The government on tuesday revised the economic growth rate for 2010-11 financial year slightly down to 8.4 per cent from the earlier estimate of 8.5 per cent.
For more than five years now, a bunch of IAS officers of Kerala cadre have been calling shots, occupying top echelons of bureaucracy. But the Kerala Club seems to be on the way out, as more and more officers of the UP cadre are cornering key posit
The fight against corruption got a boost with the supreme court asking the government to give timely sanction for prosecution of the corrupt public servants. The court set a deadline of three months within which such decisions have
* Supreme Court says Subramanian Swamy had the locus to seek sanction from the prime minister for prosecution of A Raja in 2G scam. * Sanction by competent authority for prosecution of a public servant has to be granted within a tim
The HRD ministry will soon monitor the mid day meal scheme through SMS updates from the principals of 11.92 lakh schools across India. The model is based on the one already in use in Uttar Pradesh. Through the SMSs, school headmasters will
After quizzing two Union Ministers in connection with the multi-crore Adarsh scam, the CBI has examined former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, as the agency prepares to wrap up its probe in the housing society case. According t
Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for quashing an official order barring him and three fellow space scientists from holding government posts and to also probe this issue. "I have represen
In a bid to stop the use of internet cafes by militants, the Jammu and Kashmir government has begun the registration of all cyber-cafes in the state. "Cyber cafe owners and network service providers, who provide computer services, inc
"The Bill, primarily aimed at states where Public Distribution System is non-functional, would have a definite negative impact on Tamil Nadu`s Universal PDS," the Governor said, adding, the state government will continue voicing its oppo
“The law on sedition in section 124A of the Indian Penal Code is a legacy of the colonial era and it should be repealed as it attacks the life and liberty of people in the country.” This view was held by People’s Union for Civil
One of the scariest aspects of the 2G scam was the discovery that several top-level government officials had joined lobbyist Niira Radia after their retirement. Some of these officers had either directly handled telecom policies before retirement.
Former minister in the BSP government in Uttar Pradesh Babu Singh Kushwaha has alleged that he is being trapped into the NRHM scam as a part of a conspiracy hatched by senior bureaucrats. Principal secretary Fateh Bahadur Singh and
With the acceptance of the popular song Kolaveri Di, the slap market is upbeat. One slap on the cheek of the honourable agricultural minister is captured by media and flashed again and again. Old-fashioned experts on the education system used this
Though there is no celebration of it, today is an important date. The fight for an effective Lokpal bill and the campaign against corruption – or broadly speaking, people’s fight for the right to be heard – was launched on this d
The nation on Monday fondly remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary with President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation. Patil, Vice President Ham
Battling the action against him and three other top scientists in the controversial Antrix- Devas deal, former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair on Monday demanded that the order barring them from government posts should not only be revoked but also an a
Making it clear that it would not compromise on its rights on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu today alleged it was a victim of the Centre`s "persistent indifference" and accused Kerala of whipping up "mas
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday lashed out at Delhi`s Jama Masjid`s Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, who has extended support to Samjawadi Party, saying that he was "a man with communal leanings". Digvijay
Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday claimed that the Congress will face its worst-ever defeat in next day`s assembly polls and it will mark the end of the political career of former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Objecting to union minister Sharad Pawar`s statement that Rahul Gandhi would be blamed if congress fails in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Digvijay Singh on monday said the poll results would surprise the NCP chief. The agriculture min
