A Delhi court on Thursday allowed the income tax department to interrogate six accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2G scam, in judicial custody itself. Special CBI judge O P Sain
In more trouble for B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Lokayukta justice Santosh N Hegde on Thursday said he has given "substantive" and "voluminous" evidence against the chief minister and others in the illegal mining in the state.
The Congress on Wednesday slammed the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for remaining silent on allegations of Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his aides trying to influence the state Lokayukta Santosh Hegde to remove the CM`
Less than a month after successful completion of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the government-appointed committee on devolution of powers to the three-tier panchayati raj system has submitted its report to the state government.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wedneday directed Congress MPs and MLAs from the Telangana region to withdraw their resignations assuring them that the centre will soon unveil a package for the region. Dangling the package carrot, the Congress
The UPA is coming out with a package on Telangana, hoping to make the best of a loss-loss scenario. To prepare the right atmosphere for the package announcement, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday asked party MPs and MLAs from the region
As the UPA`s flagship initiative in the social sector, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), faces allegations of misuse, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to conduct its own independent audit o
A 700-strong public hearing on the Peddar Road flyover at the Institute of Engineers came to an abrupt halt when a group of 50-60 Nationalist Congress Party workers stormed the hall and disrupted the meeting shouting pro-flyover slogans. M
Chief ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing tobacco in their states to root out the social evil, a national NGO said today. General secreta
Chief ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing tobacco in their states to root out the social evil, a national NGO said today. General secreta
Chief ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing tobacco in their states to root out the social evil, a national NGO said today. General secreta
Chastised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for lodging police at a government-run primary school, Jagatsinghpur district administration is now vacating the school building accommodating armed cops for about two
With the Allahabad high court asking the UP government to reply to a PIL seeking CBI probe into the alleged swindling of funds under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the state government has asked divisional commissioners to probe util
Notwithstanding the ‘spin’, post-cabinet reshuffle, explaining Jairam Ramesh`s shift from the environment and forests ministry to the rural development ministry, the real purpose now stands exposed. Days after the reshuffle, pl
Suhail Hindustani, alleged to have acted as a liaison between Amar Singh and BJP MPs who were bribed during the 2008 trust vote, appeared on Wednesday before Delhi Police for questioning and alleged that the former SP leader was behind the oper
Suhail Hindustani, alleged to have acted as a liaison between Amar Singh and BJP MPs who were bribed during the 2008 trust vote, appeared on Wednesday before Delhi Police for questioning and alleged that the former SP leader was behind the oper
Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form. --Watts Humphrey This process of ideas changing their form must hold true for innovations that are nurtured by the National Innovation Foundation. T
Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekara Reddy, has moved the supreme court seeking a stay on the CBI probe into assets disporportionate to his known income. Challenging a state high court order, Red
In yet another setback to Mayawati government, the Allahabad high court today quashed acquisition of nearly 600 hectares of land in two villages in Greater Noida. Acting on a batch of petitions by farmers, a division bench comprising justi
In yet another setback to Mayawati government, the Allahabad high court today quashed acquisition of nearly 600 hectares of land in two villages in Greater Noida. Acting on a batch of petitions by farmers, a division bench comprising justi
