Sticking to his promise of frequent interactions with the common masses, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has held an `Awami Mulaqat` (meet the people), during which he interacted with scores of deputations here. "Omar,
In a new turn to political developments in Karnataka, the state High Court was split on the disqualification of 11 BJP MLAs by the Speaker and the issue will now now be heard by a third judge on Oct 20. However, on the issue of disqualific
India will push for a protocol on biodiversity preservation and also for inclusion of human pathogens in the access and benefit sharing (ABS) protocol in Nagoya. A 12-day long 10th Conference of Parties (CoP-10) to the UN Convention on Biological
A fight over turf for autos between the Ghaziabad regional transport authority (RTA) and Noida auto-drivers is penalising the average commuter. The permits issued by the Ghaziabad authority to Noida autos are given for three zones/a
Prime minister Manmohan Singh is irked by the tardy submission of cabinet notes by ministers. In fact, some ministers walk in the notes right before a cabinet meet. The PM has asked cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar to issue a ci
Hours after army chief general VK Singh said that Pakistan and China are the two main “irritants” for India, air chief marshal P V Naik appeared to be more laidback regarding both nations. He said, “The Air Force wil
India`s Tata Group has given a whopping US$ 50 million to the prestigious Harvard Business School here to fund a new academic and residential building on its campus. This is the largest gift received by the institute from an internation
Jammu and Kashmir government will start the allotment process for over 4,000 flats for Kashmiri pandit migrants at Jagti in Jammu district from December, officials said today. The 4,218 two-room flats are constructed under the prime
As many as 2000 high schools and nearly 200 higher secondary schools in Madhya Pradesh do not have a building of their own forcing the students to study in different shifts, Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI) deputy director, P R Tiwari said
Prime minister Manmohan Singh will raise with President Barack Obama next month concerns over the recent US decisions on visa rules and outsourcing amid hopes that these would not affect the rapidly growing bilateral ties. Stating this her
Lending support to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, external affairs minister S M Krishna today said he found nothing wrong in his statement that the state had acceded and not merged with the union of India. "I don`t t
Wholesale price inflation moved up to 8.62 per cent in September, from 8.51 per cent in the previous month, because of rise in prices of certain food and non-food items. The inflation was at 8.51 per cent in August. F
India`s Tata Group has given a whopping $ 50 million to the prestigious Harvard Business School here to fund a new academic and residential building on its campus. This is the largest gift received by the institute from an international donor in i
Reproduced from the latest issue of Governance Now, this article was written on October 9. Now on stands. PRIDE WASH A few weeks ago, when the Great Indian Commonwealth Games Circus was at its best, ou
Mobile phones can help drive out poverty in developing countries, a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says. The report said, “In more and more low-income countries farmers, fishermen and entrep
After the shambolic build-up that included a dirty athletes village and other shortcomings leading to threats of pull-out by leading competing nations, the Commmonwealth Games was today given a pat on the back by CGF chief Michael Fennell in his f
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said his working equation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "excellent" and there is no "trust deficit" between him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. He said even Raji
The B S Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has scraped through with a majority on the floor of the assembly today after the second trust vote. The government found support from 106 MLAs while the opposition could muster only 100 votes.
Sporting sucesses at CWG aside, the Commonwealth realm has not much to cheer India for. The country, according to a report, has the highest number of underweight children among all the Commonwealth nations. “India has both the highes
National level monitors (NLM) appointed by the rural development ministry to monitor the implementation of the various rural development schemes will be also be monitored from now, say the ministry’s the new guidelines.
