ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”. The summit, which is a two-day event, will be held at The Ashok Hotel, on the December 12 and 13. The Mi
ACCESS Development Services announced their 8th Microfinance India Summit on “Bridging the Hiatus, Building Trust”. The summit, which is a two-day event, will be held at The Ashok Hotel, on the December 12 and 13. The Mi
Women municipal corporators in Mumbai have performed slightly better than their male counterparts. While less than half municipal councillors have asked five or less questions, 14 of them have not asked even a single question in any committee meet
Information about public-private partnerships can be accessed by citizens under the right to information act, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. "Any information about public private partnership arrangement which can be discl
Deadlock over government`s decision to allow FDI in retail paralysed Parliament for the fourth day today, with a united opposition joined by UPA partners Trinamool Congress and DMK, disrupting proceedings demanding a rollback of the controversial
The Delhi high court today sought the CBI`s response on the bail plea of sacked CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case, who cited the supreme court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception.
Six suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives, including two Pakistani nationals, were arrested from across the country with Delhi Police today claiming they were involved in terror strikes in Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. Police sources said th
The Reserve Bank has projected that the Indian economy will grow by 7.6 per cent in 2011-12. It had earlier projected GDP growth in FY`12 at 8 per cent, but later revised the figure downward on account of the global slowdown and high domestic infl
The CBI was on Tuesday pulled up by the supreme court for questioning the impartiality of Gujarat`s lower judiciary in hearing the case against former state home minister Amit Shah for his alleged role in Sohrabuddin Sheikh`s killing by police in
Amid the standoff in parliament over the decision to allow FDI in retail, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here to discuss the issue. Ahead of his meeting with Congress MPs to allay their a
New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The political upheaval over FDI in retail failed to subside today despite an all-party meeting, with a united opposition, joined by UPA constituents Trinamool Congress and DMK, stalling proceedings by remaining adamant on t
Disappointed over the draft report of the standing committee on Lokpal Bill, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi has warned that going back on commitment given by parliament would call for a mass movement again. When asked for her comments on the
The economic blockade on the northeastern state of Manipur will be lifted on Tuesday at 6 am. Nagalim movement forces who had closed off national highways 39, 53 and 150 have announced that the blockade will be lifted tomorrow. The decisio
Coming out in strong support of Kiran Bedi, Team Anna today said a case of misappropriation of funds has been lodged against the activist not for fraud and cheating but for fighting for a strong Lokpal Bill. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwa
DMK MP Kanimozhi was granted bail in 2g spectrum scam case by Delhi high court on Monday. She had sought an advancement of her bail hearing on December 1. She have been in jail since mid May. Bail was also granted to Sharad Kumar, Asif Bal
Stepping up pressure on Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare has decided to hold a dharna here on December 11 if the parliamentary standing committee`s proposals on the bill were not to his satisfaction. Team Anna said the 74-year-old activist will l
BJP-led NDA on Monday accused the government of allowing FDI in retail with an aim of distracting and disrupting parliament which was set to discuss crucial issues of price rise and black money. National Democratic Alliance (the centre-rig
Based on Intelligence Bureau (IB) inputs, state-run port regulator Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has initiated the process of upgrading International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code features at its major ship handling ports here, a top
Kerala MPs, cutting across party lines, on Monday staged a dharna in parliament house complex seeking prime minister Manmohan Singh`s immediate intervention in the vexed Mullaperiyar dam issue. The MPs from Congress, Kerala Congress and CP
The fast of Swami Shivanand, guru of deceased Swami Nigamanand who died fasting for a ban on quarrying in river Ganga, entered its third day on Sunday. Five months after the death of Nigamanand, Shivanand began an indefinite fast on Novemb
