Andhra Pradesh Congress president Botsa Satyanarayana has said that the Congress government in the state will continue the pension scheme as long as it is in power. He inaugurated Rs 8.26 crore Indira Sagar lift-link canal rehabilitation s
A mention about an impending petition seeking review of the President`s order rejecting the clemency pleas of three Rajiv Gandhi assassins was made in the Madras High Court on Monday. Senior counsel V Chandrasekaran made the mention on the
Concern was voiced in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the plight of farmers, with Opposition members demanding a stimulus package for agriculture and a special session of Parliament to discuss the problems in the countryside. Raising the issu
A BJP member from Gujarat on Monday alleged in the Lok Sabha that the Centre was interfering in the affairs of the state in the context of action taken against some IPS officers and asked it to refrain from it to preserve the sanctity of federalis
CPI(M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat has charged that central government is a "captive" in the hands of the corporate sector, and said people must fight against the government`s new economic policies which she said were mainly respons
Government on Monday said it may further increase duties on iron ore to discourage its export in order to keep it for meeting domestic demands. "We have increased export duty from five per cent to 20 per cent. We may increase it furth
The National Human Rights Commission has sought from the Ghaziabad Police details of nine alleged fake encounters that took place in the district over the last few years. The details of all the nine encounters were being prepared and would
Anna Hazare, who was admitted in a hospital in Gurgaon after he ended his 12-day fast for a strong Lokpal Bill, is stable and moving towards normalcy, doctors said on Monday. "Nobody knows when he will be discharged. His condition is
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the state government will formulate a separate policy for regularisation of houses built on the land coming under the purview of the merger agreement. "The state govern
RJD chief Lalu Prasad along with Bihar former chief Jagannath Mishra and 32 other accused on Monday appeared before a CBI designated court for framing of charges against them in the fodder scam case. CBI judge B.K. Jain, however, did not t
Government on Monday said it may further increase duties on iron ore to discourage its export in order to keep it for meeting domestic demands. "We have increased export duty from five per cent to 20 per cent. We may increase it furth
Food Corporation of India (FCI) needs Rs 85,359 crore to pay for procurement of foodgrains and clear dues, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister K V Thomas said during Question Hour
Slamming the CBI for its "washed up" and "blinkered" investigations in the 2003 Haren Pandya murder case, the Gujarat High Court on Monday dropped murder charges against all the 12 accused in the case. However, the char
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued a high tide alert after heavy rains lashed the city for the third consecutive day disrupting train services on the Central and Harbour line, throwing normal life out of gear. Ac
Members in both houses of parliament have given privilege notices against actor Om Puri and civil rights activist Kiran Bedi for using "derogatory and defamatory" language against politicians and the matter is under consideration of the
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his government was working on a plan for return of "misguided" youth from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). "We are working out something that does not need suppor
Expressing happiness over Anna Hazare`s decision to end his fast, Union Coal Minister Sree Prakash Jaiswal said when the Jan Lokpal Bill would go to the Standing Committee, there would be surprising results which would help in completely eradicati
In a setback to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka high court on Monday dismissed his anticipatory bail application in connection with alleged irregularities in denotification of land. Justice L Narayana Swamy dismissed t
Law minister Salman Khurshid, a key negotiator with Team Anna, on Sunday maintained that government made "no mistakes" in tackling Anna Hazare`s 12-day fast but admitted there were "errors of judgement". Describing the
Team Anna and government held another round of talks here today to end the deadlock over the Lokpal Bill ahead of the debate on the issue in Parliament. Team Anna members Prashant Bhushan and Medha Patkar met Law Minister Salman Khurshid h
