Hours after he fired the defence secreatary over an affidavit row with the Army, Pakistan`s beleaguered prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the top defence official had violated rules of business and had to go. Earlier in t
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today sacked Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, considered close to the army chief, marking an escalation in the row between the civilian government and the military over the Memogate
A new health insurance scheme for providing free medical and surgical treatment to 1.34 crore families in Tamil Nadu was today launched by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at an annual outlay of Rs 750 crore. Under the "Chief Minister`s
With Salman Rushdie`s proposed visit to India kicking up a political row, law minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said anybody having objections to the provision of PIO not requiring visa to visit the country can take up their complaints with th
The real estate bill will bring in much needed transparency and accountability in the real estate sector, minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation and culture Kumari Selja said here on Wednesday. “The real estate bil
The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the acquittal of suspended IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma and others in journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case. The police has filed the appeal against the Oct
Giving a clear message to ailing Indian carriers, government today asked national carrier Air India to pull up its socks and become competitive as it "cannot keep on pouring money" and told private carriers that there would be no bailout
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration on wednesday termed as "highly irresponsible" the media reports that said a group of scantily-clad Jarawa tribe women were allegedly forced to dance in front of tourists. While the a
The government has agreed to infuse fresh capital into State Bank of India through a preferential issue and the country`s largest lender will be getting up to Rs 6,000 crore before the fiscal end, its Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said here today.
A group of ministers (GoM) will soon meet in the national capital to decide on allowing foreign entities to pick up stakes in the airline sector in India, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday. "Finally, the cabinet wil
For those who don’t know: justice (retd) Markandey Katju is the closest we have to an elected conscience keeper of the Indian press. As veteran editor Kuldip Nayar reminded the Editors Guild AGM on Saturday, like all moral conscience keepers
Opposing controversial author Salman Rushdie`s proposed visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival, Rajasthan BJP`s minority cell has asked the Congress-led state government not to allow him to enter the city. The unit is drawing up a strateg
A top finance ministry official on Wednesday told the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into the 2G spectrum scam that the controversial March 25 note on the issue was a "joint effort" by various ministries to harmonise the ava
The supreme court has ruled that certificates awarded by unreognized private teachers` training institutes will have no legality unless the courses are recognised by the National Council for Technical Education (NCTE). A bench of justices
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that the top five states in the country, implementing the 20-point programme, encompassed within the Five Year Plan, are led by non-Congress government. "Gujarat tops in the coun
The DMK`s general council meeting scheduled on February 3 has the Congress jittery as it is believed that the 2014 general elections is the main agenda for the meeting. DMK`s move comes as a surprise for senior functionaries of the Congres
The centre has told the supreme court that no time limit can be fixed for disposal of mercy plea of a death convict and the court cannot prescribe a time limit for it. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the centre said the powers con
Burdened by debts and losses, Kingfisher Airlines sought government help on extending the time for repaying the banks and credit for its jet fuel requirements to avoid serious disruption of it operations. Kingfisher promoter Vijay Mallya i
The CBI on Tuesday told the Delhi high court that the offences alleged against Essar Teleholdings Ltd and Loop Telecom Ltd can also be tried by the special judge as the case has arisen out of the probe in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. &
Congress on Tuesday refused to attach significance to Team Anna`s reported decision not to campaign against any party in assembly elections in five states saying they are free to support or oppose any political party. "They can do tha
