The central government has given permission to Parvati, mother of slain LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran, to stay in Chennai for a month for her medical treatment. Parvati is likely to come to Chennai on Tuesday. The permission comes with
Ignoring the home ministry`s warning of the last week, former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi is trying to bring activists backing the banned CPI(Maoist) on one platform by organising a conference in Delhi.
Life across Kashmir valleyremained disrupted following a strike on Monday called by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association alleging "collapse of judiciary" in the state. Banks, financial institutions, shops and business est
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday pulled up environment minister Jairam Ramesh for his critical comments against home ministry in relation to China as he asked him not to speak about functioning of other ministries. Singh spoke to Ra
VHP international general secretary Praveen Togadia today appeared for questioning before the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 riots. Togadia reached the SIT office in block number 11 of Old Secretariat campus arou
Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi is expected to seek an extension of the deadline given to him by the cricket board to file his replies to the BCCI chargesheet. "He has asked for some documents from
Key provisions of a draft bill for setting up an overarching body in higher education have not found favour with many states which have opposed them as violation of federal principles. Major provisions of the draft law for creation
Mexico would soon be introduced to `Gandhigiri` through the first Mexican edition of a newspaper being run by children. Student reporters in Mexico are working to bring out the edition called "The Yamuna," on behalf of the New Delhi base
The Supreme Court today allowed Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), belonging to the Reddy brothers, to resume mining in the undisputed region of the Bellary reserve forest in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishna
At least six Maoists were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Orissa`s Koraput district, police said. Senior police officers engaged in the anti-Maoist operation in a forest of Podapadar area in Narayanpatna said, &
Ending a fortnight-long stalemate, JMM and AJSU today announced support to a BJP-led government in Jharkhand for the remaining four-and-a-half year tenure of the state Assembly. The decision was arrived at a meeting attended by BJP
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said the judiciary, legislature and executive should not exceed their respective powers as enshrined in the Constitution, but work in harmony to maximise public good. "It is assumed that none of the
DoPT sanctioned the prosecution of 70 IAS officers under prevention of corruption act, in the last four yeaIn the last last four years, the Department of Personnel and Training gave the go- ahead for the prosecution of 70 IAS officers under the Pr
Under attack on the Mayapuri radiation accident from radioactive material sold in scrap, the government on Friday admitted that there is no law for compensation to victims. The 1991 Public Liability Act enacted to handle the Bhopal gas trage
After his expeditions in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is now ready to explore new territory: Jammu and Kashmir. Gandhi may go to attend a conference of Pahari-speaking people in J&K on May 17, party sources said on Sa
The National Advisory Committee (NAC) roll call goes public on Monday, with the list of members being up for disclosure in the afternoon. Congress chief and NAC chairperson Sonia Gandhi worked on the list which the Cabinet secretariat will be givi
In May 2009 the liberal economist in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must have been on cloud nine. He had just vanquished L K Advani who constantly rubbed salt on his wounded ego by calling him a puppet PM. His party had managed to win enough seats
Delhi University has formally announced that it is switching over to the semester system from the next academic year albeit for selected courses, but sources close to the university authorities say that it will not be possible for Vice Chancellor
Virtually ruling out the possibility of uranium mining in the state without a public consensus, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today underscored the need for including all stakeholders to allay the apprehensions of health and environment ha
Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday expressed "great concern" over the House not functioning due to frequent disruptions, resulting in the loss of nearly 50 hours of sitting and gradually rendering the institution "irrelevant".
