Parliament has started functioning after the all-party meet on the quesiton of FDI in retail on Wednesday morning. Prime minister Manmohan Singh told parliament that India`s relationship with the Middle East was of utmost importance to ma
Amid telecom operators seeking lower levies and early resolution of a dispute over 3G roaming, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government will look into their concerns and formulate forward-looking policies to sustain growth in the se
Amid concerns being raised about the safety of night shelters for the capital`s homeless, the Delhi government has said that at least 40 temporary tenements made of fire-resistant materials would be set up this winter. "Between last y
Stepping back to break the logjam in Parliament, the government today put the controversial decision on FDI in retail on the backburner till a consensus is evolved, a proposal the entire opposition and the dissenting allies accepted without reserv
Former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday revealed that former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had asked him to make preparations for nuclear tests, which were subseuqently conducted (at Pokhran) during the NDA government, headed by Atal
On the eve of an all-party meet convened by the government to end the FDI deadlock in Parliament, BJP on Wednesday stuck to its opposition to the policy saying it would harm the interest of farmers, small retailers as well as consumers. Ad
Announcement of the Jauhar award to former union minister Jagdish Tytler by a Delhi-based Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Academy has kicked up a storm, with at least two eminent personalities -- Delhi`s senior journalist Zafar Agha and Gujarat IPS of
Prime minister Manmohan Singh took in his hand approval of the ministers` foreign trips to refuse unnecessary visits for austerity, but he did not stop even four percent of them to cheer up the taxpayer paying for these luxurious jaunts.
The Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan today urged Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to rise above politics and take a clear stand on the death toll and injuries in the 1983 industrial disaster. Sangathan Convenor A
Telecom minister Kapil Sibal is insistent on the internet companies screening the contents for derogatory, defamatory and inflammatory comments and photographs before being hosted on their social media sites. Talking to media person
The Bombay High Court ruled that the norm of promotion should be on the basis of merit-cum seniority, unless otherwise provided in the recruitment rules. The ruling came yesterday when a division bench here comprising Justice Bhushan Dharm
Security has been stepped up across the state on Babri mosque demolition anniversary today to check any untoward incident, official sources said here. Besides sensitive locations in Ayodhya like the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque, security h
The Mullaperiyar dam issue between Tamil Nadu and Kerala was "only to divide" the solidarity of people from the two states against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, the anti KNPP agitators alleged today. "As the Tamil-Mal
The Central government`s proposal to introduce FDI in the retail sector can spell doom for both consumers and traders as it will dry up the existing supply chain with foreign investors jacking up prices, exploiting the situation to their benefit,
This column was written quite before December 5, when Kapil Sibal asked Google, Facebook and other websites to screen offensive material
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy tonight welcomed the proposed official level talks on the Mullaperiyar issue between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Kerala always wanted the issue to be settled amicably through talks and its stand had been wate
Emphasising the importance of world class training for NSG commandos, home minister P Chidambaram on Monday underlined the importance to have quick response time (QRT) in repulsing terror attacks. "The NSG commandos would be sent to v
As pressure increases on India to accept legally binding carbon emissions cuts, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today stressed on "equity" as a central tenet of the climate change talks. "Without a response based on
Questioning the rationale of continuing with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the government itself has noted that the country does not face any armed conflict s
