Bureaucrats who feel heat of the anti-corruption wave sweeping the country were in for a surprise to be told that who knows better than them to curb red-tape that inevitably leads to corruption. They got a communication from the cabinet se
Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that union minister Jairam Ramesh’s letter on scams in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREG) scheme in the state is politically motivated. In a letter written to Mayawati, Jaira
`Save Indian Family Foundation` (SIFF), an NGO, has claimed that over five lakh persons had been harassed by the alleged misuse of various women protection laws including the Anti-dowry Law, Domestic Violence Law and Maintenance Act, even as 22 pe
The maharajah’s employees are struggling for salary even during Diwali. Eighty percent of the pilot’s salary in the form of Performance Linked Incentives (PLI) and allowances is due for almost four months. The beleaguered natio
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday called on farmers in Vidarbha to adopt crop pattern based on the changing climatic conditions. Speaking at a function in Katol near here, Chavan said natural calamities and glob
The high-level committee set up to study the Lokayukta report on illegal mining pertaining to the role of officials indicted in it, has recommended action against over 600 officials, including seven of all-India cadre. In its report
Over a month long strike by pro-Telangana government employees in Andhra Pradesh demanding a timeframe for the creation of a separate state was called off late on Monday evening following marathon discussions between the agitationists and the gove
On Monday night Anna Hazare defended his key associate Kiran Bedi from the allegations of "air travel corruption", accusing a "gang of four" in the government of being behind the campaign against his team. Observing tha
“India’s Maritime Borders lie 12 nautical miles further seawards and the onus of responsibility for security of this area lies on the police” said vice admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM, VSM, chief of Staff – western naval comm
Peoples Democratic party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the centre of remaining silent on the issue of corruption in Jammu and Kashmir. "They think it is in the national interest to maintain silence, but by remaining silent th
The National Investigation Agency has questioned eight persons from West Bengal, arrested at Thiruvananthapuram with fake currency, to look into their suspected links with terror outfits. Police declined to divulge details gathered during
A Delhi court will decide on November 3 the fresh bail petitions moved by DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused on Monday in the 2G case after the CBI did not object to their plea. Two days after charges were framed against them, special
Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) on Monday moved the Delhi high court for quashing of charges framed against it by a CBI court in 2G spectrum case, saying there is no material to prosecute it. Challenging the trial court`s order charging it with
Congress leader Dijvijay Singh on Monday alleged that BJP coming to the defence of Arvind Kejriwal in the controversy surrounding the transfer of money to his NGO was proof enough of the alliance between Team Anna and RSS-BJP. "I am v
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Monday accused the centre of subverting the federal structure of the Constitution by discriminating against non-Congress ruled states. "The UPA regime is busy subverting the federal structure of the con
A special CBI court on Monday deferred its hearing on Janata party`s president Subramanian Swamy`s plea to make home minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum case. Special CBI judge O P Saini adjourned the hearing on the plea
BJP leader L K Advani on Monday took a dig at the Congress saying though there was always a question mark over who was the number one in the government, now by creating a "pecking order" the government has now raised a question mark over
In a relief to rajya sabha MP Amar Singh, the Delhi high court on Monday granted bail to him in the 2008 cash-for-vote case but restrained him from leaving the country without its permission. While granting bail to 55-year-old Singh, who w
Punjab government on Monday decided to include security agencies in the employment schedule besides widening the scope of Minimum Wages Act including seven other professions in it. Issuing a notification in this regard, the state governmen
Team Anna member Kiran Bedi, who is under fire for overcharging organisers using inflated travel bills, on Monday said the trustees of her NGO India Vision Foundation have asked the travel agent to return money to those organisations from which mo
