A number of commentators have raised issues about the provisions in the draft of Jan Lokpal Bill, whether it will be effective instrument for checking corruption and about the manner in which pressure was brought to bear on the government through
Rejecting Orissa government`s assurance that there are no tribals in Posco project area, environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday put on hold forest clearance to the Rs 52,000 crore steel-cum-captive power plant. Ramesh cited the let
Delhi government’s proposal for cash transfer instead of providing rations through public distribution system (PDS) has no takers in the city`s slums. “Ninety – nine percent of Delhi’s slums want an improvement in the PDS s
It seems like a disaster waiting to happen with nearly 1,500 schools in the national capital lacking fire safety clearance. "Till now we have issued fire safety certificates to 60 per cent of the school buildings in the nationa
A fresh controversy brewed today after corporate lobbyist Niira Radia reportedly linked Union Minister Sharad Pawar to 2G scam-tainted DB Realty firm but the senior leader trashed her claim. Pawar was reacting to media reports which had qu
A statue of B R Ambedkar was vandalised by unidentified persons in Gwali village of Survaiya area here, leading to tension in the area, police said today. The incident came to light when district panchyat member Shakuntala Devi reac
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today took a swipe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not voting in the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections. "Today, when we are celebrating the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedka
India would like to step up cooperation with China in energy sector, specially in the field of green technologies to boost trade ties, which in turn could help to build mutual trust to overcome differences, Indian ambassador S Jaishankar said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today asked the people of West Bengal to end the 34-year-old "misrule" of CPI(M) and elect a government of "aam admi" that would bring development and prosperity to the state. "W
Concerned over the impact of developments in West Asia and North Africa, India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa today vowed to coordinate their positions on global political and economic issues, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pressing f
India`s nuclear plants may soon get some additional safety features, including more provisions to add water to the reactors to deal with over heating of the core, a condition that led to the Fukushima nuclear accident. The measures are par
The planning commission will submit its approach paper on the 12th five-year plan to the prime minister on April 21. The approach paper will discuss the goals for the upcoming plan period - double digit growth and inclusive growth. It will a
The first meeting of the newly-constituted joint committee comprising ministers and civil society activists to draft the Lokpal Bill will be held on Saturday. To be held on April 16, the meeting will be chaired by finance minister Pranab M
There has recently been a spate of errors committed in the affairs of the nation. The three most notable cases are the CVC case, 2G case and Hasan Ali case. The cost to the nation is enormous both in terms of the loss in quality and quantity of na
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit chaired a high level meeting on Wednesday to review the Lancet Study showing alleged presence of superbug (NDM-1 gene in cholera and dysentery bacteria) in the samples of drinking water taken from Delhi.
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) pitched for a model of corporate governance more suited to the Indian companies and stakeholders. Usha Narayanan, executive director of the board, informed at an Assocham event here on
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today charged "political and criminal forces" of trying to dilute the nationwide movement against graft by defaming and criticising the campaign for a comprehensive Lokpal Bill. "Some pol
State minister Golma Devi has continued a fast-unto-death for the second consecutive day here today as a mark of protest against the alleged apathy of the Rajasthan government towards the demands of tribals. Golma and husband, Kiror
Vowing to participate in the developmental policies concerning their backward hamlets, residents of Jammu and Kashmir today voted for empowerment of the grass root level democracy, ignoring separatists` call for boycott. "I hav
Days before the joint drafting committee meets for the first time to prepare a stronger Lokpal bill, government today said members should come with an open mind and refrain from drawing lines beyond which they would not retreat. &qu
