As part of curbing corruptions and irregularities, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has laid down rules for appointment of independent external monitors in all public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government organisations to review all thei
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh coming to the aid of Andhra Pradesh to pull it out of the financial crunch following an SOS from Governor ESL Narasimhan. Singh has asked Narasimhan to discuss the quantum of financial assistance with h
A Delhi court today granted interim bail to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportionate assets filed against him. Special CBI Judge P S Teji granted relief to Chautala, a sitting MLA of Haryana, on furnis
A united opposition today stalled proceedings in the Rajya Sabha pressing the government to come clear on the name of a union minister alleged to have links with a Bangladeshi arms dealer. Opposition parties including the Left, BJP, AIADMK
Over 150 nations, including Iran, will get together for an international review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, but India will not be part of the deliberations during which the US is expected to push non- signatories to sign the pact. The
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Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill for setting up of a ‘national green tribunal’ for the quick and effective disposal of over 5,000 environment-related issues pending before various courts. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, whi
The first phase of Houselisting & Housing Census along with collection of information for preparation of National Population Register in the states of Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttaranchal and Maharashtra commences on Saturday, acc
The domestic steel industry has better lobbyists in Delhi to help it not only raise prices at will without any government action but also to fix the export duty on the iron ore to suit its demand. It is thanks to these lobbyists tha
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Friday that judiciary should put in place a mechanism for consultation with Muslim religious heads and scholars when dealing with vital issues concerning Islam and Shariat. "Courts h
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said this week that people living in the capital can afford to pay more taxes or higher electricity rates. Why should a Delhiite, let`s call him a Common Man, keep bankrolling the government – especially a
This is the story of Durga. Not the goddess Durga, but a 15 year old girl from Uttarpara in Kolkata. Seven years back, Durga lost her father to cancer. He was an alcoholic. A few months after that, her mother’s dead body was found in a paddy
In an order to step up cooperation in the energy sector, Japan becomes the latest country to offer cooperation with India on nuclear energy. In a key development on Friday, both sides decided to work towards a civil-nuclear treaty with the establi
Worried over the slow pace of relocation of villages from tiger habitats, the Centre has constituted five committees to identify shortcomings in the process and suggest ways to expedite it. The step has come days after Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
Noticing massive gaps in figures provided by states on immunisation programme and the ground reality, the government today said it will open a call centre in the national capital to monitor the implementation. "In the database, we shal
Around 53,000 enumerators and supervisors have been appointed to do field operations for the first phase of Census operation in Haryana, a senior official said on Friday. Describing Census as the biggest administrative exercise which is not
The Supreme Court issued on Friday notices to the Centre and 14 life insurers on a petition by market regulator Sebi seeking transfer of cases from High Courts relating to Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIPs). Sebi is locked in a turf bat
The government today apprised MPs belonging to 33 worst Naxal-affected districts about its strategy, especially development schemes, and sought their cooperation in the task to deal with the Maoists. Home Minister P Chidambaram and
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to rein in 26/11 mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying his free movement was not conducive to the atmosphere of peace and stability in the reg
The BJP today announced that it has put on hold its earlier decision of withdrawing support to the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand, a day after the coalition partner JMM said it was ready to back a government led by it. A decisi
