Two pet ideas of UPA 2 - NCTC and Natgrid – are yet to take off. Home minister P Chidambaram has been vigorously trying to complete the formalities to establish these two counterterrorism centres. Insiders in North Block say these two projec
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that modified tax avoidance agreements with various countries and pacts with tax havens will help in dealing with the menace of black money. "Income Tax Department is en
Contrary to what happens with most major national news events, the discussion of the death of Osama bin Laden in the mainstream and new media did not shift quickly to political winners and losers. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of stories an
The International Congress on Gandhian Activities (ICGA), which has centres at San Jose, London, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, is organising a conference from from August 1, 2011 to January 30, 2012. The struc
Medha Patkar’s continues to be on indefinite fast in protesting against the corruption and nexus between the government and builders under the cover of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India``s premier investigation agency, on the bail pleas of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum
Sand extractors from across Goa, who have been rendered jobless following a court order banning the activity, have now approached the state government seeking a legal way out. Sand extractors have requested chief minister Digambar K
Maharashtra government is stunned after receiving a Rs 10 crore bill from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) towards reimbursing expenses on guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lodged in the Arthur Road jail here. Confirming th
As I left the main road, all roads disappeared. There was nothing but dirt tracks that had turned slushy because of the recent rains. Baki Aker village in Handwara, Kupwara district, is only a two-hour drive from Srinagar but it seemed to inhabit
Pakistan`s spy agency ISI helped terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to execute the Mumbai terror attacks, David Coleman Headley, a key 26/11 accused who pleaded guilty to laying the groundwork for the 2008 strikes, told a court here today.
Ajit Kumar Seth, an IAS officer of 1974 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed union cabinet secretary. This announcement was made hurriedly to avoid embarrassment to the government with the speculation of the uncumbent, KM Chandrasekhar
Prime minister Manmohan Singh is set to give a six-month extension to cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar. Insiders say that Singh wants to bring Rahul Khullar to the exalted position, but there are three officials much senior to the commerce secre
The central information commission today directed the CBI to make public information related to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia in the ongoing spectrum allocation scam investigations, overruling the agency`s argument that the disclosure would affec
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is making fast progress with the rollout of the uniform national payment card and launched the first such card with a regional rural bank today in Varanasi. "We have launched th
To upgrade the school curriculum in order to meet the needs of industry, the HRD ministry will soon launch the National Vocational Qualification Framework in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The programme
The Delhi high court has disposed of a petition that demanded implementation of the tariff order passed by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) last year. Commission chairman Berjinder Singh had ordered to slash the rates not
The West Bengal government today asked authorities to prepare a file on Singur, just days after chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the 400 acre land acquired from the farmers there for the abandoned Tata Motors` project would be returned.
Just a day after prime minister Manmohan Singh celebrated two years of the UPA II rule, the Bharatiya Janata Party has accused him of direct culpability in the "loot" in a Rs 85,000 crore coal `scam`, as he held the portfolio between 200
Haryana has recorded the second highest wheat arrival of over 68.06 lakh metric tonnes in the ongoing wheat procurement season, while wheat crop is still arriving in grain markets, though in small quantity. The highest wheat arrival
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday called for a Common Economic Zone and a Common Economic Development Policy for the National Capital Region to develop NCR and reduce the burden on the capital itself. Dikshit was speaking at a two-day
