A vociferous opposition on Wednesday forced adjournment of the Lok Sabha on the issue of non-availability of gunny bags to farmers for storage and transportation of their record farm produce. As soon as the House met, BJP members we
A special CBI court, hearing the infamous Nithari serial killings case, today recorded the statement of SP CBI A G L Kaul in connection with the murder of Badi Payal 22. The special CBI court has set May 14 as the next date for hearing.
The SIT closure report, which gave a clean chit to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in post-Godhra riots, has found faulted the supreme court-appointed amicus curiae`s finding that he can be charged with certain offences related to the riots.
Three international flights of Air India were cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai as the agitation by a section of pilots entered the second day on Wednesday. "Two flights from Delhi to Singapore (AI-380) and to New York (AI-101), while o
A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday asked the Department of Pharmaceuticals to finalise a new phama policy without delay and evolve a mechanism to regulate prices of new imported patented drugs. The Committee on Health and Family Welfa
A radically improved version of MNREGA expanding the schedule of work under the rural job scheme to enhance productivity in 30 areas including watershed related works, agriculture, livestock, fisheries and sanitation has come into force from Tuesd
Taking note of the "complex security matrix" in the Indian Ocean Region and "political developments", Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday asked the Indian Navy to maintain high levels of preparedness in the area.
Government has dismissed as "factually incorrect and totally baseless" news reports the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram had delayed clearance by Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006. I
The BJP today accused the CBI of playing a "partisan" role in pursuing the Ayodhya case against party leader L K Advani and decided to raise the issue in Parliament. At its weekly meeting here, the BJP Parliamenta
The central information commission on Tuesday directed the urban development ministry to disclose information related to allotment, occupation and use of a government bungalow by family members of late Indrani Devi including her daughter and lok s
Government on Tuesday ruled out any change in norms till 2015 for providing relief in the cases of drought, rejecting demands from various members in the Rajya Sabha for enhancement of compensation for drought. Replying to a Calling Attent
After dragging the government to supreme court, Army Chief V K Singh on Tuesday said the controversy over his date of birth could have been avoided by everybody. "I think it was something that could have been avoided," Gen Singh,
Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday said the force was operationally prepared to meet any contingency, days after he highlighted major "shortcomings" in the country`s defence preparedness. On corruption in defence deals, he said
Proceedings in Parliament were disrupted on Tuesday as opposition demanded resignation of home minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in Aircel-Maxis deal while Congress sought dismissal of BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the killing of
In a crackdown, Air India on Tuesday sacked ten agitating pilots, de-recognised their union and sealed its offices as around 160 of them failed to join duty, leading to cancellation of five international flights since midnight. With Civil
Home minister P Chidambaram is facing trouble over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. His bete noir Subramaniam Swamy last month alleged that he (as finance minister then) had delayed clearance to the Aircel-Maxis deal to benefit
A total of 175 people have succumbed to the dreaded AIDS in Punjab during the year 2011-2012. These facts were revealed in the data supplied by the SMO Civil hospital in Amritsar. The disease is spreading at a fast pace in the border distr
Welcoming the supreme court order to strike down the Centre`s policy of giving Haj subsidies, Muslim members of parliament today sought an arrangement which will directly benefit the pilgrims and improve standards of the minority community.
Four Air India international flights were cancelled on Tuesday after about 100 pilots called in sick, evoking a strong response from the airline management which asked them to return to work by 6 PM this evening or face action. Civil aviat
“For the last 5,000 years, poverty has been an integral part of society. Eradicating poverty is not easy. We need to start a movement and involve everyone. The priviliged, especially, need to convince themselves to bring inclusion to society
