An activist working for the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme was killed after being mercilessly beaten by a group of 12 Maoists at Jerua village in Latehar district. The activ
Food inflation declined by more than one percentage point to 10.39 per cent for the week ended February 19, led by a decline in prices of onions, potatoes and pulses. However, prices of fruit, milk and vegetables as a group continue
A committee led by the cabinet secretary has recommended that the central board of direct taxes (CBDT) be barred from requesting wiretaps, according to a
The apex court’s order setting aside appointment of P J Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner is actually an indictment of prime minister Manmohan Singh, home minister P Chidambaram and Thomas’ predecessor Pratyush Sinha. The PM
I am sure all of us have come across a beggar while waiting for the light to turn green at traffic signals, or women selling various kinds of stuff on the ring roads of Delhi. Ever wondered where all these people stay? In Delhi alone accor
India is fast becoming a haven for designer drugs, says a report released on Wednesday by Vienna-based Iternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB) “India is one of the main sources of psychotropic substances sold through illegal int
With high prices remaining a concern, prime minister`s economic advisory council chairman C Rangarajan on Wednesday said all policy measures, like rate hikes and intervention in grain markets, will be undertaken to bring down inflation to comfort
The supreme court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea for mercy killing of a Mumbai nurse who has been living a vegetative existence in the hospital for the last 37 years after she was violently attacked by a hospital sweeper who also sexu
Denying reports that Government proposed to set up a madrassa board, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said there was little support to the formation of such a regulatory board from the Muslim community. "There is no proposal, bec
To press for an increase in the Minimum Support Price for food grain crops, farmers from the northern region will block all the national highways leading to Delhi on March 9, Bhartiya Kisan Union said today. During the protest the farmers
Top Congress leadership in the city, including a union minister, along with some officials of Chandigarh police and union territory estate office, have come under scanner in connection with alleged irregularities in allotment of booths in the city
Lashing out at the centre and Maharashtra government for collaborating with Dow Chemical (owner of Union Carbide), the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today said it is "shameful" that the US multinational has been invited for a
Country`s largest lender State Bank of India`s keenly awaited Rs 20,000-crore rights issue will only come early next financial year for want of approvals from the Government, its chairman today said. "There is a process in the governm
A US court has issued summons to India`s Congress party in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, acting on a Sikh rights group`s petition charging it with "conspiring, aiding and abetting" organised attacks on the community.
Hinting at the possibility of the Budget proposal for imposition of service tax on 25-bed hospitals and diagnostic check-ups being rolled back, the government has said it is willing to discuss the issue. "We can discuss 25-bedded hosp
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s proposal to levy a five percent service tax on all medical facilities provided by hospitals with 25 or more beds, which includes the doctor’s fee and sundry diagnostic tests, is nothing short of a cr
With the model code of conduct coming into force for the April 13 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, the election commission today ordered stoppage of distribution of free colour TV sets, the ruling DMK`s flagship scheme. Chief electoral officer P
A woman and her son were beaten up by their neighbours after an MLA visited their house in Manipur`s Thoubal district, official reports said today. Ibemcha (47) and her son Md Arif (23) allowed their MLA K Meghachandra with some local supp
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has ordered sealing of a mine in South Goa village after local tribals staged protests and laid siege to various government offices here, fearing mining on a sacred mountain in the area. GSPCB,
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and is understood to have briefed her on the order of the Delhi Lokayukta recommending removal of city PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan in connection with a tax evasion c
