Claiming that UP chief minister Akhlesh Yadav was indulging in "rhetoric", the Bahujan Samaj Party today questioned his assessment that scams on construction of parks and memorials during the previous Mayawati government was worth Rs 40,
The Union sports ministry’s proposal to open school playgrounds for children in neighborhood after school hours, has not found acceptance in many schools in the national capital. School principals say the decision needs a rethink and the gov
Union Home Secretary R K Singh called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and discussed various issues, including the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and rehabilitation of militants returning from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The CAG is expected to present the report of the first ever audit of rural job scheme - MNREGA - in December, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Replying to supplementaries, Ramesh admitted to h
The achievements of the Mamata Banerjee Government in West Bengal on Thursday came in for question with key ally Congress asking it to "talk less and work more", saying it was not known as to which of the promises had been implemented by
A CBI designated court on Thursday adjourned to May 25 hearing on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members, against whom the central agency has launched a probe in connection with an alleged
Kolkata Knight Riders` co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on Thursday banned for life from Wankhede Stadium after getting into an alleged scuffle with Mumbai Cricket Association officials as the IPL continued to be dogged by contr
With no end in sight to the pilots` strike that entered 10th day on Thursday, the Civil Aviation Ministry has convened a meeting of all recognised trade unions of Air India next week to discuss issues relating to career progression and pay-scales.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee completes a year in office on May 20 saddled with a debt burden of over Rs two lakh crore, a not too happy relationship with ally Congress and criticism on handling of some issues. Speaking
The Delhi High Court today ordered its registrar to take police assistance for bringing defiant veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari here for taking his blood sample to decide the paternity suit of a man claiming to be his son. "
The Jayalalithaa Government in Tamil Nadu today went in for a eye-catching media blitz highlighting its achievements on the occasion of completion of one year in office. "One Year of Achievements Hundred Years Leap Forward"
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on dentist Nupur Talwar`s plea seeking a review of its order of allowing her criminal prosecution in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A bench of justices A K
Making a strong pitch for nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said it would be "harmful" if the country gave up the option of additional source of electricity. "We are not in a situation in whic
Citing the difficult economic situation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the government would be resorting to a fresh spell of austerity measures to deal with the problems, but made it clear that he was not pressing "panic
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked dentist Nupur Talwar, being tried along with her husband Rajesh in the twin murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj, to reply to the CBI`s response to her bail plea.
Government on Wednesday said "law will take its own course" in the alleged spot-fixing scandal in the IPL if there was any violation. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal gave this assurance in the Lok Sabha a
Jharkhand Speaker C P Singh was today sentenced to a month`s imprisonment in a 2005 case of breach of public order by burning an effigy of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, but was immediately given bail. Chief Judicial Magistrate V K M
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured he will take up the case of 2.25 acres of disputed Naval land at Dabolim airport which is being demanded by the Goan authorities. The ongoing dispute is between the state government and the Indian Navy.
After months of calm, the conflict between Maoist and the state rang loud in Saranda forest in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Tuesday morning with the exchange of 200 rounds of fire between the CRPF personnel and armed cadres of the
Swinging into action a day after filing an FIR against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in connection with illegal mining, CBI officialson Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at the senior BJP leader`s residences here and in some
