The opposition Congress in MCD today strongly opposed the hike in property tax proposed by the municipal commissioner in the civic body`s budget for the next fiscal and lambasted the BJP-led corporation for "failing" to generate enough r
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi today said he has not yet heard from the CBI after he informed the agency last month that he was ready to appear before it in connection with the probe into alleged irregularities in the
The Supreme Court today gave relief to political analyst Ashis Nandy by staying the verdict of the Delhi High Court which had refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him by Gujarat Police for his article in a national daily alleged
The Environment Ministry will take a final decision on the fate of the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai within a week. The Ministry today held the final oral hearing and asked the society to give a written submission.
Under attack over his claim about a call from Hemant Karkare, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today produced record of the conversation the slain ATS chief had with him on 26/11 and sought apology from Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil and all ot
The Centre`s plan to set up 5,000 `gram nyayalayas` across the country to bring justice delivery system to the common man`s doorsteps has not found favour with the state governments. More than a year after the Gram Nyayalaya Act was
Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sanctioned Rs 42.86 crore to the union territory for widening and improvement of roads in the rural areas of Puducherry and Karaikal. Talking to reporters here, Union Minister of State
With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati is expected to launch a number of development schemes for the poor on her 55th birthday on January 15. "The Chief Min
The Haryana government will promote health tourism and various projects involving an investment of over Rs 100 crore would be given the status of industry for the purpose of incentives. "Haryana holds great potential for develo
The corporate world has donated to all the major parties and the BJP received the highest amount, Rs 297 crore, during 2007-08 and 2008-09, according to data obtained by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). “Bharti E
The World Bank aided second phase of the rural drinking water supply scheme `Jalanidhi` with a total outlay of Rs. 1,000 crore would begin next month, Kerala Water Resources Minister N K Preamchandran said here today. The detailed p
In some bad news for Mumbaikars in the first week of the new year, various parts of the city and suburbs will be facing water-cuts during January 6-8. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has undertaken the task of replacing
The locals of Singur have assured Tata Motors of full cooperation for setting up a plant, prompting the industrial giant to consider meeting the representatives in this regard. Tata Motors has indicated it will meet Representatives
The CBI today pleaded for withdrawal of proceedings against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the over two-decade-old Bofors payoff case, saying it has got no fresh instructions from the government in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate
The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress party with an income tax tribunal saying that kickbacks of Rs 41 crore were paid to late Win Chaddha and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Howitzer gun deal and that they are liable to p
Pune streets fall woefully short on pedestrian infrastructure, managing only a score of 54 out of 100 points, says a new survey prepared by Parisar, an NGO working for the sustainable development of the Maharashtra city. The report
Six months after rehabilitation in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaswant Singh, the 72-year-old former foreign and finance minister, has got an employment in the party, though without a post. BJP president Nitin Gadkari has entrusted
As the Delhi Metro gears up for its Phase-III, the planning commission is of the view that the Delhi development authority (DDA) should fund the ambitious project along with the city and central governments to reduce their financial burden.
To put an end to harassment of tribals by forest officials, particularly in Naxal-affected areas, government is likely to bring in amendments to the Indian Forest Act in the next session of parliament, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said in Ne
Stressing upon the need of improvement of healthcare and infrastructure in rural areas, former President A P J Abdul Kalam today called upon doctors to come forward for development of medical services in this sector. He also suggested doct
