Team Anna on Monday rejected Government`s proposal of excluding lower bureaucracy from Lokpal`s ambit, saying they must be covered to fight graft like alleged swindling by Group C employees of over Rs 30,000 crore worth of ration annually meant fo
The month-long registration for the Common Management Admission Test (C-MAT) in February begins on Friday and the students can even sit for a trial test on December 12, the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) announced. The fi
The government dropped a key clause to protect the interest of small kirana shops in its policy for allowing FDI in multi-brand retail despite flexibility shown by the global giants like Wal-Mart and Carrefour on the original proposal. In
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is quite firm in his support for foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector in India. According to the sources, the young leader has very clearly expressed his views that he stands with the prime minis
Underlining the importance of the voluntary sector in planning and execution of programmes, the planning commission will finalise a road map for the involvement of them in the 12th five-year plan this week. “On December 8, the steeri
The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to complete all necessary formalities for holding elections to urban local bodies and issue a notification in this regard by December 19. A division bench comprising
After taking off in the frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil on Monday once again donned military fatigues to ride a T-90 main battle tank, becoming the first head of the State to do so. Dressed in black overalls worn by the p
The supreme court-appointed committee on Mullaperiyar dam dispute met in the national capital on Monday during which lawyers representing Tamil Nadu and Kerala made representations on their stands and asked the panel to hear them before submitting
With the Dow Chemicals sponsorship of next year`s London Olympics causing outrage among Bhopal Gas tragedy victims, the Indian sports ministry on monday asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to raise the issue with the International Olympic C
In a bid to buy peace in parliament, the Indian government on Monday said a final decision on the FDI issue will be taken only after consulting stakeholders and the opposition which insisted on a complete rollback and not just holdback. Wi
Vehicular traffic came to a halt and markets remained shut in several Maoist-infested regions of Odisha on second day of the two-day country-wide shut-down called by the rebels. Impact of the bandh, called by the red rebels to protest the
Air India has reached an accord with a pilots` union which spearheaded the strikes at the airline over demands of pay parity for a chunk of the airline`s pilots. Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) general secretary captain Rishabh Kapoor
Congress issue three line whip to its members to be present in parliament on Wednesday December 7, 2011 Pranab Mukherjee will address the CPP meeting to explain the derailment of FDI in retail.
Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday dragged the prime minister`s office into the controversial CD issue involving his father Shanti Bhushan alleging that it was behind withholding a forensic report which said it was doctored. His r
India Against Corruption (IAC), the umbrella organisation of Anna Hazare`s anti-graft movement, on Sunday held a car and bike rally in support for the activist`s version of Lokpal Bill. "It seems that the government as well as opposit
Shipping minister G K Vasan on Sunday asked opposition parties to give up disrupting parliament on the FDI retail issue, saying their action in not allowing the house to conduct business is against democracy. "Opposition is not allowi
Opposition PDP on Sunday accused the ruling National Conference of indulging in "political gimmicks" to remain in power. "The NC has been brazenly indulging in political gimmicks to stay in power instead of addressing the as
Seeking an amicable solution to the vexed Mullaperiyar dam dispute, Kerala water resources minister P J Joseph will observe a day-long fast at Birla House in the national capital on Monday. "I will observe a day-long fast at Birla Hou
Maoists blew up a railway track in Dhanbad rail division, disrupting train services in Jharkhand as the two-day nationwide bandh called by the banned CPI (Maoist) entered the second day on Monday. The Maoists exploded IEDs on the tracks be
Government is committed to consider reservation for minorities as it was mentioned in Congress` election manifesto and there has been a consistent demand for it, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said today. "Reservation for m
