Displaying uncharacteristic aggressive stance against the centre, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar cautioned the union government against framing any rules pertaining to internal security that dilute the power of democratically-elected state gove
Taking a serious note of the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, India today told Colombo that use of force against them should not be repeated and asked it to take a decision that will not upset bilateral ties.
With home minister P Chidambaram stating that the palmolein case against P J Thomas was discussed by the CVC selection panel, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said she would not file an affidavit on the issue in the Supreme Court as ther
The supreme court today made it clear that the CAG report cannot be the only basis for cancellation of licenses for the 2G Spectrum and any decision taken by the government on the issue will be subject to the outcome of the petitions pending befor
Warning that serious challenges posed by naxal violence, cross-border terrorism and religious fundamentalism continue to persist, prime minister Manmohan Singh today said there is need for greater coordination and responses from the states to effe
The Madras high court on Tuesday ordered issue of notice returnable by four weeks to the law ministry and the election commission of India on a petition challenging the increase in amount of security deposit from candidates contesting Lok Sabha an
Government on Tuesday told the supreme court that it was taking seriously the issue of leakage of conversation between Tata chief Ratan Tata and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and that an inquiry has been ordered into it. "The governm
Commonwealth Games works under investigation are worth Rs 28,000 crore and time is required to probe them, the high-level Shunglu committee said on Tuesday. "The total project costs worth Rs 28,000 crore. How do you expect me to compl
Permit cards of about 800 Blueline operators expired on Monday, bringing the number of such buses to 1600. However, about 230 out of 1600 operators might get the permission to ply the buses till June 1 if the Delhi high court orders for the same,
As investigation continues into the large cash haul from a Buddhist monastery linked to the Karmapa, home minister P Chidambaram on Monday said he was yet to draw any conclusion on the issue as the probe was still on. Chidambaram said vari
The BJP was firm on its demand for a JPC probe into the 2G Spectrum scam and the justice (retd) Shivraj Patil Committee report on procedures for allocating 2G licences has not changed the scenario, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swar
All types of construction in gram sabha land across the country are illegal as the land is meant for common public purposes, the supreme court has ruled and directed all states to forthwith demolish the unauthorised structures on them and evict th
The transport department has decided to deploy 24 enforcement teams at heavy-loading points in the city. The areas where large number of buses ply or where movement of traffic is more, the enforcement staff of the department will ensure that traff
Almost two months after Delhi hosted the coveted Commonwealth Games 2010, the city is losing its sheer. Infrastructure at the stadia is not the same anymore, flooring at the bus- stops is getting damaged. The city`s much vaunted world-class look i
For long the critics of the national rural employment guarantee act (NREGA) have termed it the largest relief programme, where workers are paid in lieu of negligible work, and that the stated objective of creating durable assets has not been achie
While there is protracted battle going on to end the Doha Round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), India has indicated that it is not very desperate to sign unless developing countries` (including India) concerns are addressed at the highest l
Passengers travelling on tatkal tickets must now carry their identity proof in original or face the prospect of being treated as ticket-less travellers and penalised. Dogged with complaints of alleged irregularities in the `tatkal scheme`,
As part of nationwide protests against corruption, ‘India against corruption’ activists and protesters from non-government organisations rallied at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday on the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Posco, the South Korean steel giant, finally got an environment clearance from the ministry of environment and forests on Monday. The clearance for the steel-cum-captive power plant comes with 28 additional conditions though. These conditions are
The minoirity affairs ministry has proposed the setting up of an equal opportunities commission, a watchdog to ensure a level playing field for minorities and other disadvantaged social groups in jobs. Minister Salman Khursheed has been pu
