The BJP, ADMK and DMK members of select committee on Lokpal are furious that Rajya Sabha secretariat did not inform them about its first meeting on Monday. Chairman of select committee on Lokpal Satyabrata Chaturvedi did not inform many me
Global agency Moody`s on Monday retained outlook on India`s rating at stable despite slowdown in GDP growth rate saying that it is unlikely to be even a medium-term feature. Moody`s Investors Service in a statement said, "It is mainta
Tamil Nadu would approach the Supreme Court and will not be a `silent spectator` if Kerala Government went ahead with its plan to build a dam across the Siruvani river, Public Works Minister K V Ramalingam has said. "Tamil Nadu
Key Mumbai terror attack suspect and Indian Mujahideen terrorist Abu Hamza was on Monday arrested from the IGI Airport here. Hamza alias Sayeed Zabi-ud-Deen alias Zabi Ansari alias Riyasat Ali was one of the Pakistani handlers who was givi
Sixty-five-year-old Pranab Mukherjee is resigning not only from the government as the finance minister but also from the Congress to enter the presidential poll as an "independent" and not as a candidate of the Congress or the ruling Uni
Thanks to an `LPG Transparency` portal launched by petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy, the truth has come out as to who is guzzling the cooking gas (LPG - Liquified Petroleum Gas) and who are the biggest suckers of the high subsidy on it.
Ahead of the Rio summit, several civil society activists including Ashish Kothari, Ritwick Dutta and Biraj Patnaik have written an open letter to the prime minister asking him to take a lead in committing to economic policies that are centred arou
The BJP on Friday accused the Government of adopting "several tricks" including "misuse" of CBI to maintain majority and secure the support of political parties in Parliament and during elections. Launching the p
Days after UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee questioned Team Anna`s ethical behaviour, the group on Friday sought to justify their contention in a letter which significantly did not carry the signature of Anna Hazare. The
In wake of the Calcutta High Court holding as unconstitutional the Singur Land Development Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her government was with the farmers and committed to return of land to them. &
Pinning hopes on "conscience vote" and his tribal identity, P A Sangma on Friday virtually dared UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for a debate ahead of Presidential poll, saying democracy needs debate. Maintaining that in a de
Problem of plenty is a matter of grave concern for the food ministry these days, with stocks reaching 82.3 million tonnes (MT). With a storage space of only 64 MT (up from 62.7 MT by the end of March 2012), 18.3 MT of food grain is lying in the op
The BJP on Friday appealed to JD(U) and Shiv Sena to review their decision to support the UPA`s Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the election for the top post and asked the two parties to back NDA`s candidate PA Sangma instead.
In a bid to check female foeticide in the state, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to reward those who provide information about sonography centres conducting pre-natal sex determination tests. The state Health and Family Welf
Authorities in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve have geared up to protect the wild animals from floods and poachers during monsoons. Apart from constituting monsoon patrolling teams, temporary camps have been set up at the range headquarters while
In a setback to West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee, Calcutta High Court on Friday held as unconstitutional and void Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, under which the state had vested land leased to Tata Motors.
BJP`s senior leader K Laxman and Tamil Nadu unit president Pon Radhakrishnan and scores of workers courted arrest here on Friday as part of its nationwide `Jail Bharao` protest to highlight "failures" of Congress-led UPA and demanding co
A special meeting of Maharashtra Cabinet will be held on Friday to review the situation in the aftermath of the massive fire that engulfed the state secretariat `Mantralaya`. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who has announced a crime bran
Worried about an upward spike in wheat procurement that has swelled food grain stocks in government granaries to an all-time high at 82.3 million tonne (MT), food minister KV Thomas has asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and so somet
The road to Raisina Hills appears smooth for UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee with the veteran Congress leader assured of support from parties which have a vote value of at least 5.88 lakh, much above the requisite figure.
