In the aftermath of the crackdown on NGOs sparked off by prime minister’s Manmohan Singh’s comments published in the Americanjournal Science, the voluntary sector is making efforts to restore its credibility and breach the trust defici
Facing questions from Opposition over the controversy surrounding Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, government on Thursday said he had not resigned but a "communication" had been received from Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee whic
Accusing the government of betraying him on the Jan Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare on Thursday said he would not approach them on this issue to fight corruption "uninvited". The 74-year-old social activist also said he would decide on
Indicating that the exit of Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister was a matter of time, Trinamool Congress on Thursday said its priority was to ensure a "complete rollback" of the fare hike announced in the rail budget. "
The Election Commission on Thursday made a strong pitch for financial autonomy on the lines granted to constitutional bodies like the Supreme Court and the CAG, saying the dependence on the government could lead to conflict of interest.
Advocating raising fuel price with rise in input cost, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Thursday asked the government to pay a fixed amount per litre as diesel subsidy so as to cut subsidy outgo. "For diesel, where even the rudimenta
Calling for ruthless crackdown on corruption, the government`s pre-Budget Economic Survey warned that a large and cumbersome anti-corruption bureaucracy could impact decision-making process. "While we need to ruthlessly crackdown on c
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is facing opposition from within his own party for proposing a hike in passenger fare in the Rail Budget, on Thursday got support from the Railway Unions which lauded his initiative and refused to accept a roll
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the Economic Survey provides vital inputs for Budget preparation and can also be critical of government policies. "It (Survey) charts economic development and challenges faced during
Government on Thursday dismissed former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair`s claims that he was not given a chance to give his views on the action taken against him in connection with controversial Antrix-Devas deal. "The High Level Team had
Induction of controversial Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday raised eyebrows but new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav defended it claiming that the criminal cases against him wer
Against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, Congress on Thursday said "such problems and occasions" are part of coalition governments. "Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherj
The CBI has registered a case against unknown persons in the alleged murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh who was mowed down by a tractor trolley purportedly owned by sand mafia in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on March eight. Th
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who has demanded that the Prime Minister replace Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi with her trusted lieutenant Mukul Roy, on Thursday said no one was above party discipline. "No one is above par
Chairman of the Legislature Committee probing the porngate episode involving three ruling BJP MLAs in Karnataka on Thursday said eight to 10 other legislators had also watched sleazy clips in the Assembly. Shrishailappa Bidarur, however, i
Taxpayers will be looking forward to some relief from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee who is expected to raise the income tax exemption limit to at least Rs 2 lakh in his budget proposals to be unveiled in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The mi
Bihar government would not allow illegal mining activities in the state and none involving in it would get `political patronage`, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said in the assembly on Thursday. Announcing this, Kumar urged Speaker Uday Naray
Accusing the government of large scale corruption, Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha on Thursday asked it to disclose the names of those who have stashed unaccounted money in foreign banks. Participating in the debate on the motion of th
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is in the eye of a storm for raising passenger fares, on Thursday said it was his prime duty to ensure passage of the Railway Budget but he would quit whenever his "leader" Mamata Banerjee or Prime Mi
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Thursday alleged that Team Anna was behaving like "naxalites" as they were "not keen on solutions" and instead bent on dragging the issue of corruption. "Though Anna Haza
