BJP on Sunday said the Centre`s eight-point formula to defuse the current unrest in the Kashmir Valley had raised questions about the secular credentials of the government. "The formula is demoralising for the security forces and pat
Office of the Labour Commissioner, Delhi, does not have any record of the cases in which laborers were injured or died while working on Commonwealth Games sites. The Labour Commissioner’s office has informed this in reply to RTI application
Even as the government plans to pry into your bank details - passing the espionage off as anti-terror measures - it is now facing some serious heat from heavyweights within over the proposed move. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has decried the
Security agencies could not ensure a complete lockdown of all Commonwealth Games venues, including Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, at midnight last night as authorities failed to finish work at some of the facilities. Union home minister P Chida
Expressing surprise over the Supreme Court`s decision on interim stay on the final verdict in the Ayodhya case, BJP leader L K Advani today voiced hope that the apex court will give a go ahead to the Allahabad High Court next week. He also
Senior journalist and Magsaysay award winner P Sainath shone the torch on Indian media`s shame here on Friday at a talk on paid news saying that the media in the country are "imprisoned by profit". “The instructions and mem
Brushing aside recent stepped up rhetoric from Pakistan, India today said it was ready to discuss all issues with Islamabad, including Kashmir. "Everything that they want to discuss and everything we want to discuss with them w
With advertisers hard to come by, oil PSUs have been roped in to bailout public broadcaster Doordarshan - the official telecaster of the 12-day Commonwealth Games. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and other sta
The Office of the Labour Commissioner, Delhi, does not have any record of the cases in which laborers were injured or died while working on the Commonwealth Games sites. The labour commissioner’s office has given this information in reply to
Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) slammed the delhi government for the mess in the commonwealth games accusing of ignoring its advice. "The current Commonwealth Games mess can partly be blamed to the fact that the Delhi governm
With advertisers hard to come by, oil PSUs have been roped in to bailout public broadcaster Doordarshan - the official telecaster of the 12-day Commonwealth Games. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and other sta
The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for its failure to coordinate with state governments and union territories for actual implementation of juvenile law aimed at reforming and protecting minors. The apex court expressed its d
In the midst of debate over development vis-a-vis environment protection, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the solution does not lie in stopping mining projects but in properly compensating people who are displaced. &quo
Australia, the top notch sporting nation in the Commonwealth which won 222 medals in the previous Games, today confirmed participation in next month`s Games in Delhi as did neighbouring New Zealand, giving a boost to the event. Thei
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed all those involved in Commonwealth Games preparations that everything should be done to ensure success of the mega sporting event, Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan said today.
Pharma major Dr Reddy`s Laboratories has opposed the parliamentary Standing committee recommendations on increasing the number of drugs under price control and cap on profit margins of all medicines. "Price controls in the long
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposed National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010, which envisages to make UIDAI a statutory body. The Bill proposes to constitute a statutory authority to be called the National Ide
The other day I came across Munnabhai after a long while. In his late 50s, Munnabhai is a fruit vendor. His fruits are famous for their freshness in the entire Darya Ganj area of central Delhi. Munnabhai is also known for his warm nature. He share
With the August 29 Bihar policemen hostage crisis fresh in mind and poll boycott call given by Maoists besides the criminal background of some candidates, Bihar goes to a six phase assembly election from October 21. Of the 243 assembly con
Ahead of talks with defence minister A K Antony, his US counterpart Robert Gates says he wants removal of restrictions on export of American high -technology items to India and that this contentious issue was high on their agenda. Simultan
