Congress on Wednesday said it was now up to BJP to demonstrate its stand on corruption after sulking former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa virtually gave an ultimatum to the party leadership to give him a suitable position by January 15.
Maharashtra government`s Labour Department has designed an innovative Labour Management System (LMS) on a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. "The pilot project of the system, called `Mahashramm`, has successfully been completed an
The government has decided to defer the introduction of a minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP) following protests from some states. In other words, tribals will have to live with what little get for collecting bamboo and tend
A New York man arrested for attacking an Islamic centre and a Hindu place of worship with firebombs has confessed to his role in the incidents that caused outrage over the weekend, citing personal grudges with people at the targeted locations.
Against the backdrop of reported remarks of SP leader Akhilesh Yadav not ruling out a post-poll alliance with it, Congress on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that it was a "B" team of any party in any of the assembly polls, including Uttar
The supreme court on Wednesday posted for February first week the final hearing of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan`s plea challenging the Election Commission`s probe into the authenticity of his expenses during 2009 state assembly p
The government is likely to give green signal to the proposal of the disinvestment department to help it raise Rs 40,000 crore through innovative means like buyback and cross-holding of equities in CPSEs. "The buyback proposals would
Just a day after sacked Uttar Pradesh family welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday searched his Lucknow residence as part of raids at 60 places in Uttar Prdes
There are many red faces after a computer and a monitor were stolen separately in the past two months from the impregnable headquarters of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) in North Block. Former home secretary G K Pillai minced no words when he
Congress on Tuesday sought to disapprove of the remarks of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh over the age row involving army chief V K Singh. "He (Amarinder Singh) had already clarified that this was his personal view. Gene
Alka Sirohi, secretary to the department of personnel, has been appointed a member of the Union Public Service Commission. This much-sought-after posting comes after she helped coordinate the drafting and redrafting the Lokpal bill. Sirohi
Claiming that UPA government has all along been "supportive and sympathetic" towards Odisha, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday told Congress leaders that no injustice was done to the state as alleged by chief minister Naveen Patna
BSP leaders facing corruption and criminal charges are finding safe haven in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just before the UP elections. This became evident when the party welcomed in its fold two sacked BSP ministers — Babu Singh Kushwah
Indian Newspaper Society on Tuesday alleged that Chhattisgarh government was trying to intimidate a newspaper `Patrika` and demanded that the state government should desist from any such moves. In a statement, INS president Ashish Bagga sa
Enforcement Directorate is set to begin penal action for alleged foreign exchange dealings and money laundering in award of contracts in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, beginning with a notice for alleged forex violation to the tune of Rs 185 crore.
Law minister Salman Khurshid has favoured reaching out to the opposition as also allies on the issue of Lokpal and other issues and dismissed suggestions that Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was a `difficult customer`. Even as th
The finance ministry is working on savings banks account number portability, which will allow a customer to retain his account number while changing his bank. "We want to do it (savings a/c number portability). Right now there are som
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the guidelines framed by the centre for tightening the process of verification for providing pre-paid and post-paid connections by mobile phone ope
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi shall launch audio and braille edition of a children`s monthly magazine on Wednesday. The braille and audio version of "Bal Shrusti", a monthly magazine for children published by Gujarat Rajya
Disappointed with most bikers preferring paying penalty to wearing helmets, Ranchi police have adopted a different way to prick the conscience of the offenders by garlanding them. "When fines failed to move helmet-violators who prefer
