On August 1, the movement for banning chewing tobacco in India saw a turn in its favour. The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA), a statutory body under the health ministry to handle food related issues, notified new regulations called the
Monday was not Rahul Gandhi’s day. Despite preparations which began well in advance for the Congress scion’s rally in the party’s traditional bastion Phulpur, a constituency which his grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru had represented
Appearing firm in his resolve for "a strong and effective" Lokayukta, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said a three-member ministerial team led by deputy chief minister S K Modi would fine-tune the draft for the purpose before placi
Bihar boy Sushil Kumar, who hit the Rs 5 crore Kaun Banega Crorepati jackpot, was on Monday named by the centre as the brand ambassador for its flagship rural job guarantee scheme MNREGA. Announcing the decision, rural development minister
The parliamentary standing committee on finance headed by senior BJP leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has fixed a meeting on Friday and Saturday to exclusively deal with the black money menace in the context of the latest disclosu
The advent of RTI Act has slowed down the decision making process but given a fresh impetus to transparency in governance, Maharashtra chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan said on Monday. "Everybody has become extremely cautious (because
The city police on Monday did not oppose the bail petitions of five jailed accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote case, including two former BJP MPs and L K Advani`s former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, besides the anticipatory bail plea of a party MP in t
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched his party`s election campaign in Uttar Pradesh by attacking the Mayawati-led BSP government, saying it is corrupt, has siphoned-off central funds and is insensitive to the poor. In a symbolic
Former top CAG official R P Singh on Monday appeared before the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into the 2G spectrum scam and is understood to have stuck to his stand that the presumptive loss in the radiowave allocation was only Rs 2,
Short films made by children based on real-life experiences and expressing a gamut of emotions ranging from happiness, mischief and humour to exploitation and complexities form part of a `Child Journalists Summit` that kicked off in the national c
Questioning the appointment of Shashank Shekhar Singh, who is not an IAS officer, as Uttar Pradesh cabinet secretary, the supreme court on Monday said there have to be rules and regulations for such crucial postings. A bench of justices B
Slamming the CBI for the slow pace of investigation in the Bhanwari Devi case, the Rajasthan high court on Monday gave the investigating agency 10 days to submit its progress report in the matter. Pointing out to the Arushi Talwar case in
Congress leader Digvijay Singh has termed as "outrageous" Mayawati`s statement that his party wants to install him as UP chief minister, saying she is feeling "rattled" and "threatened" by it. "I don`t ha
52 year old social worker Hina Shroff has became first women candidate chosen by residents of Vile Parle West to contest forthcoming BMC polls in February 2012. Shroff was elected from amongst four nominees including Maya Mehta, Vaishali Mehta and
Bankers to the cash-strapped Kingfisher airline on Monday asked its promoters to infuse Rs 800 crore worth of fresh equity if they are to consider a second restructuring of existing debt, as opposition mounted to any bailout of the private carrier
Less than a year after taking charge of the road transport and highways ministry, CP Joshi has changed the fortunes of the national highway authority of India (NHAI). Instead of extending financial support to the concessionaires to build roads by
Terming the issue of withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as "very very sensitive", defence minister A K Antony on Monday said the matter has to be handled in a "mature and cool" manner. Antony said he
Expressing his resolve for constituting "a strong and effective" Lokayukta, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said he would appreciate suggestions from any individual, team or groups for it. "We will appreciate sug
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday spent over 15 minutes with school children from different parts of the country to send out a message of being hale and hearty to shut the speculation that she is hanging the boots and anointing Rahul as pa
Members of various resident welfare associations (RWAs) met the MLAs of the four constituencies of Badarpur, Tughlaqabad, Kalkaji and Greater Kailash as the ‘walkathon’ protest by the United Residents Joint Action (URJA) of Delhi again
