Review preview On July 1, union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh was in Saranda for the third time in the last nine months. The minister had come to this sal-forest in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district to r
Union home minister P Chidambaram’s pet project, the National Anti Terrorism Centre (NCTC), continues to be in a limbo because the states are yet to come to an agreement with the union home ministry over its powers and functioning as part of
In the last few months, several economists and industrialists have raised question mark on the Indian economy as the growth slowed down in the last two quarters. Several analysts called it a policy paralysis at the centre but despite such negativi
Hitting out at Opposition presidential candidate P A Sangma and his poll managers for indulging in "mud slinging" against UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, Union minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday lamented the lack of "sanctity" in
A National Defence Academy (NDA) spokesman on Thursday said it had not received any official communication "so far" regarding immediate transfer of Academy commandant Lt Gen Jatindar Singh, ordered by Defence Minister A K Antony.
With the CBI filing its first charge sheet in the Adarsh scam, the Enforcement Directorate, which is separately investigating the case, would speed up its probe, sources in the anti-money laundering agency said. "We were waiting for t
Opposition backed Presidential candidate P A Sangma on Thursday said his legal team is going through the Returning Officer`s ruling in the Pranab Mukherjee Office of Profit case and he would decide the future course of action after consulting his
India on Thursday made it clear to Pakistan that bringing those guilty in the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice is the biggest confidence building measure that Islamabad could do. After two days of parleys, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and
Dr. Manmohan Singh Honorable Prime Minister, Government of India, N Delhi Dear Sir, Subject: Reverse CCEA`s decision of Exporting food grain, instead Universalise PDS and distribute it to the peopl
Taking a cue from the Mantralaya fire in Mumbai, several steps have been taken to secure the 92-year-old Parliament House building from any such untoward incident. All LPG cylinders have been ordered to be removed from the first floor cant
Congress nominee for Vice-President of India is likely to be Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo. He is presently the Union minister for Tribal Affairs. The UPA2 leadership is seeking the support of JDU and Shiv Sena for Kishore
An unperturbed Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday rubbished the BJP charge of "fabricating" signatures on his letter of resignation from the Kolkata-based Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) even as rival Purno A Sangma and the BJP threatened
The Election Commission is all geared up to hold the assembly elections of the BJP-ruled Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in December as their assemblies complete the five-year term in January. There should be no surprise if the BJP leadership
India on Wednesday said it has become increasingly clear that `state actors` were involved in executing the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and that without state support the terror control room could not have been established in Pakistan.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people charge sheeted by CBI on Wednesday in the multi-crore Adarsh Housing scam. The 10,000-page CBI charge sheet was filed before the Registrar of a sessions court, nearl
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the Ministry of Defence to intervene in the PILs in the Adarsh scam and asked it to file within two weeks its response to Maharashtra government`s stand that CBI cannot probe it. Counsel fo
Under attack from the Opposition, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday made a U-turn on his decision to allow MLAs to purchase four-wheelers worth up to Rs 20 lakh out of their local area development fund. "I take back the de
Striking Air India pilots will report back to work from on Wednesday after they called off their 58-day protracted strike following the Delhi High Court`s order to join their duty within 48 hours. But it will take about a month for the pil
For the first time after the B S Yeddyurappa faction demanded his scalp, Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda hinted on Wednesday that his exit might be imminent, even as he sought to highlight the achievements of his 11-month rule.
Sharad Pawar is at the receiving end of late Congress veteran Arjun Singh who has accused him of being flip-flop, unreliable and fickle and wondered when the "final rupture" would take place between him and the Congress. Singh`s
