Expressing concern over overdues of public-sector banks, which rose sharply to Rs 54,178 crore in 9-months period ended December 2009, Sumitra Mahajan, BJP`s Lok Sabha MP, has urged the finance ministry to "take drastic steps against big indu
Screening of expectant mothers for dreaded AIDS and HIV should be intensified in the larger interest of the health of new born babies, president of Forum of Parliamentarians on AIDS Oscar Fernandes said today. "It will be a crime if w
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on May 24 meet the press for the first time in several years and present a report to the "aam aadmi" (common man) on the UPA government`s successful completion of six years. It will be a mega pr
In a joint venture, Kolkata police and Confederation of Indian Industries today initiated an anti-human trafficking campaign with the release of posters and a film by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Speaking on the oc
The Opposition Congress on Tuesday boycotted the special session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly which has been called to discuss development in the state. Along with the Congress, the BSP is also boycotting the four-day long session which has
Union minister for fertilisers M K Alagiri is on leave from ministerial assignment for 10 days from today, as he is on a private visit to the US, to meet his daughter and her child there. Interestingly, the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) approved h
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millenium Development Goals, a top UN official has said that one of the crucial goal number five may not be achieved unless all national governments work hard in reducing maternal mo
Forest officials of the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district boycotted the tiger census fearing danger to their live as they suspected a large number of Maoists have entered the sanctuary. "That the Maoists are roaming free
Government on Tuesday said that Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has been sentenced to death in the Mumbai terror attacks case, may be hanged by the end of this year provided there is no legal bar. "If there is no petition from him (Kasab) chall
Kerala is a model state for the rest of India to follow, in promoting social development. The state, which was founded in 1956, was one of the poorest states, but in the last few decades it has shown remarkable improvement after universalizi
Vedanta Aluminum, part of the London-headquartered Vedanta group, has been hitting headlines for its plans to mine Niyamgiri hills in Orissa`s Kalahandi district and opposition to it from the primitive tribes living there for centuries who conside
The suspense over who will be the next Chief Minister of Jharkand remained today with the BJP`s top leadership unable to decide on its nominee to head a new coalition government with alliance partners JMM and AJSU. Internal differences in
Jammu and Kashmir government plans to identify various outdated laws to update them and make them relevant to the present context. "We have to make laws relevant to the present context so that these are properly implemented," law
Former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala today met home minister P Chidambaram and asked for amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act favouring ban on same `gotra` marriage. "There are lot of dis
The surplus or unserviceable articles of the various departments of the Delhi government will now be disposed of through e-auction. Delhi government decided this on Monday in a cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
Notorious for their diktats prohibiting same `gotra` (clan) marriages, the Khap panchayats or caste councils of Haryana have got support from Congress MP from Kurukshetra Navin Jindal who has praised them for rendering yeoman service to the societ
The Prime Minister`s Office was aware of the "holiday trip" of Union Minister M K Alagiri to Maldives during the Budget Session of Parliament, which saw the Opposition questioning the DMK leader`s absence. In an RTI response, uni
The Executive Committee and Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency have endorsed the current system of athlete whereabouts requirement, rejected by the Indian Cricket Board, at its meeting over the week-end in Montreal. Results o
The central government has given permission to Parvati, mother of slain LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran, to stay in Chennai for a month for her medical treatment. Parvati is likely to come to Chennai on Tuesday. The permission comes with
Ignoring the home ministry`s warning of the last week, former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi is trying to bring activists backing the banned CPI(Maoist) on one platform by organising a conference in Delhi.
