Congress and Left members today demanded in the Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee meeting that CAG should quantify the exact loss incurred by the government till now in the Reliance India Limited-run KG Basin project. In the PA
The Centre today expressed deep concern over the "dismal" rate of conviction in cases related to atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and favoured joint action with states to ensure justice to the victims. U
BEML Chairman and Managing Director V R S Natarajan today appeared before the CBI as the agency had asked him to come for giving clarifications pertaining to procurement and supply of Tatra all-terrain trucks to the Army. CBI source
Maharashtra Government today tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which allegedly indicts senior politicians from the state, in the Legislative Assembly amidst demand for a probe by PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal into its "l
Warning that time was running out to preserve the Ganga, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today pulled up state governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries polluting the river.
The dream of having a Metro Rail in the second capital of Maharashtra is gradually taking shape. The Union Urban Development Ministry has assigned the job of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporat
After a gap of three years, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao today slashed short term lending rate by 0.50 per cent to 8 per cent, a move that will reduce the cost of home, auto and corporate loans. The reduction in the repo rate at
Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended that it should be entrusted with the function of issuing unified licences and a one-time non-refundable fee of Rs 15 crore be levied for a national-level licence. TRAI, in its recommendations
Former Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi on Monday strongly defended the rail budget he had presented last month and over which he had to resign later and said given a chance, he will present the same budget again.
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, retd Justice N K Malhotra, has sought details of the companies of Nasimuddin Siddiqui`s son Afzal Siddiqui from the Registrar of Companies in Kanpur and Delhi. Afzal, against whom complaints of land-grab
Britain has assured India that it will continue to allow post-study work-experience permits to students, provided they get appropriate jobs commensurate with their qualifications or degrees, India`s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has
Before the proposal of allowing foreign airlines to buy stakes in domestic carriers is taken up by the cabinet, prime minister Manmohan Singh is likely to consult senior ministers to build a consensus on the contentious issue, sources said.
The Congress is facing tough times. In Delhi, a state it has been ruling for three terms, the civic bodies are set to be retained by the BJP. On Tuesday, early results placed the BJP in lead in all three divisions of the municipal corporation of D
United by their opposition to the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Odisha, Narendra Modi and Navin Patnaik, on Monday met their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa here to mount pressure against the Cent
The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned defence PSU BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan on Tuesday for questioning in the Tatra truck contact. Natarajan will have to explain the contract renewed
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday alluded to Karnataka as a "snake" after expressing shock at Maharashtra Government`s decision to share water with people in scarcity-hit districts in neighbouring Karnataka. Thackeray also
In the backdrop of states` opposition to the NCTC and proposed amendments to the BSF Act, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met their Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa here. After a
Accusing the Centre of taking unilateral decisions on internal security without consulting states, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said this can create a "serious crisis". "There is lack of confidence between
Ahead of the crucial centre-states meet on National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on May 5, where sparks are expected to fly with the non-congress chief ministers strategising to take on the union home minister, the tone was set at the chief min
Forward Bloc has approached the State Election Commission (SEC) complaining against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and local BJP chief Vijender Gupta alleging that they violated the Model Code of Conduct by addressing media to "influence
