Observing that doctors are harassed by the authorities under the pretext of not following norms set up for imposing ban on sex determination tests, the Bombay high court has quashed a complaint in a lower court against a doctor couple in Beed d
Questioning the government on giving 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the decision. "We are not inclined to gran
The CBI on Wednesday conducted raids on the premises of two independent MLAs and the relatives of several other legislators in connection with allegations of horse-trading that had led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha elections in Jha
The Election Commission on Tuesday set the ball rolling for the next president`s election on July 19 even as the Congress holds back its candidate`s name for want of response from Trinamul Congress boss Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal chief minis
At the Kamla market police station, a police sentry was standing taut. Behind the façade of his disciplined gesture was a deep anguish which bordered on acute depression. Sweltering heat did not bother him. But he was concerned about the fa
At the time Saranda fleeted in and out of conversations in the corridors of power in Delhi, in August 2011, few would have known much about it. Forest, Maoists and mines were the inadequate terms which were liberally used, mostly in news report
Taking on the UPA government over standard and poor`s threat to downgrade India`s ranking, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government is pushing the country to the brink. "Congress-led UPA`s toxic combinati
Industrial production growth rate slowed down sharply to 0.1 per cent in April due to contraction in capital goods and dip in manufacturing output, reflecting the sluggish state of the economy that may prompt RBI to cut lending rates. G
CPI-M led LDF opposition members disrupted proceedings and boycotted the assembly demanding arrest of IUML MLA P K Basheer named an accused in an FIR in connection with a double murder case in Malappuram. Speaker G Karthikeyan adjourned
Leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly, Ajay Singh on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into all illegal mining activities going on in the state. In a statement issued here, Ajay alleged that the BJP government was "sleeping
Trinamool chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is arriving here to discuss with Sonia Gandhi on the presidential election. Sources said she is coming to Delhi after Gandhi reportedly called her over phone for discuss
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Tuesday announced portfolios for Harak Singh Rawat, who was inducted as the 11th minister in the state cabinet three days ago. At a press conference here, Bahuguna said he was giving portfolios
Underplaying attacks by Team Anna, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday extended support to yoga guru Ramdev in his campaign on the issue of black money, saying until it is brought back, the poor won`t benefit. Ramdev met Yadav
The Centre on Tuesday placed before the Supreme Court the "relevant" material and documents on the basis of which it carved out 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities in the central educational institutions such as IITs. Additional
Polling on Tuesday began in the crucial by-elections to the 18 assembly segments and one Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh, results of which are expected to give a new direction to the state politics. Though the by-elections are not
A heap of work, some dating back to the 1990s, greeted the newly-elected mayor and deputy mayor on the first day of their office at the municipal corporation Shimla. "The mayor and deputy mayor have decided to work for 16 hours daily for a fe
?Pranab Mukherjee on April IIP data: "I`m disappointed". Looks like he`ll soon be appointed as well (president)! ?Pranab Mukherjee says the government is "seized" of the looming economic crisis
Prime minister Manmohan Singh will soon write to the MPs and MLAs to set an example as people`s representatives by forgoing subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or the cooking gas), and pay for the cylinders at the commercial rate.
Suspended BEML chairman and managing director V R S Natarajan on Monday said he respected the government`s decision and maintained he would come out clean. Natarajan was suspended by the defence ministry on a CBI recommendation f
West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra on Monday called on union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to seek a special package for the state, but talks remain inconclusive. "Discussions are going on. When discussions will complete, w
