Lalita, a shy 15-year-old girl is a household name in and around Sherpur village nearly 60 km from Indore in Madhya Pradesh. For two years, she was the lone student in her village’s government girls’ middle school, which has since beco
Ten days after a child molestation case by a senior resident doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) made headlines, the health ministry and the AIIMS administration finally sacked the accused doctor on Wednesday night based
The commonwealth games organising committee (OC) spent Rs 33 lakh to save its image which was tarnished in the wake of corruption allegations. On November 10 last, the OC issued advertisements in 21 newspapers carrying details of its expen
With the changing technology in medicine the curriculum of the medical courses taught in the country should also change, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director Dr RC Deka here on Tuesday. “The doctor-patient r
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said growing corruption was paving way for a shift towards anti-Congressism in national politics but parried a question on whether he was ready to lead any such opposition move. "The situation i
Railways today said they could do nothing to avert the mishap involving ITBP job aspirants in Uttar Pradesh as repeated announcements made to discourage them from travelling atop trains proved ineffective. "Travelling atop trains is u
Dissident JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Prasad Kushwaha today questioned the Nitish Kumar government`s commitment to clean up the system from corruption by merely seeking declaration of assets from its ministers and demanded that all politicians be
Delhi government on Wednesday asked MCD to implement the guidelines quota for students from economically weaker section (EWS) in those primary public schools which have been functioning after getting recognition from the civic body. The de
All is not well with the rural employment guarantee scheme NREGA. This admission comes not from the civil society groups but from the National Advisory Council (NAC) chairperson and Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi. "I want to shar
Delhi`s St. Stephen`s college is looking at investing Rs 130 crore to revamp the college by 2050. While celebrating 130 years of its existence on Tuesday, the college unveiled a master plan or vision for 2050 for the college. The college is planni
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to Haryana government and members of State Public Service Commission (HPSC) on a petition challenging the appointments made to Haryana Civil Services and allied services in January this year.
Former telecom minister A Raja and his aides, former personal secretary R K Chandolia and former telecom secretary Siddharth behera have been remanded to the custody of the CBI for the next five days. The three had been produced by the agency befo
Uttar Pradesh Election Commission will use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in place of ballot papers during election to the local bodies scheduled to be held later this year. "We will be using EVMs in the election process for the 13
More than Sushma Swaraj, it is the government which is tying itself in knots as the war of words over central vigilance commission PJ Thomas heats up between her and home minister P Chidambaram. A day after she said the home minister had said at t
BJP President Nitin Gadkari today said the black money stashed in foreign banks should be brought to the country to channelise the amount into development works. Besides providing basic amenities like drinking water, power, laying roads an
The centre and UP government today indulged in a blame game over the train tragedy and violence during an ITBP recruitment camp with home minister P Chidambaram saying that minimum security was provided despite state police being informed well in
Eight days after an eight-year-old boy was sexually abused inside the premises of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) allegedly by a resident doctor, the hospital’s internal committee investigating the matter has not yet file
Central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas on Tuesday told the supreme court that media tarnished his image as he did not oblige them by speaking to them amidst the ongoing controversy over his appointment. "My refusal to speak w
Nothing can be as absurd as the fresh environment clearance granted to the Posco project in Orissa on Monday. Look at the order. It says: * Environment clearance for the steel-cum-captive power plant is being given with 28 “a
At the chief ministers` conference on internal security, prime minister Manmohan Singh highlighted the urgent need for police reforms. However, with the states and union themselves having resisted such reforms, the PM`s statement runs the danger o
