A day after the SC did its bit to champion human rights by declaring forced narco-analysis, brain-mapping and polygraph tests unconstitutional, the Parliament provided a further boost to the cause by making torture by public servants a criminal of
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In what could be a severe blow to Anil Ambani group seeking cheap gas from elder brother Mukesh- led RIL, the Supreme Court today ruled that government has the last word on pricing and utilisation of national asset. Giving its verdi
The Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has approved a proposal to buy a new helicopter costing Rs 70 crore, following directives from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The current helicopter, a Dauphi
Notwithstanding opposition from the teachers, the Delhi University will implement the semester system from the 2010-11 academic session though only in some departments. It will right now just be implemented in science and commerce departm
A new train between Bhubaneswar and Rameswaram would be introduced from May 23, railway sources said. The Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Bhubaneswar Weekly Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 12.00 noon every Friday and arrive at Rameswaram a
The government has failed to understand the Olympic Charter and should have consulted the International Olympic Committee before issuing the regulation to limit the tenures of sports administrators, IOA secretary general Randhir Singh said today.
The two-phase budget session of parliament concluded today as scheduled, leaving a lot many pieces of legislation hanging because of repeated disruptions and adjournments for days together. The government wanted to get the session e
The Supreme Court will pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the nation`s most talked corporate battle over gas supply, outcome of which will shape the future of flagship energy firms run by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani. A three-judg
It`s well known that Andhra Pradesh is divided over Telengana. It`s also known that political parties -- including Andhra Pradesh Congress -- is divided over the issue. What is not sufficiently appreciated, however, is the depth of this division,
A proposal to raise the salaries of MPs five times and slightly above that of a secretary to the government of India has been made by a JPC but it appears unlikely to pass muster in Parliament immediately. As against Rs 16,000 an MP gets a
Hyderabad will soon be home to the National Institute of Urban Management which is to be developed as a world-class institute jointly by the state government and Centre. The NIUM would come up on a 20-acre site at Khanamet village in Ranga
Ajmal Kasab is toast - and all ye good Indians, raise a toast to Ujjwal Nikam, our man of the newshour. There he is - on all news channels - clutching the black booklet of revelations II (titled "Death Penalty"). Right aft
Taking a serious note of the railway motormen holding Mumbai to ransom with their strike, the Bombay High Court has asked the railways why motormen shouldn’t be made to pay compensation to commuters who were stranded. “U
As many as 30.17 million people, or 27.50% of the population of the country, are poor, according to the latest estimates of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) for the year 2004-05, based on the uniform recall period (URP) method. M
With an aim to improve road connectivity in the state, Jammu and Kashmir government is constructing eight major inter-regional highways and inter-district roads at a cost of Rs 2921 crore under Prime Minister`s Reconstruction Programme (PMRP).
Kerala has stepped up the demand for classical status to Malayalam, the only south Indian language which has not been accorded the honour. A cultural delegation led by state Education Minister M A Baby presented a memorandum to Prime Minister Manm
The 44 deemed universities sought to be de-recognised by the government today got a reprieve with the Supreme Court refusing to stay any fresh admissions to these institutes. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Gyan Sudha Misra
As wheat stocks bulge, the government will release 5,00,000 tonnes of additional grains at a discount for all ration card holders. A decision to this effect was taken by a panel of ministers on Wednesday, reports the Hindustan Times. At th
The head of a caste based council and Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Mahendra Singh Tikait today threatened to gherao parliament if the central government failed to bring legislation to ban marriage within the khap (caste council).
