An all-party meeting called to end the deadlock in Parliament on 2G spectrum failed today as the Opposition stuck to its demand for JPC probe and rejected the government``s proposal for attaching multi-disciplinary probe teams with the PAC to go i
In a bid to ensure availability of doctors at community and primary health centres, the Uttar Pradesh Government today amended State Medical and Health Service Rules, 2004 making four year of rural stint mandatory for promotion of doctors.
Solicitor general Gopal Subramanium has not only been shunned by the prime minister`s office (attorney general Goolam E Vahanvati superseded him as the representative of the prime minister in the 2G spectrum case in supreme court), he has also not
Long considered unsafe for women, Delhi is seeking to change its image with the government partnering the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). “As Delhi is the destination point for number of prob
Concerned over abrupt escalation in airfares by some airlines during high demand, officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry and regulator DGCA would meet here soon to review the issue. "The DGCA has been serious about it. We also expre
After much debate on its possible ecological impact, the proposed Navi Mumbai airport finally got an environmental clearance on Monday. “Formally the environment clearance for this project has been accorded. The process essentially of buildi
Controversial Navi Mumbai Airport project gets environment clearance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Environment Minister Ja
Opposition Congress today demanded that Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa should recommend the dissolution of state Assembly, saying his government had lost the moral right to continue in office in the wake of the spate of corruption charges faced by
The national capital city of India failed to capitalise on the Commonwealth Games to bring about lasting change to its residents including enabling the poor to improve their living conditions a little, says a new book. "Finding Delhi:
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today accused the Law Ministry and government law officers of wrongly advising Prime Minister Mammohan Singh to wait for evidence before deciding on sanction to prosecute former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2
How many zeroes are there in 1.7 lakh crore? This perverse pointless question may be a good diversion to indulge in while the nation openly wonders what is it that prevented prime minister Manmohan Singh, a man who otherwise enjoys
The Delhi state level expert appraisal committee (SEAC) has put on hold clearance for at least six Delhi development authority (DDA) proposals, including a residential complex in Narela, in the absence of a zonal development plan for the mega-sub
After `Tangaliya`, the grand and glittering centuries-old `Zari` making craft of Surat district in Gujarat has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status, offering it the much needed succour from infringement. "The Geogra
Lauding India`s commitment to global peace and development of the South Asian region, a resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives has appealed to the United Nations to take necessary steps to make New Delhi a permanent member of the
Amid indications that the BJP high command may ask him to step down in the wake of alleged land scams, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today left for Puttaparthi to "seek the blessings" of Sri Satya Sai Baba. Ther
With the logjam continuing in parliament over the opposition demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum controversy, Government has convened an all-party meeting this afternoon to end the deadlock Leader of the Lok Sabha and Financ
Parliament failed to function for the seventh straight day today with opposition remaining adamant on its demand for JPC probe in the 2G spectrum issue, while Congress insisted on sacking of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa over corruption
The government today placed the file relating to the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner in the Supreme Court, which questioned as to how he would function in the post in view of a pending criminal case against him.
Manipur government has decided to extend the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 in the state for one more year from December 1. The decision to extend the AFPSA was taken last evening during a cabinet meeting
An estimated 26 per cent of the 60.07 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 1200 hours in 26 constituencies in the sixth and final phase of the assembly elections in Bihar today, official sources said. Around 25 people have so
