Nearly 70 per cent polling was recorded in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, which sealed the fate of 788 candidates including Chief Minister B C Khanduri and state Congress president Yashpal Arya. The polling to elect 70 legislat
The cabinet committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) headed by the prime minister, Manmohan Singh today, agreed that the enrolments under the UIDAI scheme and national population register (NPR) should be
After courting controversy over his `slap for corruption` remarks, Anna Hazare on Friday distanced himself from it saying that he has never advocated violence and accused section of politicians of conspiring to brand him as a "big criminal&qu
Three-plus-toddlers can be admitted to pre-nursery classes with the Delhi High Court on Friday refusing to interfere with the age criteria and admission process in pre-schools saying "inclusive elementary education" is needed for all chi
Sending a clear signal to partymen, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday said those who indulged in corruption would face an end to their political career. "Before allotting tickets I met party candidates and told them in
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday stressed on making education accessible to poor children and sought NGOs help in this direction. "Affluent and resourceful people are in a position to impart education to their
The Aligarh Muslim University has approached police for tracing the origin of an e-mail purportedly from former vice chancellor Professor P K Abdul Azis posted on a number of network sites connected with AMU. Professor Azis has denied any
After four decades, the government is moving towards deregulation of the sugar industry, which means no dual price of sugar at controlled price and in free market. A first step in that direction has been taken by the P
The 12th edition of the biennial Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (MIFF 2012) kicks off on February 3. To be held until February 9, 2012 at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai, the fes
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said Kerala is keen to find a solution to the Mullaperiyar dam row through dialogue with Tamil Nadu. "We are keen to find a solution to the issue through dialogue with Tamil Nadu," Chandy sa
Espousing the cause of women`s education, the 12th Plan period document of UGC has proposed 20 exclusive universities for them and 800 constituent colleges under the Central varsities to ensure equity in access to quality education. The Un
A Naval Board of Inquiry has recommended action against four senior officers who were facing charges of allegedly possessing and leaking classified information through social networking websites. Navy sources said a Board of Inquiry (BoI)
Arguing for amendment to the Constitution to ensure people`s participation in law making, Team Anna on Friday suggested setting up of a `Referendum Commission` on the lines of Election Commission to seek common man`s views in framing legislations.
Decrying the failure of Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare today made a curious suggestion to bring a law to empower gram sabhas that will be above Parliament. In a video address to Team Anna`s seminar `Rebuilding the Republi
The CBI is probing alleged irregularities in advertisement work worth crores carried out through ineligible firms by public sector telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Official sources said the move came following comp
Chhattisgarh may be one of the better governed states but its assembly secretariat hates transparency and accountability. No other conclusion can be drawn from the fact that the Vidhan Sabha secretariat has hiked the application fee for every RTI
Food inflation remained in the negative zone for the fourth week in a row, at (-)1.03 per cent for the week ended January 14, on account of cheaper vegetables. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was at (-)0.42
Giving a new mantra to over 70,000 CRPF troops engaged in anti-Naxal operations, its chief K Vijay Kumar has asked them to turn `junglee` (inhabitants of forests) and hit the Maoists "hard" before eliminating them. Kumar, who too
After battling for several years for a constitutional status, the National Commission for Minorities has now dropped the demand but seeks powers to investigate on the lines of National Human Rights Commission. The Commission has now droppe
The ISRO row escalated on friday with former chairman G Madhavan Nair rubbishing allegations of a scam in the scrapped controversial Antrix-Devas deal while space agency chief K Radhakrishnan defended the decision to bar four scientists from any r
