Under fire over allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper deal, government on Wednesday asserted that anybody found guilty will not be spared and if wrongdoings were found by the CBI, the contract can be scrapped. "No
Former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi on Wednesday refuted allegations that he was paid bribes to swing a Rs 3,600 crore deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm Finmeccanica to ferry VVIPS. "I am innocent. These allega
Defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday ordered a CBI inquiry into the VVIP chopper deal following the arrest of Guiseppe Orsi, head of Finmeccanica, and two other middlemen in Italy for allegedly paying a bribe to clinch the deal. The minis
Presenting an optimistic outlook for FY2014, Nasscom has predicted an optimistic view for the Indian IT–BPM industry. The industry body expects export revenues of $84-87 billion at 12-14% growth rate and a corresponding domestic revenue grow
Lies, damn lies and hubris characterise the conduct of the UP government after the tragedy at the kumbh in Allahabad. The moment the administration learnt of the stampede at the railway station (which claimed 36 lives) and another at the kumbh sit
The news of the CBI prosecutor in the 2G scam case, AK Singh, colluding with the high-profile accused in the case may be shocking but not quite unusual. The CBI is known better for bungling its cases involving high-profile individuals. The disprop
Modi-mania has travelled all the way from the west coast to the east. The Odisha unit of the BJP has already coined a slogan to welcome Gujarat chief minister (and possible prime ministerial nominee) Narendra Modi to their state: “From Somna
When Narsa Ram, the deputy sarpanch of Abu Road block’s Neechlagarh panchayat, told me that nearly every household in his panchayat had a functional toilet, I refused to believe him. This just cannot be true, I told myself &md
An officer attached to the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) office of Mumbai was arrested by the CBI here for allegedly accepting a bribe from a canteen contractor in Goa. S Chedda, an assistant audit officer from CAG Mumbai, was arrested
Kerala Police has set up a special team to trace and arrest the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case, who appeared on a Malayalam TV channel alleging that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien was involved in the case, as claimed by
Assam has reported the highest number of cases of juvenile delinquency in the Northeast consistently for the last few years, according to a human rights watch group. The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in its latest study report claim
With Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Kendras, Rajasthan is creating a platform for taking information technology to villages and thus bridge the digital divide. "In order to bridge the digital divide and to extend the benefits of I
A State Wide Area Network (SWAN) project, which will connect more than 5,000 offices across Rajasthan upto the block level, was inaugurated by the chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday. The CM inaugurated the project while delivering the ina
Based on the reports of second administrative reforms, the government has taken the initiative of open and transparent governance by accepting e-governance reforms, said V Narayansami, minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pension
“Allahabad stampede: Toll mounts to 36, UP govt orders inquiry” ran a typical headline of a national daily to announce that a stampede at the Allahabad railway station on Sunday evening claimed 36 lives. An inquiry has been ord
After Kolkata, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to launch an educational programme for sex workers and their children in Gujarat. "Deliberations are on... We are gearing up to launch the programme in July. The
Railways today said a probe will be initiated into the railway station stampede here, which left 36 dead, once it is through with the task of clearing the rush of Kumbh pilgrims. Alok Johri, general manager of the north central railway zon
Madhya Pradesh has been conferred upon the prestigious National e-Governance Gold Award for 2012-13, for its `Sparsh Abhiyan` aimed towards the disabled and the aged. The state will receive the award at Jaipur during the two-day 16th Natio
Afzal Guru’s execution has alienated the Kashmiri people far more than any other event in at least a decade. It has shaken the faith of people in India’s systems of justice, legal and political. It has hugely increased the feeling ther
