On the occasion of safe motherhood day on Monday, municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched an e-governance project for all maternity homes under it. The new project will will store electronically information like the patient`s date of
The Congress on Monday came down heavily on Kerala chief minister and Left Democratic Front leader of poll-bound Kerala V S Achuthanandan for calling Rahul Gandhi "Amul baby". Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, &qu
Hailing Anna Hazare`s campaign for a "more effective" Lokpal Bill, senior BJP leader L K Advani disapproved of those who revel in spreading a climate of disdain about politics and politicians which he said was a gross disservice to de
Eminent economist and Nobel winning banker to the poor professor Muhammad Yunus has been virtually driven out from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, with which he shared the Nobel peace award in 2006. Recently the Bangladeshi apex court gave a verdi
Karnataka cadre IAS officer VP Baligar has taken over as chairman & managing director of Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO). Prior to joining HUDCO, Baligar, a 1980 batch officer, served as the principal secret
The international medical journal The Lancet has accused the Indian government of suppressing the truth about presence of a drug resistant bacteria NDM-1 in Delhi’s water system after a report on the same was published by the journal last we
The BJP today said it would ensure that the Lokpal bill, if brought forward in the Monsoon session of Parliament by the UPA, is passed without any hassles. "That will be done. The UPA government should not only introduce the bil
Brisk polling was today recorded in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with an estimated 22 per cent of voters exercising their franchise in the first three hours. Amid tight security, people c
The supreme court on Monday adjourned till April 15 the hearing on the bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen, sentenced to life imprisonment for colluding with Maoists, after Chhattisgarh government sought more time to argue its case. A
Social activist Anna Hazare offered clarifications on Sunday on his statement endorsing Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, after it threatened to generate controversy around his anti-corruption agitation`s
The Government of India has issued a Notification constituting a Joint Drafting Committee to prepare a draft of the Lok Pal Bill. The Joint Drafting Committee shall consist of Five nominee Ministers of the Government of India and Five nomi
Anna Hazare’s fast-unto-death against corruption has, predictably, unnerved many. The ruling clique is annoyed but has used mild language to denounce him. The spokespersons of the Congress, which leads the UPA government, have desc
It is never too late but top Indian Industrialists are realising only now that it is time to show solidarity with Anna Hazare, social activist who is leading a crusade against corruption. On day 4 of his fast-unto-death, top Indian industrialists
Chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi on Friday said that the most effective way to root out corruption was through the electoral process On the sidelines of Confederation of Indian Inudstry (CII) annual session, speaking to Gover
The Congress on Friday said that while it had acceded to some of anna Hazare`s demands over the drafting of the Lokpal Bill, it was not amenable to issuing a gazetted notification to the effect claiming that such action by the government will set
The supreme court on Friday said it will direct the special court, set up exclusively for trying various 2G spectrum scam accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, to hold day-to-day trial without any adjournment. A bench of justi
Amidst fending off corruption charges, BSY finds time to voice support for Hazare Bangalore Battling allegations of corruption, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday extended support to social
AP joins Hazare`s protests Hyderabad Rallies and fasts were organised across Andhra Pradesh in support of veteran social activist Anna Hazare`s fast-unto-death in New Delhi for a stronger anti-corruption L
In an embarrassment to the BJP government in Gujarat, the supreme court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Tulsiram Prajapati, stated to be an eyewitness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case allegedly invo
Transparency International India and Gandhi Seva and Satyagrah Brigade on Friday requested Anna Hazare to withdraw his fast and accept the government`s proposition for dialogue and consultation on the Lokpal Bill, thereby ensuring that the civil s
