No doubt that the seven directives given by the supreme court in the Prakash Singh vs. Union of India case form a strong basis for long-pending police reforms towards depoliticisation and restructuring of India`s internal security setup. H
Amid fresh charges of corruption levelled against him by the JDS on Thursday, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has been summoned by BJP high command for "consultations". The chief minister`s secretariat told PTI here Yedd
The country`s largest opposition party, BJP, will launch a nationwide campaign to highlight the governmnet`s failure on corruption, inflation and black money fronts on April 6, its foundation day. The campaign will go on till June 15, the
Opposition Congress and JDS members on Tuesday urged the state government in the Karnataka assembly to reconsider its decision to allot 17 new residential bungalows it was building for ministers to judges. Dr C Sudhakara (Cong) opposed the
A large number of women observed the 100th International Women`s Day on Tuesday as `black day` in Jodhpur demanding suspension of the doctors responsible for the death of 15 women in two hospitals in the city last month. The women, associa
Amid mounting calls by western nations for enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya, India said there was not much "clarity" on key questions like objective and assets required for the measure. As Britain and France worked on a draft r
The government on Wednesday admitted that the country will face a huge shortfall of 269 million tonnes of coal by 2021-22 as the coal producing entities have failed to keep pace with the demand as well as economic growth. "In the last
Battle lines have been clearly drawn for the April 13 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu with DMK and Congress clinching a seat sharing deal after a fortnight of hard bargaining. The ruling DMK, in alliance with Congress, PMK,Viduthlalai Chirtha
Exasperated by frequent disruptions during question hour, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday lamented that it was becoming "almost dead". A visibly disappointed Kumar made the observation when SP members created uproar for t
Exasperated by frequent disruptions during question hour, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday lamented that it was becoming "almost dead". A visibly disappointed Kumar made the observation when SP members created uproar for t
Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday termed as `unjustified` the election commission`s directive banning the implementation of the state government scheme to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to 40 lakh families. Addressing repor
Madras high court on Wednesday ordered that senior lawyer R K Chandramohan, suspended as chairman of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry bar council for alleged involvement in an attempt to influence a judge taking the name of then union minister A Raja, s
After a marathon ten-hour meeting between the Indian Commercial Pilot Association (ICPA), Air India management and the chief labour commissioner, the pilots` representative body has agreed to defer its palnn
Gender representation in corporate boardrooms is set to become fairer with the ministry of corporate affairs moving to make it mandatory for companies with five or more independent directors to have at least one woman director. The m
The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order allowing Mauritius-based World Sports Group`s (WSG) appeal against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking arbitration with regard to termination of their agreement for Rs 4
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually blamed former MoS (Personnel) Prithviraj Chavan for the fiasco involving appointment of P J Thomas as CVC, saying the note forwarded by him for the selection committee did not have information about co
The telecom companies, under scruitny for having benefited in 2G spectrum scam, today told the Supreme Court that allocation of the air waves since 2003 should be scrapped if the first-come-first serve policy adopted during the tenure of former Te
The telecom companies, under scruitny for having benefited in 2G spectrum scam, today told the Supreme Court that allocation of the air waves since 2003 should be scrapped if the first-come-first serve policy adopted during the tenure of former Te
The neglect of rural health care and concerns of paltry budgetary allocation on the sector might see some fresh light, thanks to technology enabled innovations in connected health in India. Internet protocol-based networking solutions prov
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that a detailed project report of over Rs 250 crore has been submitted to the Centre for rehabilitation and restoration works in flood-affected Ladakh region. "A detailed project repo
