For the second time in two years, Maharashtra government has initiated a process to ban Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (MMB) from selling Bt cotton seeds in the state for black-marketeering. The state’s agriculture minister Radhakris
A tug-of-war is on between the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the BJP MP, who claims as secretary of Constitution Club that Club does not come under the Right to Information Act. The Central Information Comm
The Union Rural Development Ministry stresses that the farm labour shortage should not be blamed entirely on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as there are other factors driving away labour to other fields
Unhappy at the non-implementation of forest rights even four years after the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act of 2006 came into force, the central government has sent a strong letter to all
Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was on Friday allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics. Special CBI judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi`s plea to
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday urged the Centre to request the Supreme Court to expedite its decision on the issue of Presidential Reference concerning Ravi-Beas waters as it is the only reference which is pending for more
A fresh wave of flood has threatened several districts of Arunachal Pradesh with reports of disruption in surface communication coming in from various parts of the state According to a report received on Friday morning, the rising water le
Madhya Pradesh BJP president Prabhat Jha on Friday demanded a separate Union budget for farmers. The Centre must have a `Kisan` budget and it should call a special session of Parliament to discuss issues affecting farmers in the country, J
Jammu and Kashmir government has earmarked Rs 2,100 crore as labour budget under MGNREGA scheme, an official spokesman said. This was stated by Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar during a meeting here yesterday, the spokesman sa
At a time when the Congress-led government at the centre is trying its best to win away tribals from the Maoists by focusing on “inclusive growth”, its own government in Maharashtra seems determined to foil both. Not only has i
Despite it being a backward district constantly under the shadow of naxal activities, the Maharashtra government has sanctioned 38 new colleges for Gadchiroli in the present academic year to boost the education here. The increased strength
India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile, with a strike range of 700 km, as part of the Army`s user trial from a test range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. The surface-
The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is in an upbeat mood after emerging victorious at majority of the seats in the recent local bodies elections in tribal areas by virtually decimating the main Opposition Congress even in its strongholds. To
Almost one-third of the Electoral College voting for the upcoming president’s election is tainted, an analysis of the affidavits of the MLAs/MPs by NGOs, National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), shows.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release on Saturday a 122-page compilation brought out by the rural development ministry to answer criticisms surrounding the UPA government`s flagship programme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
The Congress leadership is understood to have taken a firm decision against creation of a separate state of Telangana, after weighing all political implications, though no formal announcement will be made to avoid fresh violent turmoil in Andhra P
“Education- is the manifestation of perfection already in man”- Swami Vivekananda General Perspective: As rightly said- “Legal Education is essentially a multi-disciplined, multi-purpose education
Assam government has constituted an inquiry commission by additional chief secretary P P Verma to probe into the attack on Congress MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband Jacky Zakir at Karimganj on June 30 last. Verma will inquire into all
Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested another judge in connection with the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the illegal mining case. K La
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the much awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill that aims to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC. Sources said the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ap
