The supreme court on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad high court order quashing the acquisition of over 156 hectares of land from farmers in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and allotting it to builders. The court also imposed Rs 10 lakh as co
The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) will be releasing the national voluntary guidelines (NVGs) on social, environmental and economic responsibilities of business on Friday, July 8 - replacing the 2009 guidelines on corporate social responsibil
The supreme court on Wednesday directed videography of the ongoing unearthing of treasure trove inside chambers of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik also proposed the appointment
Housing for the rural poor seems more secure now with the government planning to extend insurance against natural disasters as a part of the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)welfare scheme. The rural development ministry`s insurance-welfare will co
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the centre`s response on two public interest lawsuits challenging its notification exempting CBI and other key agencies from the ambit of the right to information (RTI) Act. A bench of chief justice
Various issues plaguing Air India and the grievances of the national carrier`s pilots were taken up at a meeting of the justice Dharmadhikari committee with civil avaition ministry officials and members of the pilots` body Indian Commercial Pilots
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the enforcement directorate (ED) to interrogate former CWG organising committee treasurer M Jayachandran to ascertain violation of foreign exchange laws in award of the contract for installing the timing, scoring a
A special court, exclusively set up to hold trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, on Tuesday warned CBI of either finish supplying documents to the accused by tomorrow or face the prospects of imposition of fine. "I will im
Rahul Gandhi resumed his footmarch today to make common cause with farmers in Uttar Pradesh over land acquisition after an overnight halt at this village where in slept in the open. The 41-year-old AICC general secretary is on the second d
Cash strapped Air India has approached the government to recover Rs 1,222 crore dues towards operating VVIP and special flights over the last five years and the state-owned airline may get Rs 800 crore. In the last five years, the a
In an attempt to project Gujarat as a top tourist destination, the state tourism department held a road show in Mumbai promoting the Saputara hill station. The month-long Saputara Monsoon Festival, on from July 30 to August 30, will offer tourists
The supreme court on Tuesday made scathing observations on the role of the state on issues involving land acquisition. It said that the state is using development as an excuse to grab land, thus depriving poor farmers of their livelihood for gener
After successful projects of electricity generation through rice husk, it is time to use corn cob and stalks. By the end of August this year the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) plan to operationalise a few gasifier systems for electric
Even as the Telangana legislators put in their
A case has been registered against three persons, including a senior Congress leader, in connection with the appointment of three teachers allegedly on the basis of fake documents in 1991, police said here on Tuesday. An FIR has bee
More than 380 complaints of land grabbing during the previous DMK regime have been received so far in eight western districts of Tamil Nadu, a top police official said on Tuesday. "Till date, we have received 387 petitions and
Seeking cooperation of the people in conserving power energy, Jammu and Kashmir government has said it spends Rs 25,000 crore annually on import of electricity into the state. "The people need to cooperate in conserving power e
Under scanner for alleged bungling to the tune of crores of rupees, the Commonwealth Games organising committee is now mired in litigation with several firms and its former employees seeking their dues. Officials said that the OC wa
Following en masse resignation of Congress and TDP MLAs from Telangana region, all 11 MLAs of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Tuesday resigned from their posts on the separate statehood demand. Led by their floor leader in the ass
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took strong exception to Gujarat government`s reluctance in compensating the families of 238 tribals, who died due to silicosis while working in quartz crushing factories, and warned it would
