A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today unanimously upheld the constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which MPs are allocated Rs two crore annually for development of their constituencies. "We hold that the MPL
The government claimed on Thursday that the losses of Air India were coming down and admitted that there were "some issues" which were affecting the process of its merger. The losses have started declining and with more synergy t
There is good news for tourists coming from faraway lands. The home ministry has revised the tourist visa guidelines following objections over the stringent tourist visa rules from several sectors. Those who raised objections include the t
Amid the battle between Delhi University (DU) vice-chancellor Deepak Pental and the teachers` association over the introduction of the semester system, comes a
Bihar government has approved a proposal for amending the Industrial Promotion Policy 2006 to extend post-production capital subsidy on plants and machinery for new units in the state, official sources said on Thursday. The state ca
A section of Air India staff union has threatened "industrial action" if the management did not reinstate 23 cabin crew, who were derostered over the last month`s Cairo flight delay episode. The union is contemplating to launch a
Food inflation further eased to 16.04 per cent for the week ended April 24, as arrival of rabi (winter) crops cooled down prices of essential items. Inflation fell over 0.57 per cent from 16.61 per cent in the previous week on account of a
Jammu and Kashmir government plans to set up a sub-health centre and a health centre after every 5 KM and 10 km respectively in rural and hilly areas to improve health infrastructure in the state. "Roads, education and health s
Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was today sentenced to death by a special court for the Mumbai terror attacks, three days after he was pronounced guilty of mass murder and waging war against the Indian state. The special anti-terr
Left-wing student groups at the Jawaharlal Nehru University voiced protests against the government`s `Operation Green Hunt`, waving black flags at home minister P Chidambaram during his visit to the university on Wednesday. Chidambaram had
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s Coordination Committee (CoCom) officials on Wednesday said that they never faced tenure limitation by their governments. CoCom Chairman Austin Sealy on standoff between th
Seeking to transform emigration into a simple, transparent and efficient process, the government would "shortly" introduce a new bill which also has provisions for enhanced protection to overseas Indian workers. Overseas I
Taking a serious view of the motormen`s strike that paralysed the city`s suburban rail network for nearly two days, the Bombay High Court today said the Railways should compensate commuters hit hard by the stir. The strike on May 3-
Individuals and organisations can expect a fast-track justice and compensation for loss of life and property due to environmental hazards such as Delhi`s Mayapuri radiation leak incident, with Parliament approving a bill on Wednesday.
Toughening its stance on the tenure limitation of the sports bosses in the country, the Government today proposed to send a senior official to the International Olympic Council (IOC) headquarters in Switzerland to sort out the matter.
The prosecution may now have to work that much harder. In many cases, the prosecution may now never be able to bring the guilty to justice. Yet, the Supreme Court`s judgement declaring illegal the compulsory use of narco-analysis, brain-mapping an
Notwithstanding the global financial meltdown, India received a whopping Rs 2.04 lakh crore remittances during April-December 2009. The country had received around Rs 2.34 lakh crore remittances from the Indian expatriates in the financial
There is no move to ban tourism in the tiger reserves, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday though he added that his ministry was working on strict regulations on tourism in the 39 Project Tiger reserves in
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the government and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) after the BJP complained that wheat procured for the poor was rotting away for lack of godowns. The commission has soug
The Andhra Pradesh government launched the Society for Protection and Empowerment of Women and Children and an Integrated Child Protection scheme on Wednesday to facilitate effective protection of women and children by synergising the service chai
