The Armed Forces Tribunal has granted a six-week extension to the Army to complete "all the process" in the Sukna land scam case, a week after the two-month deadline given by it lapsed. The Tribunal yesterday also allowed
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board is contemplating handing down severe punishment to Delhi University`s Chemistry Department for allegedly failing to follow safety rules leading to radiation leak in a Delhi scrap market. After the
The Congress today said it was not in a hurry to initiate government formation in Jharkhand even as the BJP is set to meet the governor to convey its decision to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren-led coalition. "We are not in
Insurance regulator IRDA has asked life insurers to make public the commission they pay to agents for unit-linked products from investors’ money, absence of which has been decried by mutual funds as a disadvantage. "...it has bee
CBI has registered a case against four government employees, including a senior IAS officer, and Daman-based six distilleries for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 340 crore to the exchequer. According to CBI, a case under different Sections o
Over 200 institutions, including the Indian School of Business (ISB) and ICFAI Business School, have been identified as unapproved institutions which are running courses in violation of regulations of All India Council of Technical Education (AICT
In a new dimension to the sensational case of an Indian woman diplomat arrested on charge of spying for Pakistan, a high-ranking army officer and an external intelligence agency official have come under the scanner of security agencies. The
Buoyed by predictions of normal monsoon and better economic conditions, the government said on Wednesday that inflation in essential items was likely to decline further and pegged economic growth at 8.5 per cent this fiscal. "The outlo
The rural development ministry has finally got moving in the direction of restructuring its Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), its ongoing programme for the self-employment of the rural poor, into a mission mode project called National Rur
The Cabinet will soon take up a proposal to amend the law governing employment exchanges in the country to increase the ambit of its coverage, particularly bringing private sector firms employing 10-24 workers under its purview. One of the propose
The procurement of 59,000 bullet proof jackets for central police forces is under cloud for the second time following complaints of alleged violations of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in testing the jackets. Days before supply or
India announced on Wednesday setting up of a fund that would help South Asia effectively meet urgent adaptation and capacity building needs posed by climate change and also proposed establishment of innovation centres in the region to develop sust
Kerala cabinet decided last week to set up eight new public sector units at a total investment of Rs 125 crore in the state in tune with the LDF government`s policy of strengthening the public sector. Small Industries Development Corporati
The flagship project of UPA government to give a unique identity to every Indian resident got a new name and logo on April 26, when it was unveiled by UID Chairman, Nandan Nilekani at a function in Vigyan Bhawan. The project was renamed, AAD
The 2G telephony spectrum allocation issue created uproar in Parliament on Wednesday in the wake of reports that a high profile public relation lobbyist acted as a power broker and was in regular touch with telecom minister A Raja. The Lok Sabha a
This comment first appeared on this website way back in April 2010, when the season of scams was just beginning. We are reposting it after the supreme court`s harsh criticism of the way CBI functions and th
The finance ministry has directed all secretaries to the government of India to ensure that their ministries or departments spend no more than their authorised allocation as passed by the Parliament, “The public accounts committee (2
Delhi`s PWD minister Raj Kumar Chouhan has ordered holding back a Rs 15 crore payment to AFCONS, a contractor of one of the Commonwealth Games projects. The minister has also warned all contractors that they would be blacklisted for failing to mee
The national human rights commission (NHRC) has ordered a relief of Rs 3 lakh to the family of Suresh Jaiswal, an undertrial prisoner in Mirzapur District Jail in Uttar Pradesh who died for want of proper medical treatment on May 13, 2007, a repor
An ambitious scheme for supplying wheat to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Rajasthan at Rs 2 a kg is likely to benefit about 36.57 lakh families across the state, a recent report in The Hindu said. The state government will incur an additiona
