready to provi
Furious over the spurt in bribery cases against policemen, Mumbai police commissioner has issued a warning through a circular that adverse remarks would be recorded in the Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) of senior officers if their subordinates
Come November 11, the Education Day, head masters of 13 lakh primary schools across the country will be reading out a prime minister`s letter in the students` assembly, marking the formal launch of a year-long campaign for the Right to Education (
India bagged the dirty reputation of high prevalence of fraud, corruption and bribery in a global survey on economic malpractices conducted by Kroll, an international investment risk consultancy company. It shares distinction of sh
The approach paper for the 12th five year plan (2012-17) has come under sharp criticism from the civil society groups, led by New Delhi based civil society organisation, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA), which tracks government`s social sector policies
The Election Commission (EC) will crackdown heavily on use of blackmoney during the upcoming assembly polls in five states and has put in place stronger measures to monitor illegal cash movement, chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi said
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 Gulburg society riot case on Tuesday told a special court here that it would submit its reports to the appropriate magisterial court as directed by supreme court. The statement was mad
The strike at Maruti Suzuki India`s (MSI) Manesar plant entered its 12th day on Tuesday as talks brokered by the government in the northern Indian state of Haryana between the management and workers remained inconclusive. Workers at
Rejecting Team Anna`s claim of tilting the scales in the Hisar by-election, INLD chief Om Parkash Chautala on Tuesday said people voted against Congress to vent their anger against the ruling party. "Team Anna`s claim of taking
The crippling economic blockade on two national highways in Manipur entered the 86th day on Tuesday with the organisers adamant on not lifting it even as prices of essential commodities continued to soar. The Sadar Hills District De
Blaming the Centre`s "inaction" for the stalemate over the Koodankulam nuclear power plant issue, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said her government was firm on suspension of the work on the controversial project till
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday adjourned to October 20 the hearing on the interim bail plea of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in denotifying government lands. Justice B
