The Samajwadi Party today sought removal of Montek Singh Ahluwalia from the post of Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission for the panel`s fresh poverty estimates pegging poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has prepared a template for interrogation of the suspects of terror funding and it has been circulated to the authorities concerned in all states and union territories.
Sticking to her guns, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre cannot proceed on the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting Chief Ministers. "We don`t think anything will proc
Riding on strong Telangana sentiment, four TRS candidates and an independent backed by the party won in the bypolls held for seven constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, in which ruling Congress drew a blank while BJP sprang a surprise by bagging the l
The Maoists on Wednesday offered to release one of the two Italians held captive by them if two of their demands, including release of some rebels, were met, as the Odisha government asked its mediators to contact their counterparts chosen by the
Rich Punjab and ‘getting there’ Bihar suffer from the most dramatic fluctuations in the receipt of grants under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), an universalisation of primary education programme, a new study has found. "I
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday following uproar over the fresh poverty estimates released by the Planning Commission which pegged the poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities. As soon as the House met, NDA
The government on Wednesday said it plans to implement the National Food Security Bill by the end of this year. "We intend to implement the Food Security Bill by end of December, 2012," Food Minister K V Thomas told reporters on
TRS candidates were leading in four seats, while YSR Congress nominee was leading in one seat in the bypoll to seven assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, counting for which is underway on Wednesday. According to initial trends, TRS c
Major General (retd) A R Kumar arrested in Hyderabad in connection with Adarsh society scam, says CBI.
A Russian court dismissed a petition seeking a ban on a translated version of Bhagwad Gita for being "extremist", bringing cheers to followers across the world. "The court in the Siberian city of Tomsk has dismissed the plea
The government on Wednesday clarified its stand on homosexuality before the Supreme Court, saying it is in favour of decriminalisation of gay sex and the Delhi High Court verdict is acceptable to it. Attorney General G E Vahanvati justifie
Congress party`s troubles with allies had a new dimension with NCP chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar taking exception to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s comments on the attitude of allies, saying it has caused "anguish and unease" to
Indicating that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Bannerjee knew about proposals in the rail budget presented by him, former Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi said his sacking was a "foregone conclusion" and the fare hike was not the reason
At a time Delhi is readying for civic body election, people are pressing for an improvement in MCD-run schools. A charter of demands will be presented to the representatives of all political parties at a Jan Manch on March 25 in East Delhi’
The central bureau of investigation has arrested brigadier (retired) M M Wanchu (president of Adarsh Housing Society), R C Thakur (defence estate officer and secretary of Adarsh Housing Society) and P V Deshmukh (deputy secretary, urban developmen
Supreme Court dismisses Centre`s petition seeking review of its verdict in Vodafone tax case.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, in the latest budget, re-introduced the healthcare service tax, dubbed the sick tax, which was shelved last year after widespread pro
Ravjot Singh was all of 12 years old when he was diagnosed with multiple neurocysticercosis – a parasitic disease of the nervous system which causes recurrent epileptic seizures. That was a decade ago. Since then, his treatment has been the
The government claims that the number of poor has fallen by 5 crore. The planning commission data released on Monday says that the absolute number of poor fell from 40.7 crore in 2004-2005 to 35.5 crore people in 2009-1010. However, there is a cat
