Saudi Arabia`s legislative body, the Shura Council, has approved the draft agreements of an extradition treaty and a prisoner exchange deal with India inked during prime minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to Riyadh early this year. "The
No civic agency in the national capital except the NCMC has complied with the Central Information Commission (CIC) order regarding the disclosure of Commonwealth Games-related information. On August 6, Shailesh Gandhi, Information Commissi
Faced with a serious rebellion threatening the stability of the first-ever BJP government in the south, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday sacked four dissident ministers and accused the opposition Congress and JDS of attempting
In provocative remarks, Rahul Gandhi today described the RSS as "fanatical", saying it was no different from banned terror outfit SIMI and that both hold "fundamentalist" views. "I know only that both SIMI and the
To avert suicides and create awareness among public on the value of human life, counselling centres would be launched in all police stations of Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts tomorrow, W
In a huge relief to thousands of parents in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside a single judge`s order staying implementation of individual fee structure for private unaided schools drawn up by a government-appointed committee.
Following a court order, the Tobacco Board of India (TBI) has finally taken its logo off the website of a private tobacco promotional event which is being held in Bangalore. Karnataka High Court passed an order on September 17 asking TBI,
Everybody seems to be keen to learn from India`s rural development fable. The Brits are now in line, seeking India`s help with implementation of various schemes for the rural sector. A delegation from UK met rural development minister C P
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today clarified his immediate political role in the Congress and said that prime minister Manmohan Singh, as a more capable person, was suited to the job. He was responding to the question whether a youth would be holding
The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of Santosh Kumar Singh in the 14-year-old Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case but reduced the death sentence to life imprisonment, saying certain things were in his favour. "The conv
The government has brought more than eight lakh personnel of paramilitary forces like CRPF, BSF and NSG under a new "charge-free" salary scheme which entitles them to have concessional loans and hassle-free withdrawal of salaries.
Worried over the high prevalence of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to launch an awareness campaign across the state to reduce this risk. The information revealed by National AIDS
In what looks to be fresh trouble for the B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka, a group of disgruntled BJP legislators today held talks in a resort outside the city. The group involved more than 15 dissident MLAs, including those
The government today said the ongoing Commonwealth Games may add about USD 5 billion to the Indian economy and create about 2.5 million jobs in the next few years. Inviting the business community of Commonwealth nations to invest in
Putting speculations to rest, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said his government had no plans to withdraw the free power scheme for farmers. Reviewing the working of the state electricity board, he said meters for agr
Normal life was again disrupted in Kashmir today as authorities reimposed curfew in parts of the Valley, including Srinagar city, ahead of a protest march called by hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to Kupwara district.
32 Air India employees, who were suspended after a two-day flash strike in May this year, would be reinstated, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel assured CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today. "He (Patel) assured me that the is
A 12-hour bandh is being observed today at Sundargarh town in support of a student union`s demand to fill up the vacant post of lecturers in Sundargarh Government College. The student union has been demanding appointment of teachers
India will make up for the `lost decade` when it comes to keeping abreast with China in three years - or so predicts a leading American journal. The Economist, in its latest cover story, predicts that India will outpace China by 2
The centre is mulling appointment of a political personality as the Jammu and Kashmir governor alongwith appointment of either minister of state in PMO Prithviraj Chavan or Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh to head a group of interlocutors
