A bill to establish a legal framework to regulate nuclear and radiation safety and establish an authority to carry out the task was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011, introduced by minist
The Delhi high court, along with several benches of the supreme court, suspended proceedings on Wednesday after a powerful blast rocked its premises, but resumed its functioning within hours to send a strong message that it "will not be cowed
Karnataka high court will on Thursday pronounce its orders on the anticipatory bail petitions of former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his MLA-wife who apprehended arrest in two corruption cases filed against them in a special court in Bangalo
Government on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that provides for just and fair compensation and makes it compulsory for consent of 80 per cent people of any area where land is to be acquired for developmental purposes. The much
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was on Thursday handed over the probe of the bomb blast outside the Delhi high court which has killed nine people and injured nearly 50 people and a special team of 20 members was formed to investigate the t
Seeking to salvage his maiden visit to Bangladesh from the damage caused by 11th-hour scrapping of a deal on Teesta river water-sharing, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said he has asked officials to intensify efforts to find a "vi
Nearly one lakh textile establishments across Andhra Pradesh have decided to shut their shops on Wednesday and Thursday protesting the levy of four per cent VAT (Value Added Tax) on textiles and related items. "Nowhere in the country
On a day when Delhi was rocked by a powerful blast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced concern over forces of extremism and terrorism, saying they "threaten our state systems and impede our progress." Articulating his views on
Taking the trade route to cement bilateral ties, prime minister Manmohan Singh has announced duty-free import of 61 items from Bangladesh that were barred from entering India. A majority of these items, 46 to be precise, are relate to te
Home minister P Chidambaram made a statement in the Lok Sabha on Delhi high court blast. Confirming the toll he said that 9 have been killed and 47 seriously injured due to blast outside Delhi high court. He said that the investiat
Taking the trade route to cement bilateral ties, prime minister Manmohan Singh has announced duty-free import of 61 items from Bangladesh that were barred from entering India. A majority of these items, 46 to be precise, are relate to text
Terror raised its ugly head in New Delhi on Wednesday and this time the killers chose the house of justice as a counterpoint to their bloody campaign. The attack comes at a time when the echo of the last series of blasts in Mumbai has not yet died
National commission for scheduled castes (NCSC) chairman P L Punia has always been finding himself on wrong side of the Mayawati government. There is history behind it. Punia served as a close confidante for the feisty UP chief mi
Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, sent to judicial custody for his alleged role in the cash-for-votes scam, is likely to be lodged either in jail number 1 or 3 of Tihar prisons. He reached the jail premises at 6.25 pm and entered through Gate No
Former Tamil Nadu minister and senior DMK leader Veerapandi S Arumugam was rearrested on Tuesday in connection with a land grabbing case soon after he was released from jail on bail. Arumugam, lodged in the Central jail here in connection
Andhra Pradesh minister T Narasimhulu has said that Rs 4,000 crore has been allocated in the state budget this year for the development of education sector. He said the state government took an initative to develop education sector with an
India on Tuesday lost the hosting rights of this year`s Champions Trophy hockey tournament, paying the price for an ongoing administrative row over the governance of the game in the country. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announ
Kiran Bedi on Tuesday became the second Team Anna member after Arvind Kejriwal to ask "exact particulars" of her remarks, which the MPs have found "derogatory", so that she could effectively respond to the breach of privilege n
Cabinet ministers in the union council are facing the embarrassing task of having to inform environment minister Jayanthi Natarjan that her attendance of the cabinet meeting is a breach of protocol. Natarajan`s portfolio is a ministry of state (in
A Delhi court on Tuesday sought CBI`s stand on a plea by all 17 accused in the 2G spectrum case, including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, for making the TRAI report a part of the court`s records. All the accused, incl
