CPI(M) today demanded an all-party meeting to discuss the proposed Bhopal compensation package, saying it was based on "flawed estimation" of deaths and injuries and there was no liability on Dow Chemicals. In a letter to
An ambitious proposal of HRD ministry to set up 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) could be a non-starter with the finance ministry not favouring it during the 11th Plan. A note issued by the HRD ministry for clea
In a diktat at variance with those given by many panchayats against youngsters marrying within the same sub-caste, a village panchayat has allowed such a couple to live together, but not in the same area. Babloo and Gudia of Amargar
The Delhi High Court issued a restraining order on Monday to the Delhi University Teacher`s Association (DUTA), asking it not to obstruct the ongoing admission procedure, a
With billions of dollars from contracts to be earned from India`s ambitious nuclear power projects, Japanese government has started intra-governmental negotiations to decide whether it should ink a civilian atomic pact with New Delhi, which is yet
An empowered Group of Ministers will meet here on Friday and is likely to consider freeing petrol prices from government control, official sources said. Petrol price will go up Rs 3.73 a litre if the domestic prices are aligned with intern
The Supreme Court today refused to grant any interim stay on the enhanced licence fee imposed by civic body MCD on mobile phone towers installed by cellular operators in the capital. A bench of Justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik, ho
Over 80,000 taxis and a lakh auto-rickshaws in Mumbai today went off roads, over demand for hike in fares. The recent increase in the prices of CNG has prompted auto and taxi drivers to demand demand hike in fares. Auto unions are
The Bhopal package announced by the group of ministers (GoM) is a welcome step in the sense that it will provide some financial help to the victims, who, by some estimate, received a measly sum of Rs 12,410 each as compensation for the biggest ind
The wait is finally over for thousands of students competing for 54,000 seats in the Delhi University as it announced the first cut off list for admissions to various undergraduate courses for the academic session 2010-11, on late Monday evening.
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee has sealed eateries and cafeteria inside the three historical monuments of the city--- Red Fort, Purana Quila and Humayun’s Tomb. Plus, stalls outside some of these monuments have also been shut down.
Ten assembly constituencies in telangana region will go to by-elections on July 27, the Election Commission announced on Monday. "There are 12 casual vacancies in the state legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh out of which, in two a
BJP voiced its discontent with the Bhopal GoM recommendations - Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister Babulal Gaur, a member of the GoM conveyed the party`s displeasure at the end of the meeting on Monday saying that the party thinks that the compe
Tamil as the court tongue in Tamil Nadu was high on the agenda of 13 ADMK MPs who met President Pratibha Patil on Monday. The MPs led by V Maitreyan submitted a memorandum to Patil about a Bill passed in 2006 by the TN assembly, but pendin
The GoM on Bhopal has recommended that a global tender be floated inviting waste management companies to come and clear up the mess that Union Carbide left behind 26 years ago and which Dow refuses to touch today. The entire cleaning up of
The ministry of urban development on Monday signed MoUs with IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Warangal and CEPT University Ahmedabad for setting up of Center of Excellence (CoE) for Urban Transport Planning and Development. These institutes w
An eight-member team of `Committee on Petitions` of Rajya Sabha MPs today visited Blind Peoples` Association (BPA) here as part of its series of consultations with NGOs on the issue of taxing anonymous donations. The committee led by BJP M
Congress today cleared decks for the entry of United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) (unattached) legislator Anatanasio `Babush` Monserratte into the party fold. Chief minister Digamber Kamat told reporters outside his official residence tha
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and some states on the growing cult of honour killings being reported across the country. A bench of Justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik sought response from the respective g
A recent Supreme Court order allowing bamboo harvesting in sanctuaries could pose a threat to the endangered tigers, feels the government which has decided to seek reconsideration of the direction. A decision in this regard was taken at a
