The Hurriyat Conference on Monday appealed to Kashmiris living abroad to stage peaceful protests during the Commonwealth Games in October to draw attention of the world community towards the "grave situation" prevailing in the valley.
The closure to Ajmal Kasab`s trial for `waging war against the Indian state` has been deferred to Thursday (May 6). Special judge M L Tahaliyani reserved his judgement for Thursday after public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and defence counsel K
The simmering row between the government and sports federation bosses over tenure limitations today intensified with the IOA saying the Sports Ministry`s attempt to erode their autonomy could lead to sanctions against the country. A
Nature lovers organised a rally here to protest the decision of Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to cut about 1900 trees for the development of a housing complex. A rally was taken out yesterday till the Gangapur police station de
The Uttar Pradesh government has requested the Centre to ensure speedy execution of the projects being implemented by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in the state. The request was made during a high-level meeting held
Ruling out immediate invocation of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against striking motormen in Mumbai, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan today said efforts were on to persuade the agitators to call off their stir. &
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is on a noble and praiseworthy mission. On Sunday, she said she had sacked from 500 BSP workers for their criminal links. How come they were there in the first place? Blame it on my rivals, she said. Now
On his website Suresh Kalmadi informs us modestly that “As President of the Indian Olympic Association, (he) got the country the first-ever gold medal in individual event (sic) at the Beijing Olympic (sic) 2008.” Perhaps it is the same
Commuters using Mumbai`s suburban railway network found relief late afternoon on Monday when the striking motormen called off their agitation. Their decision to end the strike followed the talks with with Maharashtra home minister R R Pati
After the image of the Medical Council of India took a dent with the arrest of it President on corruption charges, the government today said its immediate concern was to restore the credibility of MCI, which governs medical eduction in the country
The housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has said in a recent draft report that the urban poor in the country have risen by at least seven percent of the total urban population in the last one decade. The findings of the committ
With the beginning of new academic session this week, most medical colleges in India will welcome fresh batch of students for under-graduate and post-graduate courses. Under the new directives from the health ministry, however, the number of stude
For the first time, the Centre has listed the sections of the RTI Act 2005 -- 11 in number -- that it finds problematic and the amendments that it deems desirable, mentioning its unease over disclosure of Cabinet papers, "sensitivity" of
The Delhi government on Monday decided to set up an appellate authority - Senior Citizens Council, to address grievances of the elderly. This will provide an opportunity to the affected senior citizens who feel dissatisfied with the already functi
The government today asserted its two-pronged strategy of accelerated development and calibrated police action to deal with Maoists will not be diluted. "There will be no dilution in government`s two-pronged policy in dealing with the
The government is working on a proposal to stop chairmen and members of various tribunals from working as arbitrators while in office, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "A proposal is under consideration wherein persons funct
The government today said it has prepared a draft common law applicable to all three defence forces to ensure coordination in operations and functions and its enactment was under the active consideration of the defence ministry. In a state
The Indian economy is growing at eight-plus percent but all is not well for most people making up the economy. In this country, 1.83 million children die every year before reaching the age of five and close to 70,000 women lose their lives due to
DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi is likely to discuss the Sri Lankan Tamils` political settlement issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi during his Delhi visit, party sources said.
Even as the Census 2010 process has already begun, the opposition has made demanded that the count should include caste data. On Monday, opposition members rushed to the well of the Lok Sabha to press their demand, forcing two adjournments. The go
