Here is a statement byGopal Krishna of Toxic Watch Alliance and Prakash K Ray of Jawaharlal Nehru University Researchers Association raising their objections: Jaipur Literature Festival that began as ‘civil society’ in
Two major private airlines are allegedly being used in smuggling of endangered species, a high-level meeting chaired by environment minister Jairam Ramesh was told today. An astonished Ramesh decided to write to civil aviation minis
With the payment dispute between Australian firms and CWG organisers threatening to snowball into a major row, the Sports Ministry today issued a 10-day ultimatum to the organising commmittee to sort out payment issues. But unfazed
Looking around what we see most of the time is chaos, commotion, hatred and destruction. We see nothing but moral degradation and perversity and contempt for sane value or ethical systems. However it might seem frightening, it should cause no surp
Frustrated by continuous adjpournments in an illegal human trafficking case against her, a former senior officer with Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Nisha Bhatia on Thursday attempted to strip before Delhi high court judge Ajit Bharihoke inside
On the first day of assuming charge as the union urban development minister, Kamal Nath has said that a regulator for real estate in the country will be considered on a high priority by the ministry. Speaking at a press conference in New D
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said dip in food inflation for the week ended January 8, was not "much consolation" and the government would continue to take steps to tame rising prices. "Some of the vegetable prices
The central bureau of investigation’s application to supreme court seeking transfer of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter trial outside Gujarat raises serious questions about the agency’s conduct. The application contains observations th
Sonia Gandhi-led aational advisory council has recommended deletion of some of the RTI rules proposed by the government, holding they are "legally wrong" while some others may encourage "blackmail" and "murder" of inf
In the cabinet reshuffle, prime minister Manmohan Singh has applied formulae of economics in politics. He seems so convinced of the utilitarian theory of “greatest good for greatest number” that he accommodated and elevated leaders fro
The country seems to have been hit by an avalanche of scams making corruption one of the discussed topics in the media today. As if the contempt case in the supreme court about allegations of corruption in the higher judiciary in an interview to a
Asserting that it does not require a no objection certificate from the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, BJP on Wednesday said it would be better if Omar Abdullah welcomes the Ekta Yatra when it
Signalling escalation of friction between the BJP government and governor H R Bhardwaj, the state cabinet on Wednesday asked him not to permit prosecution of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on alleged land scams, saying that such a move was nothing
Ahead of the budget session, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed readiness to explore "all possible approaches" to end the deadlock in parliament on the issue of a JPC probe into 2G spectrum scam. "As far as
The prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday indicated that a major cabinet shake-up could be expected after the budget even as news of the latest rejig filtered in. Singh said that today`s changes in the council were "minor" a
A high level expert group on health constituted by the planning commission will soon be submitting its first draft suggesting measures which the government should adopt to achieve universal healthcare coverage (UHC) in the 12th five year plan, Pub
A Swiss banker who claims to have handed WikiLeaks details of rich tax evaders went on trial on Wednes0day to answer charges of coercion and breaking Switzerland`s strict banking secrecy laws. Zurich prosecutors allege that Rudolf Elmer st
A Swiss Parliamentary Committee has given the go-ahead to the revised tax treaty between India and Switzerland that would eventually allow Indian government access to secret Swiss bank accounts of Indian tax evaders. The amendments to the
The supreme court turned the heat on the centre over its reluctance to share information on Indian slush funds in foreign banks. The court did not mince words about the seriousness of illicit capital outflow from the country, calling it a "pl
