The Bombay Stock Exchange will launch a new index, BSE Greenex, on Wednesday. The index which will track companies which are friendly to the environment based on a methodology developed by IIM-Ahmedabad, will be launched by corporate affairs minis
The BJP on Tuesday said government`s decision to form the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) through an executive order was a breach of the federal structure and demanded that the decision be kept in abeyance till a consensus is evolved with
The agony of Kingfisher Airlines is now palpable. With continuing reports of flights being cancelled, the frustration is passing onto the passengers and staff at Kingfisher Airlines. In less than six years, Kingfisher has already accumulated a deb
In the thick of a controversy, Union minister Praful Patel on Tuesday urged Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh for a thorough probe into the change of aircraft by Air India allegedly to accommodate his family members on a trip to Maldives in 2010.
Vigorously pushing the agenda of clean drinking water and sanitation, Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said investment in these sectors is as important as investing in defence. "Investment in (drinking) water supply
Yahoo India has told a Delhi Court that the complaint lodged against it along with those against 21 other social networking sites for allegedly hosting objectionable contents on their websites was "motivated" and it is not liable to be d
President Pratibha Patil`s son and Congress MLA Raosaheb Shekhawat on Tuesday said the "communication gap" between him and the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) led to the seizure of Rs 1 crore in cash by the local police ahe
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday favoured Centre-state consultations to put at rest any controversy over setting up of National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC). "There has been no discussion between state gove
Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture minister Ghulam Hassan Mir today made an objectionable gesture towards journalists after he was asked to respond to allegations of fleecing of tourists at the resorts falling in his assembly constituency. &quo
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today said he was against the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections as they can be manipulated. "Since there is a lot of scope for manipulating EVMs, I am opposed to their use i
The CBI today opposed dentist couple, Nupur and Rajesh Talwar`s plea in the Supreme Court for transferring from Ghaziabad to Delhi the trial in the case of murder of their daughter Aarushi and a domestic help against them. Additional Solic
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha was today issued notice by the Supreme Court on a CBI appeal challenging the Madras High Court verdict, which had quashed a case, registered against her for allegedly receiving an illegal remittance of US $3
The Mumbai Crime Branch today chargesheeted journalist Jigna Vora under stringent provisions of MCOCA and various other penal offences for her alleged role in the sensational murder of senior crime reporter J Dey. Vora has been char
Some commentators think this government suffers from policy paralysis. Nothing can be farther from truth. The UPA government is working pretty efficiently. It’s a different matter that its initiatives are in the patently wrong directions whe
It has been raining money for the Uttar Pradesh MLAs after they got elected five years ago. This striking information came out in a report jointly released by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Uttar Pradesh Election Watch (UPEW)
Deposits in banks located outside the country may attract wealth tax, as part of government`s drive to unearth black money, the Finance Ministry has said. The proposal is part of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) bill which is being scrutinised by a Par
A combative Congress today asserted that it will move the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi for alleged violation of poll code, saying the action was taken at the behest of Chief Minister Mayawati. "Be
Ruling BJD MLA Subarna Nayak was arrested for allegedly slapping and misbehaving with a woman homeguard here Nayak was arrested following an FIR filed against him by Babita Lenka that he had slapped and misbehaved with her over parking a v
Voicing her concerns again over the Centre`s proposal to set up a National Counter Terrorism Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has demanded that "the objectionable memorandum" be withdrawn immediately and the Centre start co
Nitish Kumar government has offered the Mauritius government a proposal to set up a medical college hospital at Mairwa in Siwan district, according to state Health minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey. Choubey said that he had handed over a form
