India and Bangladesh today agreed to remove all barriers and improve infrastructure like road, port and rail links for enhancing bilateral trade. This was agreed after a two-day successful visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here
With several places in Orissa already reeling under the impact of floods, 11 districts in the state have been put on alert due to a likely release of 10 lakh cusec of water from the Hirakud dam tomorrow, officials said today. "
Observing that the UPA Government`s Land Acquisition Bill is "a political response to a political problem", rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today said his party leader Rahul Gandhi was the force behind the speedy introduction of
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight said corruption has become a major national issue and asked all political parties to work together to help overcome the problem. Asked about the mass support for Anna Hazare`s anti-corruption hu
Congress president Sonia Gandhi returned to the capital early this morning from abroad where she underwent surgery a month ago for an undisclosed ailment. "Congress President returned early today and she is fine," party ge
Maharashtra government has decided to set up a separate commissionarate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme at the state level to ensure effective implementation of the ambitious central government project. The
Fending off criticism that the much-awaited Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill 2011, cleared by the cabinet on Monday and introduced in parliament on Wednesday, failed to strike a balance between development and displacem
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was on Wednesday handed over the probe of the bomb blast outside the Delhi high court which has killed nine people and injured nearly 50 people and a special team of 20 members was formed to investigate the
The terror attack outside Delhi high court this morning brings back focus on the investigation carried out by Delhi Police in unsolved cases of explosions in the capital in the past six years. Government has already handed over the case to
One person was swept away as swollen rivers submerged over 150 villages and affected more than one lakh people in Orissa where the water level of river Mahanadi was on the rise today, officials said. Major rivers including Mahanadi, Brahma
Gujarat high court, hearing contempt petitions against chief minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday asked the state government to find out who leaked a letter written by him to prime minister Manmohan Singh which had confidential information on the
Observing that the Supreme Court had in its order five years back held that the word `Sindh` is correctly used in the national anthem, the Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the union government to clarify about the correct usage of the word.
A Lokayukta court on Wednesday adjourned to Sept13, hearing of private complaints alleging irregularities in denotification of government land by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family, on which he had been issued summons last month.
Chief ministers of Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have raised certain objections on the method adopted for fixing the ceiling for qualifying in the below poverty line category, parliament was informed on Wednesday. "According to
Allaying concerns over boundary agreements with Bangladesh, the government on Thursday said India`s interest has not been sacrificed and a comprehensive statement will be made in parliament after return of prime minister Manmohan Singh from Dhaka.
While a nationwide debate is going on to table an effective anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Jharkhand government is set to introduce such a bill in the next assembly session to weed out corruption. The state`s chief minister, Arjun M
A bill to establish a legal framework to regulate nuclear and radiation safety and establish an authority to carry out the task was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011, introduced by minist
The Delhi high court, along with several benches of the supreme court, suspended proceedings on Wednesday after a powerful blast rocked its premises, but resumed its functioning within hours to send a strong message that it "will not be cowed
Karnataka high court will on Thursday pronounce its orders on the anticipatory bail petitions of former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his MLA-wife who apprehended arrest in two corruption cases filed against them in a special court in Bangalo
Government on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that provides for just and fair compensation and makes it compulsory for consent of 80 per cent people of any area where land is to be acquired for developmental purposes. The much
