Despite no word on who would be its members, the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi has been sanctioned a 35-strong staff, including a secretary level officer. The union cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Prime M
Coming down heavily on `Khap panchayats` or self-styled caste councils, the NHRC today warned them against taking the law in their hands in the name of tradition and said the issue of banning marriages in the same subcaste was a subject of wider d
The Academic Council (AC) meeting to decide on syllabus for B.Sc courses based on semester system is underway at Delhi University. The urgent meeting has been called by the Vice Chancellor Prof Deepak Pental following the University`s announcement
BSP supremo Mayawati today charged the UPA with adopting step-motherly and discriminatory attitude towards Uttar Pradesh and said the "negative" attitude adopted by the central government smacked of conspiracy against her government.
Food inflation rose to 16.44 per cent for the week ended May 1, mainly due to high prices of fruits and vegetables. Inflation rose by 0.40 per cent from 16.04 per cent in the previous week. On a weekly basis, potato turned expensiv
In compliance to 13th Finance Commission`s recommendations, government of Rajasthan today contributed its share of Rs 95.45 cr in Calamity Relief Fund for the current fiscal year 2010-11, an official spokesman said. With this the state gov
Samajwadi Party today said it will go to court against BJP chief Nitin Gadkari for his remarks against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD leader Lalu Prasad. "Nitin Gadkari has used objectionable language against senior leaders l
The government on Wednesday initiated mapping and delineation of the "hazard line" along India`s 5500-km long coastline to study impact of the global warming and assist in protecting coastal communities and infrastructure.
Madras High Court today issued a fresh direction to the Centre to conduct caste-wise census in the country. Allowing a PIL by lawyer R Krishnamoorthy, a Division Bench yesterday directed the Census Commissioner to take all steps to hold ca
The Delhi High Court today restrained civic body Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from sealing illegal mobile phone towers in the capital. In a brief hearing, Justice Kailash Gambhir orally asked the MCD officials present in the court
Union minister Jairam Ramesh offered to resign following his controversial remarks against home ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese imports but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned it down, PMO sources said today. Environment
Rajya Sabha will soon bin paper for good and go digital. While the House will have paper documentation for members who insist on the same, it will offering special incentives to members who go the paperless way. Conceived by the Ra
Acknowledging the need of increased security in the Indian cities, home minister P. Chidambaram said India will take help from United States and Britain to improve urban policing. “We are now trying to work with New York and
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that the economy will surpass the IMF projections of 8.8 per cent in 2010 and 8.4 per cent the next year, but admitted the benefits of faster economic expansion are yet to percolate down to
Talks between the Centre and NSCN (IM) failed today over the proposed visit of T Muivah to his native village in Manipur, with the rebel outfit maintaining that he will go ahead with his plan. The talks lasting one-and-a-half-hour w
A Delhi Court today sentenced fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi to seven years imprisonment for entering into criminal conspiracy with public servants, including a Delhi Police inspector, during 1999 to 2001 to influence investigatio
Accepting that there is ‘huge trust deficit’ between government and people in the Naxal-affected areas of several parts of India, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram promised on Wednesday more inclusive growth in such areas. “We w
Mumbai is not the only place where urban opulence co-exists with slums. As per the data procured by the government there are now 188 odd cities and towns in India where inhospitable living conditions for urban poors exist in increasing number of s
Opposing the proposed ban on use of plastic in Rajasthan, an association of plastic manufacturers today said over 400 industrial units would face closure and thousands of employees rendered jobless if the order is implemented from August one this
International Olympic Committee has threatened to take "protective measures" against India if the sports ministry does not put on hold its regulation that seeks to limit the tenures of sports bosses in the country till its meeting with t
