The Bombay High Court today directed the CBI probing Adarsh Housing Society scam to look into allegations of involvement of Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde, observing Law is "equal" for all and should "reac
Aiming to make medical care available to all, government hospitals in Rajasthan will provide medicines free of cost to all patients from October 2 this year. "Gandhi Jayanti will mark the day when the state will launch the initiative
The ongoing Bru repatriation to Mizoram, thanks to the joint effort of the governments and rights group, brings a fresh ray of hope for the marginalised displaced people in India. Nearly hundred Bru (also known as Reang) tribal families, taking sh
Is the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) authorised to tap phones in cases where it suspects tax evasion? The leaked Niira Radia tapes, which exposed the nexus between the corporate world and the political establishment as well as sections of t
Duncan Fletcher was today appointed India`s cricket coach to replace the highly successful Gary Kirsten, ending weeks of suspense on who will take over the high-profile job. The 62-year-old Zimbabwean, a coached England with mixed results
DMK did not walk out of the UPA alliance at the centre today over the 2G issue and decided to fight the case legally. After a meeting of the party`s high-level committee, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister expressed `anguish` over
As Egypt prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, India will be sending some Electronic Voting Machines to that country on a pilot basis. The Egyptian side showed its interest in the use of Electronic Voting M
With more pilots joining the ongoing strike, Air India management on Thursday decided to suspend the bookings for the next five days in order to tackle the situation arising out of the stir. About 200 executive pilots have also join
An interesting battle awaits in Mendha Lekha village in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. This village is set to become the first one in the country to exercise their right to harvest bamboo, a minor forest produce, as granted in
Pushing ahead with the controversial Jaitapur atomic power plant, government today said it has decided to have a stand-alone safety system in the designs of each reactors, two of which are expected to be operational by 2019 and announced a bill wo
The home ministry has sent the report of the Shunglu Committee to Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and asked them to explain their position on the findings of the panel within a month.
Minutes after the news about Suresh Kalmadi’s arrest came and the Bharatiya Janata Party reacted to it saying that it was a delayed action, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said: “UPA has let the law take its own course (in corrup
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of growing concern over the opposition by locals to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh w
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has bagged the prestigious Srishti Good Green Governance Award for 2010. The award was conferred on RSP in recognition of its eco-friendly efforts to reduce pollutants and green house gas emissions and effluent d
The Supreme Court today quashed levying of Airport Development Fee (ADF) by private airport developers in Delhi and Mumbai on international and domestic passengers. A bench of justices Cyriac Joseph and A K Patnaik set aside the policy of
A high power committee comprising heads of various probe agencies and specialised departments has been constituted to monitor the investigation and steps taken to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks, government told the supreme court o
The Delhi government has decided to set up a separate agency to maintain street furniture, new pavements and green stretch developed in the run up to last year`s Commonwealth Games amid complaints about their inefficient upkeep. The agency
Women panchayat leaders gathered in New Delhi to raise their voice against the government’s inaction on the fast-depleting groundwater resources in the country. In most parts of the country, underground water is either not drinkable or can&r
A group of civil society activists here today staged a dharna demanding removal of Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan from the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill. Demanding an independent inquiry into the allegations of corrup
