Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said timely action by revenue authorities prevented illegal transfer of Rs 66,085 crore by multinational companies in 2010-11. "The Directorate of Transfer Pricing in t
A top Finance Ministry official on Wednesday deposed before a parliamentary committee that had a document of Telecom Depa
An FIR has been registered against the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and a leading Marathi news channel for allegedly violating model code of conduct ahead the civic polls, police said on Wednesday. According to poli
Farmers engaged in the cultivation of `Navara` rice, a unique endemic crop native to Kerala with high medicinal properties, are facing crisis due to lack of marketing network and absence of remunerative price for the product. Navara rice a
Brisk polling continued in the third phase of UP Assembly elections for 56 seats in 10 districts with 47.05 per cent of the over 1.75 crore electorate exercising their fr
The centre has issued new guidelines to seize properties or money of government officials involved in corrupt practices even after their retirement. According to new norms made in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice, a
If any evidence is required to show that our security mechanism is in complete disarray in spite of home minister P Chidambaram’s best efforts, look at the post- terror act scenario. We have two specialized agencies to investi
The Uttarakhand government will soon build a land bank of 20,000 hectares `benap (unmeasured)` land, the development of which was being hampered due to tough forest laws enacted during the British rule. Last year, the ruling BJP in a cabin
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday extended his support to the demand for giving privilege (concessions) to the state governments on the basis of priority under centrally-sponsored schemes. "I think it will be i
The Israeli women diplomat, hurt badly in a car bomb blast yesterday, is likely to be flown back to her country once her condition stablises. Tal Yehoshua(40), wife of a Israeli Defence Attache, who herself is a diplomat and working in the
The Election Commission on Tuesday said it has not yet taken a decision on the letter of Law Minister Salman Khurshid regretting his controversial remarks on the minorities sub-quota issue. Amid speculation about its response to Khurshid`s
Union Minister for Rural Development Jai Ram Ramesh on Tuesday said social audit and CAG audit report would come in handy to maintain better vigil and to rein in corruption in MNREGA and Indira Awas Yojna (IAY). Talking to reporters during
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that youth employment is a "high-priority agenda" of his government but felt the infrastructure for the skill- development of young people is progressing slower than he had hoped. &qu
Fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is going to be held on February 23, and the candidates are all set to face the poll. Now it is for voters to decide who their representative will be- an educated criminal, a criminal crorepati, o
Reeling under the porngate scandal involving three of its members, the ruling BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to hold a training session for its ministers and legislators to teach them discipline and morality. The Core Committee meetin
Terming the proposed Communal Violence Bill as "anti-Hindu", the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday threatened a nation-wide agitation against it. The proposed bill will divide the society in two sections, one of minorities and the
Seeking to put the imbroglio surrounding the appointment of Lokayukta behind it, Karnataka Government on Tuesday kicked off consultation process to select a figure to head the anti-corruption watchdog. "Letter will go today itself. On
Home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday termed the attack on a Israeli diplomat as a terror strike and said a well-trained person orchestrated the crime. Condemning the incident, Chidambaram said diplomats of every country were entitled to
The Israeli woman diplomat, who was injured in a suspected terror attack targeting an embassy car here, continues to remain "critical but stable", doctors said on Tuesday. Admitted to the Primus Hospital, Tal Yehoshua (40), wife
The Income Tax department has submitted to the CBDT a "full probe report" of investments and assets of ex-Chief Justice of India and NHRC chief K G Balakrishnan and his family members. The probe report has been compiled by the I-
