Striking a defiant note, Arvind Kejriwal on Friday replied to the privilege notices served on him for "insulting" Parliament, saying how can he respect the institution which has MPs with "criminal background". Th
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out "grave irregularities" in land allotments between 2006 and 2011 in Andhra Pradesh to several companies which had invested heavily in business ventures of Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan
Grappling with the twin hostage crisis involving a BJD MLA and an Italian, Odisha government was tightlipped despite an ultimatum by Maoist mediators to pull out of talks if no response is received on the demands of rebels who said they are ready
Slamming the Planning Commission over its controversial definition of poverty, the BJP has said the centre has underestimated the number of people living below poverty line in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh. "The poverty figure
The Supreme Court on Thursday virtually deprecated the Punjab government`s campaign for mercy to Balwant Singh Rajoana saying he was convicted in a case of broad daylight killing of a Chief Minister. "There is a person convicte
Defending her government`s decision to have selected newspapers in state-run and aided libraries, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that it was done to promote small newspapers. "This is the affair of a small
Raising questions on funding for the National Food Security bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said monetary provision for state governments to fund it should be ensured, failing which it could not be implemented.
“Pakistan will fight, fight for a thousand years. If... India builds the (Atom) bomb... (Pakistan) will eat grass or (leaves), even go hungry, but we (Pakistan) will get one of our own (Atom bomb)… We (Pakistan) have no other choice!&
In the 1940s, when freedom struggle leaders were formulating their strategy to get country out of the clutches of the British colonial masters, few top scientific brains were drawing up a roadmap for the nuclear future of the country. &ldq
Sensibilities of our public representatives have become increasingly fragile. Parliament passes resolutions at the slightest provocation. Take the case of activist Arvind Kejriwal who merely mentioned about criminal antecedents of 162 MPs and this
Days after her government`s green signal to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the plant is expected to commence production in two months. "The Kudankulam Nuclear Power
India on Thursday pitched for avoiding political disruptions that create volatilities in global energy markets affecting trade flow as the BRICS Summit began here to discuss ways to enhance intra-BRICS trade and review the situation in the region.
The Meghalaya government has constituted a state advisory council mandated to advise the government for smooth implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), officials said on Thursday. Chaired by Education Ministe
Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday said that expenditure on defence is bound to increase as the armed forces need to have access to the latest technologies and equipment to counter any threat. "With the projected growth of
The Vijay Bahuguna government on Thursday won a trust vote in the Uttarakhand Assembly amid a walkout by the opposition BJP members. Thirtynine members voted in favour of the trust motion tabled by Bahuguna, Speaker Govind Singh Kun
Asserting that the government is yet to arrive on an unanimous decision on partial withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said all agencies, except the Army, were in favour of revocation of
Asserting that the government is yet to arrive on an unanimous decision on partial withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said all agencies, except the Army, were in favour of revocation of
The hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, was on Thursday stayed by the centre following a mercy petition. The scheduled hanging of Rajoana had got the politics of Punjab in a turmoil with the ruli
Miraj, a 40-year-old housewife from east Delhi`s Trilokpuri area had only one thing to ask of the candidates for the municipal corporation seat from her area, and no, it was not roads or drains or any of the usual demands. It was quality educ
Stoking a controversy, West Bengal government has banned English and mass-circulation Bengali dailies at state-sponsored and aided libraries in the state which will make available only eight selected newspapers. The order by the Mam
