The Election Commission is putting under check the chartered helicopters and aircraft used by the political parties and candidates in the elections to prevent transportation of huge money that is pumped in to rig the elections. The
The Supreme Court today asked the government to respond to the CAG report pointing out largescale irregularities and favoritism allegedly by telecom minister A Raja in the Rs 70,000-crore 2G spectrum allocation scam in 2008. A Bench
Blaming multiplicity of authority for delays and other problems in the run-up to Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said there should have been a single command at the Central government level to ensure proper coordination
Dubbing his political detractors as "cowards," Pakistan`s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that the greatest threat his country is facing today is "failure" of governance than India or Taliban. &qu
Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh have been shown as separate countries alongwith India in a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation. The Indian states figure in the list for East Asia countries. The names are there in
Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said the verdict of the Allahabad High Court in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri masjid title suit was the best possible judgement under the circumstances. "In the present circumstances, there could
Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize today for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China" - a prize likely to enrage the Chinese government, which warned the Nobel committe
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the decisions taken by the previous government were binding on the successive government unless the earlier decision suffered from substantial illegality or was unconstitutional or malafide. T
A committee set up by the Environment Ministry to look into forest and environment issues involving the Korean steel giant Posco`s Rs 54,000- crore project in Orissa will submit its report on October 18. "Earlier the panel was
India is growing economically but Indians face shortage of housing, says a report released by the World Bank. “In India alone, estimates of the housing shortage range from 20 million to 70 million yet as much as half of this excess
Against the backdrop of the paid news menace, the Election Commission is mulling with the idea of liberalising its tough rules and regulations that could help candidates approach the people directly. "Many political parties hav
Acting on a complaint by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on anti-party activities, Karnataka assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah today served notices to 11 rebel BJP MLAs under the provisions of the anti-defection law. The move was consider
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda today expanded his ministry by inducting nine cabinet ministers including four new faces. The ministers were sworn-in by Governor M O H Farook at the Raj Bhavan here. Of the nine m
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s announcement of erecting the world`s tallest statue has run into trouble as Opposition Congress has complained to the Election Commission, dubbing it a breach of poll code. Modi, in turn, attac
In a blow to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls, Bihar BJP President C P Thakur today resigned from the post as he was apparently peeved at the party leadership for alloting the Digha seat to ally JD(U). "I have resigned from
IAF chief P V Naik today described the current security scenario in India`s neighbourhood as a "volcano" that may erupt anytime and asked the air warriors to be prepared to meet both internal and external challenges. "
A total of 70,915 candidates are left in the fray for the multi-tier local body polls in Kerala as the deadline for withdrawal of nominations drew to a close last evening, according to the State Election Commission (SEC). For the first tim
Seat sharing with the BJP for the assembly elections in Bihar has been finalised with the saffron party to contest 102 of the 243 seats and the JD(U) 141, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today while dismissing reports of differences between
The Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat Metro stations will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday due to road events of Commonwealth Games taking place in the heart of the national capital. Certain entry gates of Rajiv Chowk Metro st
Rejecting the `protectionist policies` of the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said free flow of goods, services and capital would ease the global financial crisis. "Protectionist policies are not acceptable," M
