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
Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju on Friday sent out a stern warning to police and paramilitary forces "not to commit any violence on media persons, otherwise they will face criminal proceedings which the Press Council wil
To check delay in payment of wages to MGNREGS workers through postal accounts, the rural development ministry has agreed to open branch post offices at panchayat bhavans across the country. The ministry, giving its consent to the suggestio
For the time being, the dogs of war are on a leash. And there seems to be some sliver of sanity on both sides of the border that attrition is now detrimental to progress and 60 years of cultivated and harvested hostility has kept India and Pakista
The visual of the hands you see above is from the Election Commission website (eci.gov.in). As clear a representation of the Congress election symbol as it can be. Wasn`t our poll panel supposed to be neutral?
Flying during winter season is going to be tough for travellers. They might have to shell out more for travelling by air. The latest hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices might have an impact on the air fare. Because of the hike in AT
In a clear message to allies and opponents, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked them not to stand in the way of states wanting to implement FDI in retail and said efforts are on to work out an acceptable motion to face a Parliamentary vo
Confirming a slowdown, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday that economic growth will moderate to about 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal, lower than the earlier projection of 9 per cent. "I am confident that we wi
The deadlock in Parliament over FDI in retail and several other issues continued for the ninth day today with the opposition and some members of UPA partner Trinamool Congress creating uproar in both Houses to press for their demands. Both
The United Nations has warned that the world is on the brink of another recession, projecting that global economic growth will slow down further in 2012 and even emerging powerhouses like India and China, which led the recovery last time, will get
Overturning its two key decisions within a day, the Parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill on Thursday favoured exclusion of group C officials from Lokpal and not to tamper with the present selection process of CBI director despite oppositi
The Madurai bench of Madras high court on Friday quashed the detention of Essor Gopi, an associate of union minister M K Alagiri, under the Goondas Act. The division bench, comprising justices M Jaichandren and S Nagamuthu said there was d
Union Cabinet on thursday finalised and approved India`s stand at the ongoing UN Climate Conference in Durban. The cabinet has adopted environment minister Jayanti Natrajan`s note on India`s position on climate change, sources said.
Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y Srilakshmi was sent to Chanchalguda prison after her three-day CBI custody ended on Thursday, even as the state government issued orders placing her under suspension. Srilakshmi, the state industries secretary
India scores a stinking, low rank of 95 in the list of most corrupt nations, released by Transparency International. This comes against the backdrop of a series of scandals and the heated debates over Lokpal. “India is
With voices of opposition to FDI in retail growing louder in Congress, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma will brief the party MPs tomorrow on reasons behind the decision and the benefits it will accrue. "It (the briefing) is
Despite repeated orders and reprimands, precious little has been done to provide information to an RTI activist who wanted to blow the lid o
The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) has been cross-checking the CAG estimate of the presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in the 2G spectrum scam of January 2008. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai claimed before the JPC
You will be under watch if you withdraw more than Rs 1 lakh in cash from bank in any state going to the polls after the election schedule is announced as the election code of conduct comes into force from that day. The election comm
Inefficient babus will have to quickly mend their ways or face retirement. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) has prepared a proposal to weed out the useless officers. It sent a note on this proposal to the chief secretaries of all st
