The government is all set to finalise the structure of the food security bill, food minister K V Thomas said on Wednesday. The food security bill will recognise the woman as the head of the family for households that are set to benefit fro
With Manmohan Singh personally favouring bringing the post of prime minister under the ambit of Lokpal, the Anna Hazare team today suggested he should show his commitment in this regard as he did on the issue of nuclear deal with the US. &
Asserting that he has no hesitation in subjecting himself to the jurisdiction of Lokpal, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wenesday ruled out inclusion of higher judiciary within the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman. Bringing higher j
In a bid to tackle black money and tax evasion, the government is bringing a new law in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament in August to clamp down on `benami` deals. One of the provisions in the proposed law is to empower th
Three rounds into the admissions season at Delhi University, most students and even some colleges remain unaware of the requirement of anti-ragging affidavits from applicants. University Grants Commission (UGC) and supreme court had passed
The principal opposition in parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party, is all set to boycott the all-party meet on Lokpal Bill convened by te prime minister on July 3. Taking the plea that the centre should first introduce the Lokpal Bill in parliament,
Poor infrastructure, dangerously dilapidated school buildings, lack of teachers and quality education, and dirty, non-functional toilets - these are some of the factors crippling the education sector. A post-facto social audit of the imple
The Anna Hazare team today met CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat here to explain the civil society position on the Lokpal Bill ahead of the all party meeting on the issue. Civil society activists Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi
Adults above the age of 30 and all pregnant women in Delhi`s slums will be screened for diabetes and hypertension as part of a campaign by the union health ministry and Delhi government`s department of health to check the spread of these two
A supreme court injunction on Wednesday barring the West Bengal government from returning the land to farmers in Singur has brought relief to Tata Motors. The court observed that the Trinamool congress (TMC) government returning the land w
The planning commission has been incorporating the World Bank’s recommendations in its approach to the 12th five-year plan, a large group of activists has alleged, also opposing the plan panel’s move to have key social initiatives revi
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the economy will grow by around 8.5 per cent in the current fiscal despite the conscious decision of the Reserve Bank to sacrifice growth to contain inflation. "I am still holding the
It is learning time for rural development (RD) ministry officials. The ministry has devised short-term courses for making the officials proficient in the various details of its flagship programmes. The training will start from next m
Amid stiff resistance to Posco steel project, Orissa government on Tuesday said talks were on with agitators to resolve the issue as work at proposed plant site near Paradip was stalled for the third consecutive day due to a road blockade at a key
To rein in telecom service providers more effectively for anti-competitive and predatory pricing, the telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) has proposed an overhaul of the existing reporting system on accounting separation regulation, 2004&
Seven supreme court judges handling sensitive cases are due to retire in the next four months. And till May, the chief justice of India had not recommended the name of any judge for appointment in the apex court. The ministry of law and ju
A raging controversy notwithstanding, the government appears to have closed the probe into the reported bugging episode in the offices of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and his senior aides as neither intelligence bureau nor private detectives
What’s the difference between a fasting patriarch and a faster Babaji? Between a satyagrahi and a pranayamic capitalist? Between a ‘mera neta chor hai’ topi and a tastefully understated dupatta? For that matter, what’s the
Bihar deputy chief minister S K Modi on Tuesday praised the existing system of procurement of paddy and Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chhattisgarh and said his government too has decided to implement similar system in the state.
Here is the transcript of the prime minister`s interaction with the editors of five newspapers on Wednesday as released by the prime minister`s office.
