As you sow so shall you reap -- this was the response of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab when Maharashtra opposition leader Eknath Khadse asked the 26/11 convict how he was feeling at the Arthur Road Jail here. Maharashtra Home Mini
The Andhra Pradesh government today said it was ready for talks with its employees to resolve issues being raised by them, even as the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of government employees, teachers and workers launched a state-wide agitation deman
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today made it clear that her government will facilitate and provide all records to the agency authorised to look into the alleged irregularities in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games 2010. As the wint
The controversial Adarsh Society may have brought several VVIPs under the scanner but who owns the Housing complex`s prime land amid claims and counter claims is baffling CBI which is now looking into an old Survey of India plan. CB
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is expected to take a final call by December three on a nuclear power plant to be built by a French company in Maharashtra`s Jaitapur, which has received the nod of a key green panel. The proposed
Complaints against Career Launcher, a coaching franchise, were upheld by Advertising Standards Council of India`s (ASCI) consumers` complaints court (CCC) as the claims the group made were found to be unsubstantiated. The complaints pertai
The rural development ministry has strongly reacted to the reports of states giving money to NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs) for ensuring increase in job demands under NREGA saying it antithetical to the provisions of Act. &ldq
After loan-default related suicides in Andhra Pradesh brought microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the country a barrage of bad-press, financial sector rating agency, Crisil downgraded 12 MFIs from its earlier listings. Crisil has put the M
Adopting a tough posture on the demand for JPC probe into the 2G spectrum issue, the Congress today said the opposition does not have the mandate to force the government to do what it wants. "Government has the mandate to rule
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today held a meeting of the cabinet, the last of his present tenure and decided to recommend to the governor Devanand Konwar seeking dissolution of the 14th Vidhan Sabha with effect from tomorrow. T
Terming Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy`s plea for prosecuting A Raja in the 2G spectrum case as "misconceived and premature", Government today told the Supreme Court that the sanction had been sought even before a complaint was
Uttarakhand High Court has asked the Pauri Garhwal district administration to give it a list all such festivals where animals are sacrificed and also to identify individuals who perform the ritual killings. The instruction of the Hi
After striking a defiant note for days on the issue of leadership change, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said he would abide by the decision of the BJP high command on him. "Whatever decision our national leader
Peeved at registration of a police case against its loan recovery official, Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Limited (PSCADB) has decided to take up the issue with state government. "Certainly, we will tak
Rashtriya Lok Dal would devise a strategy to get "16 most backward castes" in Uttar Pradesh included into the Scheduled castes category and for this representatives the communities have been invited for a party meeting in New Delhi tomor
Acknowledging that some labour laws have not yielded the desired results, prime minister Manmohan Singh today said there is a need to revisit some of them which have hurt the growth of employment. "We have enacted several progr
Metro authorities seem to have dropped guard, with the hand-held metal detectors missing from the security check at the 132 metro stations in the city. Frisking of passengers has become lax with the security personnel just restricting it to a pat-
A week after the east Delhi building collapse, Delhi government today constituted a high-powered committee to frame a broad policy for providing shelter to vulnerable sections and facilitate swift allotment of around 9,000 low-cost houses to them.
Representation at gram panchayat level has given women members newfound confidence and self-esteem, rural development and panchayati raj minister C P Joshi informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday. The ministry, he said, had com
Delhi`s women and child development minister Kiran Walia slammed her male colleagues in the state assembly for stalling her attempts at discussing women`s right issues in the assembly. "Each time I raise topics related to women right
