A few years have passed but I will never forget that morning. A neighbour, a boy in his early 20s, had stepped out of his home to buy a newspaper. I had gone along with him. I still recall how the calm of the morning was suddenly shattered as the
Sending out a message to protestors in Kashmir, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday asserted that "mindless violence" would not lead to any solution and promised to reactivate a dialogue to address grievances once normalcy is restored
The Government will not adopt forcible measures to check population as had happened during the Emergency days in the 1970s, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in the Lok Sabha today. "Once bitten twice shy," remar
The Sport Ministry yesterday issued a showcause notice to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) asking it to explain within 14 days as to why the government should not derecognise the federation. In its notice to BAI president V
Don`t fret. Even Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is not immune to unsolicited calls from loan companies. On Monday morning, when Mukherjee was in intense discussions to break the price rise logjam with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Sw
After conceding its demand for a discussion and voting on the price rise issue, the main opposition BJP was again pushed on the back foot today when it had to withdraw a similar notice on the Bhopal gas tragedy and agree to a simple debate on the
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will soon come out with the final modalities for IT Investment Regions (ITIR) proposed to be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Karnataka, a top official said today. "T
Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan today said religious extremism in the state gained the present form with the formation of Muslim radical outfit National Development Front (NDF) in 1993 which later became PFI, now under scanner for the c
Urging people of Kashmir to "heed to voices of reason" and desist from violent protests, Home Minister P Chidambaram today promised to reactivate a dialogue to address their grievances once normalcy is restored in the valley.
The Planning Commission seems to be divided over the issue of raising the number of Naxal- infested districts from 35 to 60, which will be covered under the integrated action plan (IAP) being formulated by the panel. One school of t
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the volatile situation in the violence-hit Kashmir Valley, top government sources said here today. The sources said the Centre would like to explore all
The Lok Sabha today adopted a compromise resolution asking government to contain inflation at the end of a fiery debate on price rise which Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said can be tackled only by a collective action of states and the Centre.
As insurgents of United Naga Council threatened to block the key Manipur-Nagaland road link, Centre today informed Parliament that national highway between the two states is open with trucks plying on it. "Talks are going on, a
The government today said the high rate of population growth, particular in states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was a matter of "serious concern" as it had an adverse impact on the available national resources. M
Private recognised schools cannot claim exemption from disclosing information to Education Directorate under Right to Information Act, a full bench of the Central Information Commission has held thus virtually bringing them under the ambit of tran
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will visit Mumbai later this month to get a first hand review of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) regulations in respect of various developmental issues in the metropolis. Unio
States today rejected a draft bill on Goods and Services Tax over a clause giving the Centre power to veto their decisions, even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought their cooperation for passage of the tax reform. States feared tha
With each passing day, the Commonwealth Games’ preparations are turning out to be a big embarrassment. Less than two months to go, the infrastructure – stadiums, living quarters of the players and practice grounds – is not in pla
The number of foreigners booked for possessing drugs in Goa have almost doubled in the current year, the statistics tabled in state legislative assembly said. As per the figures tabled on the floor of the House during the ongoing st
Under attack from Opposition on the issue of rising prices, the Finance Minister today hit out at states for not taking appropriate steps to check hoarding and said that the Centre is "sensitive" to the problem. Listing ou
