BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress-led UPA government`s move to provide 4.5 per cent res
With an aim to sensitise commuters about safe travel in the wake of incidents of people getting stuck in trains, Delhi Me
Jammu and Kashmir Police`s Crime Branch has concluded there were some irregularities in the anwser sheets of Education Mi
When we talk about farmers, suddenly the picture of a sweat and soil drenched male ploughing the field comes to mind. But the reality is different. Women form a large part of the agricultural workforce and often work more than men in the fields. I
The government plans to conduct a detailed survey of the condition of women in select districts whose findings will help it launch an ambitious programme to empower them at the grassroots level. “We are going to conduct certain studi
Former minister of state for external affairs and congress MP from Thiruvanthapuram, Shashi Tharoor has called for energizing and strengthening of Indian Oceans Rim Countries Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR –ARC) for India&rs
Amid the election fervour in Uttar Pradesh, Bulandshahr is making news for rather unusual reasons. The city has entered record books for laying the world’s largest Rangloi pattern and for making the largest map outline with lit candles &mdas
The Madras High Court Bench here has suggested to the Tamil Nadu government to review its notification of August 1970, declaring the charge of criminal intimidation under Section 506 (1) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as a non-bailable offence.
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case. The case, registered on Tuesday under the Preven
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected Rs 123358.41 lakh as ground level credit (GLC) flow for Meghalaya for the year 2012-2013, as against the actual credit flow of 17796.21 lakh during the same period last
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has summoned Excise Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui to appear before it on February
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said it will be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Act with existing distribution system and suggested massive reforms. "I will be failing in my duty if
CPI leader A B Bardhan on Wednesday said it is vitally important to strengthen the unity of the Left to build
The prime minister has warned government officials that the government will no longer put up with babus shirking work under the cover of protocol and processes. As an enabler, he has suggested that the departments be given operating autonomy. A ne
The Narendra Modi government was on Wednesday pulled up by the Gujarat High Court for "inaction and negligence" on its part during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to large-scale destruction of religious structures.
Uninor, one of the telecom operators whose 2G licence has been cancelled by the supreme court, on Wednesday said Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal had assured it of the Centre`s support to help it steer through the crisis. &q
The CRPF, a key force in anti-Naxal operations, will have to acquire an intelligence-based strategy to combat Maoists who have organised themselves as a "regular fighting army", home minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
Worried over the impact of rising expenditure on the fiscal deficit, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said he is "losing sleep" over skyrocketing subsidy bill which could exceed budget estimates by over Rs 1 lakh cror
With 14 more persons succumbing to illness caused by spurious liquor, the death toll in Odisha hooch tragedy mounte
Taking a dig at BJP over the porn clip controversy in Karnataka, Congress on Wednesday said this shows the "hiatus" between preaching and practice by the Opposition party The three BJP ministers, who were engul
