Over 80 percent of women in south Asia work in vulnerable employment which lies outside the purview of labour legislation, said Laxmi Puri from the UN women here on Thursday. She was speaking at the launch of first report under the newly-formed UN
An NGO today moved the Supreme Court seeking CBI probe against telecom minister Kapil Sibal and attorney general G E Vahanvati for allegedly favouring Reliance Infocom on the penalty over 2G licences and bypassing of rules to give opinion to forme
Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of adopting a "step-motherly and non-cooperative attitude" towards Uttar Pradesh, BSP today said delay in sanctioning of funds by the Centre for developmental schemes in the state had made the com
Describing the Supreme Court order in Lafarge uranium mining case as a "landmark" judgement, environment minister Jairam Ramesh today said it will set the stage for further reforms in environmental governance and make it more effective.
Bihar government has decided to work as a facilitator between potential investors and land owners to prevent unnecessary dispute and collision over the issue of acquisition of land for setting up industries. The `Bihar Aao` (Come to
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL that alleged a whooping loss of Rs 37,000 crore to the exchequer on account of private telecom operators inflating their subscribers base to garner the scarce spectrum. The petitio
After a sustained campaign of over two years by civil society, the government has finally deleted the section 13(b) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) which barred outsiders from being a part of the social audits
P L Punia, member of Parliament and chairman of national commission for scheduled castes (NCSC) has issued a notice directing the chairman of central board of film certification to hold a preview of director Prakash Jha’s forthcoming film &l
All the accused in the 2G scam will soon get to hear corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s taped conversations which they can use in their arguments during their trials. The CBI informed special judge O P Saini on Thursday that it would pr
A new roadmap for providing reservation to socially and educationally backward minorities under OBC category in central services could be on the anvil with the government completing consultations on the issue. Home Minister P Chidam
The Centre today approved a Rs 1,000 crore special package for imparting training to 8,000 youth annually in Jammu and Kashmir with the help of the corporate sector. As many 40,000 graduates, post-graduates and professional degree h
Set to begin their 5-day long visit of Jammu region from July 8, interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will be holding a two-day round table conference (RTC) in Jammu on July 11 and 12. "We are holding two-days meeting with the cu
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Supreme Court observation on special police officers (SPOs)in naxal-hit areas cannot be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir as the SPOs in the state were part of the regular police force. The
Madhya Pradesh Congress president, Kantilal Bhuria today alleged that state BJP government was trying to make available costly land at a throwaway prices to three companies in Anuppur, Umaria and Shahdol districts. Most of the land
Delhi high court today sought an explanation from Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari by Monday as to why he was bent upon defying court`s order to give his blood sample for a DNA test to decide the paternity suit of a 31-year-old man claiming to b
A decision on the recommendations of justice Majithia wageboard for newspapers and news agency employees is likely next week with the union cabinet on Thursday deciding to take it up at its next meeting. "The issue of the wage boards
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that there is inflationary pressure in the economy, even as inflation in the food segment declined marginally. "There is inflationary pressure in the system and these weekly variation
A massive hike of Rs three crore in the annual allocation for a scheme that enables every MP to recommend development works in their constituencies, was approved by the government on Thursday. The decision to increase the annual allocation
Conress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of misleading farmers over land acquisition. Crticising the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government, Gandhi asked why the policy was not being implem
Food inflation in India fell to a seven-week low of 7.61 percent for the week ended June 25 on the back of cheaper vegetables, pulses and potatoes. Food inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 7.78 percent durin
