Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Monday got support from the press council whose chief, justice Markandey Katju, said that he favoured filtering of "off
Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu on Monday sought the intervention of senior party leader from Kerala and defence minister A K Antony in cooling down the tempers in his home state on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue over which the two states have been at lo
Delhi, the political and cultural capital of several empires including the Mughals, on Monday added yet another chapter to its glorious history as it marked 100 years of its re-emergence as modern India`s capital. Delhi was proclaimed as t
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has asked the state governments to "seriously implement" the guidelines framed by it to tackle various disasters. "The NDMA has framed guidelines for tackling natural, man-ma
Set to retire on December 31, Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan sums up his 16-year experience as "very satisfying" and attributes the organisation`s success to the "different work culture" and fast decision making process.
When Anna Hazare sat on a fast demanding a strong Lokpal in August this year, a big fuss was made about the ‘sanctity’ of parliament and its procedures by the parliamentarians, especially in view of the fact that the matter was pending
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for taking steps to prevent recurrence of devastating fire like that claimed 93 lives in the private AMRI Hospital which was engulfed in flames on December 9. "I don`t want t
Delhi may be the "dil" (heart) of India but it is not being looked after well, members in the lok sabha complained on Monday, with several of them making a strong plea for granting full statehood to improve matters. As the centen
Barring a few hospitals, majority of the private hospitals in the capital are reluctant to provide free treatment to patients from the economically weaker section (EWS), the monitoring committee constituted by Delhi government has observed after e
Government today said problems in land acquisition was one of the main factors in delays in the implementation of National Highway Development projects. Answering queries on the issue during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Minister
Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today filed his nomination for the December 22 bypoll to the Legislative Council. Gowda was accompanied by his predecessor B S Yeddyurappa, BJP state unit President K S Eshwarappa and sev
NCP chief Sharad Pawar today saw nothing wrong with politicians sharing the dais with Anna Hazare and discussing the Lokpal issue and said it is "good" that all parties emphasised the supremacy of Parliament which cannot be overlooked.
The inhuman and painful practise of branding children, when they fall sick, is still rampant in some pockets of Gujarat due to lack of awareness against its ill effects coupled with the common belief that it heals diseases. This str
Bibek Debroy, one of our eminent commentators on matters economic, has penned a piece in the Economic Times in which he has deconstructed the myth that Manmohan Singh is a great reformist and a prime minister in Nehru`s mould. Read on and decide f
India`s industrial output shrunk by 5.1 percent in October after witnessing a sustained slowdown over the past few months, led by a steep fall in production of almost all sectors, particularly manufacturing, mining and capital goods.
DMK leaders are observing a day-long fast today to draw the Centre`s attention towards the vexed Mullaperiyar Dam issue and also assert the state`s rights. Party General Secretary K Anbazhagan kicked off the protest at DMK headquart
US-based Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai has claimed that he met several Indian ministers on a regular basis during last two decades of his activities in Washington and had "a channel of communication" opened with the Indian embassy.
Many thought Anna Hazare`s more and more fasts would get less and less support. Others, like Arvind Kejriwal, promised the support would only swell. On Sunday, as the 74-year-old undertook his third token fast for a strong Lokpal bi
As if to snub communications minister Kapil Sibal threatening a crackdown on internet giants like Google, Yahoo and Facebook for "offensive" contents, unknown hackers broke into the ruling Congress party`s website and defaced Sonia Gandh
Incredible as it may sound, but it is true that Bihar is now identified as the least corrupt state in India. This startling revelation came about in a book on corruption written by eminent economists Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari.
