The centre should talk to all political parties before arriving at a consensus on the Lokpal Bill, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said and stuck to her stand that it should be left to the states to set up Lokayauktas on models th
Authorities are investigating as bias crimes attacks at four locations in New York, including an Islamic centre and a Hindu place of worship, in which molotov cocktails were hurled at the sites damaging property. The attacks took place in
The opposition Congress in Karnataka will complete the process of identifying probable candidates in 150 assembly segments in the state by March-end in anticipation of a snap poll this year. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G
With India overtaken by countries like China in R&D, prime minister Manmohan Singh today outlined an ambitious plan to "change the face" of science which includes doubling investments and urged women to take up careers in this area w
Nearly a month after directors of AMRI Dhakuria Hospital were arrested in connection with the devastating fire, industry body FICCI has urged the West Bengal government to see to it that jailed directors who are not involved in its day-to-day oper
The Supreme Court today rejected the bail plea of Abdul Naseer Maudany, arrested for his alleged role in the 2008 serial terror blasts in Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and J Chelameswar, however, directe
President Pratibha Patil has granted her assent to the long-pending Madhya Pradesh Cow Progeny Slaughter Prevention (Amendment) Bill which proposes seven-year imprisonment for cow slaughter. The Gau-Vansh Vadh Pratishedh (Sanshodhan) Vidhe
Editorials of all newspapers in Manipur on Tuesday went blank in protest against continuous threats by militants. Militants of different outfits have been threatening the local media for not publishing their statements and also for giving
I am delighted to be here in bhubaneshwar for the 99th Annual Sessio¬n of the Indian Science Congress. Odisha is a most appropriate venue for the Congress as this year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UNESCO-Kalinga Prize set up by Shr
Dejected after being sacked for non-performance by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, former minister Avadhesh Kumar Verma on Tuesday broke down before a congregation of people in the district. Verma, wept uncontrollably while addressi
If ever there has been a dog’s breakfast made of what is really a non-issue it is the brouhaha over the present army chief’s age and the pathetically transparent display of jockeying for position within the senior ranks. This exercise
Defence ministry has rejected army`s nominee for appointment to the post of military secretary, who is responsible for posting and promotions of officers in the service. The army had proposed the name of Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra for taking ov
Congress on Monday expressed concern over reports that army chief general V K Singh may seek legal redressal on the age row after his statutory complaint was rejected by the defence ministry. "Armed forces are an institution, which ar
Army chief general V K Singh, whose plea on the age issue has been rejected by the government, on Monday held a meeting with adjutant general Lt Gen J P Nehra. The adjutant general`s branch in the army has been supporting army chief`s clai
The supreme court on Tuesday issued notices to the centre and Air India on a plea seeking minimum Rs 75 lakh compensation for each of the 158 victims of the May 2010 Mangalore air crash. A bench headed by justice Dalveer Bhandari asked the
The UPA government’s paralysis is not confined to the policy sphere any more. It has grown into the degenerating NMD (neuron motor disease) that doesn’t allow its comatose ministries to even drive away flies so indolently perched on th
The Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation has accepted the proposal for conferring the Gates Innovation Award to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the first Gates Vaccine Innovation Award. The proposal came in the wake of Bihar`s remarkabl
These are certainly not the deserving candidates to avail the benefit of quota meant to help people ‘in distress’. The so-called ‘distressed’ people are senior officers, high court judges, politicians and over 30 senior jou
Fight for oneupmanship among the top brass in the BJP and a slew of corruption cases plaguing its governments in Karnataka and Uttarakhand blunted the main opposition`s attacks in 2011 against the Congress-led dispensation reeling under scams and
Lashing out at Team Anna for its anti-Congress propaganda, UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Monday asserted that Anna Hazare`s decision to campaign against the party in poll-bound states will not have much impact in Uttar Pradesh. &qu
