The second lists for admissions into undergraduate courses in Delhi University colleges brought little relief to students with the BA Economics (Hons) seats filled at least 15 colleges on the first day of the lists` publication. Admissions
After the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, both accused in the 2G scam, the other three accused in the case including Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa played safe by withdraw
For a city that understands finance like Tendulkar the cover drive a bit of number crunching will help us put its urban woes in perspective. Let’s take up two symbols of every Mumbaikar’s existential reality – the Bandra-Worli Se
The supreme court on Monday issued notice to Ramdev-run Bharat Swabhiman Trust, saying it wants to hear its version over the eviction of the yoga guru and his supporters from Ramlila Maidan. A vacation bench comprising justices P Sathasiva
Ashok Chavan, who was the revenue minister from 1999-2003 when land was allotted to the Adarsh Housing Society, today said that the plot was sanctioned by then chief minister and he had no role to play in it. Without naming Vilasrao Deshmu
After a four-year-long probe, the National Investigation Agency on Monday charged suspected right-wing extremist Swami Aseemanand and four others with triggering explosions in the cross-border Samjhauta Express in 2007 that left 68 people dead.
Amidst panic in the stock market over double tax avoidance treaty with Mauritius, the government on Monday said India "cannot impose arbitrarily" capital gains tax on investment routed through the island nation. "How can you
Under attack by the Opposition over rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Mayawati has called a high-level meet of state officials on June 27 and also announced amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CrP) making harsher provisions fo
Land acquisition for Posco`s mega steel plant in Orissa`s Jagatsinghpur, which was to have resumed on June 17 and remained stalled, was again put off on Monday not because of the
The supreme court has denied bail of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum case here today. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and B S Chauhan gave the verdict after hearing arguments for t
A detailed national inventory of wetlands has been prepared on the basis of satellite imagery by ISRO, highlighting areas of critical ecological significance and those which are facing extreme threat due to developmental activities.
Irom Sharmila Chanu`s ongoing fast demanding for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) is over a decade old. However, it has failed to evoke any response from the government. The National Alliance of People`s Movements (NAPM) i
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has alleged that half of India`s black money stashed in Swiss banks belonged to ministers, leaders and supporters of the Congress party. The BJP leader, while talking to reporters last night, also alleged that t
The 10-member drafting committee on Lokpal Bill failed to arrive at a consensus in its final meeting on Tuesday. Representatives of the civil society and the government exchanged their drafts, which showed that differences on key issues pe
The Delhi University`s under graduate admission process this year is like playing musical chairs, says Pratibha Jolly, the principal of Miranda House college. With no pre-admission forms and five cut off lists, colleges are playing it safe by fill
The government chose to paint a rosy picture of the income despite high inflation concerns. In fact, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee believes that there will be an encore of the growth show of 2010-2011 inthe current fiscal year. “
Eighty-five out of 134 medicine sale outlets inspected by the drug controller general of India (DCGI) in Delhi and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan last week were selling prohibited drugs, according to the health ministry. The central drugs standard c
The CBI on Friday opposed in the supreme court the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi and co-accused Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G case on the ground that if released, they could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses. In an affi
Delhi police on Friday justified in the supreme court its midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters protesting against corruption and black money at the Ramlila Maidan here, saying permission had been given only to hold a yoga
Congress poster-boy Rahul Gandhi`s birthday will be celebrated as farmers` rights day, the party has announced. With a view to garner support of the rural masses, Congress is planning to celebrate Rahul Gandhi`s birthday by holding a `chau
