Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today revoked the suspension of four MNS legislators, who had allegedly assaulted Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi for defying their leader Raj Thackeray`s diktat of taking oath as members in Marathi.
Election commissioner SY Quraishi termed Tamil Nadu a `notorious state` for the prevalence of cash for vote scams, unhappy with the undemocratic deterioration of political standards in the state. In an internal discussion note, the EC has
The northern railway has been directed by the Delhi State Consumer Commission to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 for wrongfully penalising a passenger travelling with a wait-listed ticket. The Commission also imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 on
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new `multidimensional` measure of global poverty has said.
The land acquisition officer of Vadodara district has rejected 118 objections to the acquisition of large number of farmers` lands in Vadodara city area and the district, sources said here today. They had made a representation to the offic
On the first day of Maharashtra Legislative Council, the House was adjourned twice on issues of Maharashtra-Karnataka border row and the Supreme Court`s decision of lifting ban on American author James Laine`s book on Chhatrapati Shivaji.
A complaint has been filed against 14 persons, including Gujarat government officials and a village sarpanch, for allegedly swindling Rs 38 lakh meant for the 2002 post-Godhra riot victims of Khanpur taluka here, police said today. Deputy
Opposition parties today forced repeated adjournment of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly demanding that the government constitute a House Committee to probe into the illegal mining of Barytes in Khammam allegedly by kin of former chief minister Y S Raj
Indian government is planning to provide voting rights to non-resident Indians and steps are being taken to make it a reality, law and justice minister Veerappa Moily has said. "The law ministry has initiated a scheme to provid
Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah on Sunday directed the officials to submit a fortnightly report on the progress of schemes and projects aimed at welfare of the tribals and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families living in remote areas.
With BJP president Nitin Gadkari refusing to take back his Afzal Guru `son-in-law of Congress` remark, union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said some decency was expected in comments by political leaders. "While making comments
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced solar tariff regulations, even as new power tariffs for the Capital are expected soon, said a report in the Hindu. The DERC adopted the Central Electricity Regulatory Commissio
Industrial output rose by 11.5 per cent in May, growing in double digits for the eighth straight month, on good showing by manufacturing, particularly capital and consumer goods. In comparison, industry grew by 2.1 per cent in May last yea
The Unique Identification Authority of India has set a target of 10 crore `Aadhaar` numbers to be issued in the next one year. While the target for the first phase is issuance of 60 crore `Aadhaar` numbers in four years, the Expenditure Fi
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday said a government cannot be run only by those who know how to build roads, rebuffing transport minister Kamal Nath`s charge that the plan panel was an "armchair advisor"
Nimmi and Naina, both students of class two at a school run by a Trust in the Yamuna Khadar area, do not know when they will be able to attend school next. They are shifting with their five siblings and parents to a place in Ghaziabad. Some offici
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit met prime minister Manmohan Singh on July 1 to update him on the city’s preparations for the Commonwealth Games. There was not much in the papers on what exactly she told the Prime Minister. Sheila didn&rs
Soon, when you board a DTC bus, chances are you will be buying your ticket from a woman. The transport authority has selected 30 women who will be trained to work as conductors on its buses. Now, 20 more female conductors are expected to be recrui
The Chattisgarh government has decided to recommend farmers for the Padma awards. The state`s agriculture minister Chandrashekhar Sahu today said that the state government will recommend names of successful farmers for the Padma Bhushan, P
As he grapples with the difficult situation in Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the recent developments have "dented" the credibility of his government and his own image but made it clear that he would not run away as he wa
