Jammu and Kashmir government will provide employment opportunities to one lakh educated youth in the next three years, a state minister has said. "As many as one lakh educated youths would be provided employment opportunities i
The CBI today raided about 10 premises in the National Capital Region after it registered a fresh FIR in connection with its probe into the alleged multi-crore Commonwealth Games overlays scam. The raids come a day after the agency
The CBI today contended before a Delhi court that there is no change in government`s stand on withdrawing the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order in the Bofors pay-offs
Soaring onion and other vegetables` prices led to a sharp rise in inflation at 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25, a development that may prompt the Reserve Bank to tighten monetary policy to check further escalation in commodity costs.
In a bid to make Bihar self-reliant in energy sector, Bihar government has signed two agreements with the NTPC and Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited(KRIBHCO) for setting up two thermal power plants in Aurangabad and in Buxar districts.
Creation of a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital and keeping Andhra Pradesh united with constitutional and statutory measures for empowerment of the Telangana region are among the six options recommended by the Justice Srikrish
In a bid to fend off opposition attack over several scams, the government has decided to bring out an Ordinance to put in place a mechanism to deal with corruption involving public personalities, including the prime minister. The governmen
DMK`s T R Baalu could be made an union minister, according to highly placed party sources. His chances of landing a cabinet berth have become stronger in the backdrop of an imminent reshuffle, especially after A Raja`s exit. Baalu
The alleged Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam that has rocked the nation and threatens to pitch fork into a political battle has already tainted the image of the telecom sector. The sector that has grown by leaps and bounds over last few years t
Harping on the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) naming Italian middleman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors kickback scandal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has posed seven questions to prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gan
DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has rejected MK Alagiri’s resignation from the post of organising secretary of the party. In his resignation letter Alagiri sought action against A Raja and Kanimozhi for thei
Focus on Telangana has shifted to New Delhi with the arrival of governor ESL Narasimhan and chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in New Delhi on Wednesday. Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram have jointly taken responsibility of bringing peace
Bowing to the wishes of the party, Murli Manohar Joshi has decided not to pursue the probe by the public accounts committee (PAC) into the 2G scam aggressively. Instead of probing the Rs 1.76 lakhs crore scam, the PAC chairman has opted to look in
The BJP leadership is meeting in Noida on Wednesday with the revival of the party`s fortunes in Uttar Pradesh in mind. The state assembly elections which are to be held in about 18 months from now could prove to be party president Nitin Gadk
Commonwealth organising committee chief Suresh Kalamdi was questioned on Wednesday by the CBI in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of the sports event. Kalmadi reached the CBI office at about 10 AM. His questi
Pressing for closure of Bofors pay-offs case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, the CBI today contended before a Delhi Court there was "nothing new" in the ITAT order that would obstruct the withdrawal of the over two-decad
Senior journalist S N M Abdi, who broke the "Bhagalpur blindings" story three decades back, has been acquitted of the charge of abetment to rape by a local court. After an in-camera trial, Abdi was given a clean chit by K
The ruling BJP in Karnataka today bagged 12 zilla panchayats and the opposition Congress and JD-S captured four each, while the verdict for the remaining 10 such bodies was fractured. BJP also secured majority in around 70 Taluk Pan
Water supply will be disrupted in various areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council in phases from January 6 due to annual cleaning of underground tanks of water boosting stations. The cleaning will be done in West
Water supply will be disrupted in various areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council in phases from January 6 due to annual cleaning of underground tanks of water boosting stations. The cleaning will be done in West
