A long-delayed controversial bill on accountability of judges will be taken up by the Union Cabinet at its next meeting amid the government`s assertion that the proposed law was aimed at ensuring that no fingers are pointed at the judiciary.
A section of employees of auto-maker, Hyundai Motor India went on a flash strike at the company`s production unit at nearby Sriperumbudur today, While trade union leaders could not be reached, police, however, confirmed that a section of e
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit during which he is expected to make a fresh call to separatists for talks and announce a financial package for Saffron growers in the valley. The Prime Minister was receiv
26 years after the world`s worst industrial disaster that had left over 15,000 people dead, a local court today convicted all the eight accused including former Union Carbide chairman Keshub Mahindra in the Bhopal Gas tragedy case. Chief j
India will try to persuade Australia to supply uranium to it during a bilateral meeting on energy here tomorrow, seeking flexibility on Canberra`s longstanding position that it would not export the nuclear raw material to countries who are not sig
A day after talks with officials failed, anti-Posco agitators on Sunday demanded direct discussions with Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on their opposition to the site identified for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project near Paradip.
Political pressure mounted on Sharad Pawar over the Pune IPL bid row with BJP and Shiv Sena today demanding his resignation and the CPI-M seeking a joint parliamentary probe into the issue. The twists and turns in the Pune bid row c
Maintaining that Army is performing a commendable job in stamping out militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to give any assurance to separatists over repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
How fast can you run from a stereotype? Well, if you still think of the red-shirt wearing, swearing, shoving and heaving coolie quoting an outrageous charge for his services as doing exactly that - swearing at the man in front and shoving the one
India today dismissed concerns about threats to its nuclear assets by Left-wing extremists and said that it is an internal issue of the country which will be dealt with law and order. "I can assure you that you don`t need to wo
Union minister of State for railways E Ahmed has said works related to railway development in Kerala would be completed in a time bound manner. Talking to reporters at Erumeli yesterday, has said the main problem faced by the railways was
India has been given access to David Coleman Headley, Pakistani-American LeT operative who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai attacks, US National Security Adviser James Jones said today. "Yes access (to Headley) has been given.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said that there would be no rise in water cuts in the city till mid July but it might decrease after monsoon. "Our agenda is to come out of the water crisis situation. We are continuously mon
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to Kashmir, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has raised a question mark over recent "encounter killings" by security forces in the state and made a strong pitch for changes in the Armed
Railway ministers in India have never tired of proclaiming their commitment to passenger safety, comfort, new trains and route extensions – all the while keeping passenger fares unchanged. In fact, the last person to make honest claims about
Pipri village in Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh, which is in the submergence zone of Sardar Sarovar project, is a living disproof of official claim that there are “zero” people left to be resettled and rehabilitated, an eminent pan
The Congress today announced the candidature of Union Minister Ambika Soni from Punjab and its General Secretary Mohsina Kidwai from Chhattisgarh for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha but there was no no word yet on another Union Minister
Indian Mujahideen, whose hand is suspected in over 10 serial blasts in Delhi and other parts of the country that claimed nearly 500 lives, was today declared as a terrorist outfit. "An order has been issued adding Indian Mujahi
Problems faced by states in the implementation of Right To Education will come up for discussion at an education ministers` conference here this month. The issues to figure at the state education ministers conference on June 18 incl
MPs from Naxal affected states today asked the government to give maximum emphasis on development of backward areas and said that time is not ripe for the deployment of Army to deal with the Maoists. At a meeting convened by the Hom
