Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday committed yet another faux pas in Lok Sabha by reading out twice a part of his statement on the terrorist attack in Srinagar. Members were agitated and even Shinde`s ministerial colleagues were
As a college pass-out, Jim Young Kim participated in anti-World Bank protests movement called "Fifty years is enough". At that time he did not see the bank as working on the forefront of social issues like environmental sustainability, g
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Italian Ambassador and restrained him from leaving the country without its permission, taking exception to Italian government`s refusal to send back marines charged with the killing of two fisherm
Fact 1 The order of the supreme court dated February 22, 2013, couldn’t have been kinder (please see attachment, starting with Pt. No. 9). When told by Harish Salve, counsel for the two Italian marines accused of murd
Hitting back at airlines for refusing to divulge details of airfares and availability of seats in each fare slab civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has said that the companies cannot refuse to provide information as it is in the larger public inte
Having failed to change India for the past nine years as deputy chairman of the planning commission and the main brain behind prime minister Manmohan Singh’s reformist agenda, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has finally decided to change himself. He
A breath sensor apparatus to assist physically challenged people was the highlight at the national grassroots innovation exhibition, organised annually in Delhi at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Innovations by communities and individuals are put on display a
State-run NTPC Limited on Tuesday declared the highest ever interim dividend of Rs 3,092.06 crore that the company has paid so far. The amount declared is a 7.14 % jump in comparison to Rs 2,885.92 crore paid last year. The public sector p
On a balmy winter morning, the primary health centre at Dengapadar village in Sheragada block of Ganjam district in Odisha was missing its doctors — the medical officer (an allopathic doctor), and the other (a homeopathic doctor) stationed a
Taking forward its initiative to boost production and export of agricultural products in the country, the government is set to inaugurate the fourth spice park in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The park will be inaugurated by union power minister J
Sloganeering and uproarious scenes created by the Opposition members over Telangana and other issues marred Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan`s customary address to the joint session of Assembly and Council on the opening day of the Budget
CBI on Wednesday filed an FIR against former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and 12 others for alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy in Rs 3600 crore VVIP Helicopter deal. Two new names, which were not part of the agency`s preliminary enquir
Italy on Wednesday expressed confidence that the diplomatic row with India over its refusal to send back two Italian marines will be overcome. Describing the current standoff as "difficult moments" for the two countries, Italian
“Mea culpa,” I shouted in fear, with head bowed in shame, as I was drawn into what looked like a courtroom by four stalwart policemen who walked with a swagger and held me like a baby sulking in a cage formed by their formidable arms.
Two Italian marines, charged in India with the murder of two fishermen, will not be returning to India to face trial, Italy`s foreign ministry has just said. Big surprise. The Indian government is shocked. Shocked? They should be embarrass
Suggesting that absence of a proper eligibility criterion was affecting the quality of reportage in the country, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice(retd) Markandey Katju has set up committee to recommend minimum qualification require
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday termed as "unacceptable" Italy`s refusal to send its two marines back to India where they were facing trial for killing two fishermen and said the issue will be taken up with that country.
While the earlier decades saw widespread debates and criticism of the appointment of politicians as governors of states, which continues unabated despite the Sarkaria Commission’s clear recommendation that only politically neutral individual
Flight operations were affected after a minor fire broke out in the air traffic control room at Chennai airport in the wee hours on Tuesday. The flames were noticed by the staff around 2.45 AM, official sources said, adding five five tende
It must be feeling good to be Shashi Tharoor today. Our principal political party, to which the former UN under-secretary general swears allegiance, wants him to retweet. Wasn’t it just the other day that Tharoor was the butt of so m
