The Press Council of India (PCI) meeting held on Thursday witnessed some unexpected scenes when two senior editors stood up and asked asked unconditional apology from justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Council. "You are chairman
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has shot another letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati over alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in seven districts, reiterating his demand for a CBI probe into it. Gov
The Rajya Sabha secretariat has, for the first time, made public the `register of interest` of the Rajya Sabha members – two years after an RTI application demanded the same. The register contains ‘pecuniary’ detai
Traveling during festive season is not going to be an expensive affair anymore. The aviation watchdog directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) assured this on Thursday in the backdrop of plenary session of India- US Aviation Summit to sign a b
The Supreme Court has ruled that government or the authorities cannot be held liable for encroachment of land alloted to a person if the allotee or the transferee fails to take steps to prevent the encroachers. A bench of G S Singhv
The Supreme Court has ruled that government or the authorities cannot be held liable for encroachment of land alloted to a person if the allotee or the transferee fails to take steps to prevent the encroachers. A bench of G S Singhv
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay an MCD order levying fees on auto rickshaws for displaying advertisements on the vehicles. While refusing to grant any interim stay over the civic agency`s order, a division bench of Acting
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today hailed the office of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) for its role in unravelling corruption in the country. "Ever since the institution was conceived in the British d
The government on Thursday asserted it is committed to second generation economic reforms but said in a multi-party democracy decision-making takes more time than desired. "There is an area of unfinished agenda of reform proces
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as the head of empowered group of ministers on food has approved key changes in the proposed national food security bill and the revised draft would be placed before the cabinet soon. "The chan
The grievance redress bill put up by the government for public consultations and feedback some two weeks ago has invited criticism on several counts from the civil society group National Campaign for People’s Right Information (NCPRI).
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi today trashed as "baseless" allegations that he tried to expedite the CAG audit of the 2G spectrum allocation terming the charge as a "childish" attempt to tarnish th
Maintaining that media should be accountable, Government today said self-regulation was the "best way forward" until the issue of regulating it is debated by the people and the opinion of the majority is heard. Information
TRS leaders today undertook `padayatra` in Telangana region to highlight their demand for separate statehood. "Congress came to power after promising separate Telangana. But it is delaying formation of separate state in the nam
Underlining the importance of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for proper management of resources and transparency in financial spending, chief minister Omar Abdullah today said Jammu and Kashmir government would work with CAG for im
The government on Wednesday approved amendments to the PFRDA Bill 2011 while agreeing to the proposed 26 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the pension sector but refrained from providing assured returns to subscribers in the proposed law.
The government on Wednesday approved amendments to the PFRDA Bill 2011 while agreeing to the proposed 26 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the pension sector but refrained from providing assured returns to subscribers in the proposed law.
The first ultra mega power project (UMPP) of the country at Mundra in Gujarat is waiting for the evacuation of power as the central transmission utility PowerGrid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has commissioned the transmission system for it
DMK plans to forcefully occupy office premises of TDP inside Parliament House next week. 18 MPs of Lok Sabha of DMK plan to enter forcefully at room number 6 of Parliament House on Tuesday afternoon T R Baalu DMK leader
The towering statues of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, Uttar Pradesh’s first chief minister, and his disciple Chaudhary Charan Singh on the front lawns of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha are unique reminder of the state’s distinct politica
