States that are slow in carrying out urban reforms could have their Jawaharlal Nehru national urban renewal mission (JNNURM) funds slashed, the deputy chairman of the planning commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday. He sa
A Parliamentary panel has expressed apprehensions over the achievement of targets by the new and renewable energy ministry under the ambitious national solar mission programme. In its latest report, the standing committee on new and renewab
After staying put stubbornly at high levels for quite some time, food inflation finally entered single-digit after four months, sliding to 18-month low of 8.60 per cent for the week ended November 20 as prices fell on kharif crop arrivals in the m
In fresh embarrassment to the BJP government in Karnataka, corruption watchdog Lokayukta has filed another FIR against Minister for IT and BT, Katta Subrahmanya Naidu, his corporator-son Jagadish Naidu and their eight associates in a multi-crore l
Journalists from across the state covering the ongoing winter session of Maharashtra legislature today sported black ribbons protesting the rising number of attacks on them and inaction of the state government to protect them. The s
The supreme court on Thursday asked the centre to respond within 10 days on Ratan Tata’s petition on the leakage of tapes of his conversation with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia. The division bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ga
Seamless public-private partnership (PPP) in health sector will be the backbone of economic growth in the years ahead, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said at an event on healthcare here on Thursday, “The PPP must co
To clear its name from land grab allegations levelled by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa`s camp, the family of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda will make the details of its assets and properties available online. The family would
Apparently seeking to drive a wedge in the opposition camp, the government today said even if a JPC probe was ordered into the 2G spectrum allocation, only seven of the 37 parties could find a place in the committee. "Parliamen
Recognising wetlands as sensitive ecosystems with high biodiversity values, the centre today notified rules for their conservation and management which restricts harmful activities such as dumping of untreated waste, industrialisation and construc
The government is going to revise its estimation of economic growth next week, egged by a strong performance in the first two quarters of FY`10. “We had earlier given projection of 8.5 percent. We will revise it. We are in middle of
Former telecom minister A Raja faced further embarrasment today in the supreme court which slammed him for showing "disrespect" to prime minister Manmohan Singh and for "overruling" his advice to defer the allocation of 2G spec
Forty percent of the NREGA budget allocation goes for procuring material (including salaries of the staff) and the rest 60 percent is spent on the wages of the workers. It’s at the material component end that the leakages (read corrupt
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah complained to prime minister Manmohan Singh against Army`s public criticism of him and his government following which Northern Army commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal apologised to him. The co
A united opposition today forced adjourned of Parliament till noon raising slogans for a JPC probe in the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum with the question hour not being taken up for the 15th straight working day. As soon a
Beggars and mentally challenged persons in Jangalmahal in West Bengal have become the unwitting targets of maoists -- an unlikely fallout of the recent successes against the extremists by security forces. In the last four months mor
A group of over 50 pro- Palestine Indian activists, who were to begin a road trip to Gaza via Pakistan today, have been denied visa by the Pakistan government citing "security reasons". The activists were scheduled to leav
Andhra Pradesh minister Vivekananda Reddy today met his nephew Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the backdrop of political differences between them, and said they were part of one family despite the conflict in loyalities. The minister met J
Delhi police today claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the gang-rape case of a 30-year-old call centre employee here last week with the arrest of two youths. Investigators apprehended Shamshad and Usman, who are in their early twe
Cluster formation is the best way to boost competitiveness and bring innovation. However, India, with some exceptions like that of automobile and IT cluster in Gurgaon, media in Noida and apparel in Delhi, has failed to do much in this regard.
