Food inflation rose to 9.41 per cent for the week ended September 24 on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits, milk and protein-based items. Food inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 9.13 per cent in the previo
India will keep polluting industries out of proposed mega industrial towns aimed at boosting the share of manufacturing in the country`s Gross Domestic Product, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday. "What is b
The US telecom industry has urged the Indian government to reevaluate its policies with regard to capitalisation requirements and application fees for telecom licences as they reduce the amount of resources available to service providers for build
India on Wednesday said adoption of the Comprehensive Convention against International Terrorism would provide a legal base for the fight against the global scourge, noting that United Nations` global counter-terrorism strategy would be incomplete
Goa assembly`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is understood to have expressed fears that if illegal mining in the state is not curbed, even the legal mines here face a closure, highly-placed sources said. PAC report, which will be tabled
If corruption is just a symptom of a deeper malaise, rest assured that Anna Hazare and his colleagues have got not only their diagnosis right but also the treatment. If what we saw in April and August, the fasts at Jantar Mantar and the Ramlila Ma
In a setback to the Gujarat government, a local court on Wednesday rejected its application against arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and said it would hear his bail plea. Following this order, hearing on the bail application of Bhatt is t
The ongoing `struggle` for Telangana has sparked off a turf war within the main political parties in Andhra Pradesh. Unmindful of whether or not they reach the ultimate goal of securing statehood for the region, everyone involved in this t
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) has filed four chargesheets in separate cases in the court of special judge (CBI Cases), Mumbai against high ranking officials of Life Insurance Corporation, Financial Services Company, Bank of India and P
The Finance Ministry has kicked off the exercise for preparation of the 2012-13 Union Budget while asking all ministries to rush proposals by October 31 for inclusion in the second supplementary budget for 2011-12 to be presented in the winter ses
The Congress core committee, which meets here on Friday, is likely to take a decision on the Telangana issue that has created a crisis situation in Andhra Pradesh for the past three weeks. Indications are that the core committee wi
Notwithstanding any of the excuses that planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has offered to justify his ridiculous affidavit before the supreme court on the poverty estimate, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, seemingl
With an eye on mineral resources like coal, India is scaling up its economic ties with Indonesia and the move is being helped by big Indian business houses like the Tatas, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Aditya Birla Group. Commerce and in
Anna Hazare on Tuesday slammed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi over the incarceration of state top cop Sanjeev Bhatt, who had accused Modi of being responsible for the 200 anti-Muslim riots. On being asked if he feared that he would b
Foul cries by businesses and college students aside, TRAI`s initiative to check pesky calls and text messages has dealt a cruel blow to the hearing impaired, who feel the SMS cap would rob them of a handy way of communication. SMS has been
Anna Hazare on Tuesday put Congress on notice on the Lokpal issue, saying he will campaign against it in election-bound states if the Centre fails to get his version of the anti-corruption bill passed in parliament`s winter session. To beg
Activists from different places in India raised concern about forceful land acquisition during a talk organised by Navdanya, Delhi based NGO working on conservation and sustainability. Recalling the last six years of the anti-Posco struggle, Abhay
Stepping in to defuse the Telangana crisis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he understands the separate statehood demand and gave an assurance that the Centre will make all efforts to find a solution to the contentious issue soon.
After facing severe criticism over its Rs 32 cap in urban areas for determining the poverty line, the Government finally decided to remove the condition on Monday. The decision came after Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Amid controversy over the definition of poverty, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today claimed that they have resolved the issue. "Jairam and I had a very good me
