Thousands of supporters gathered at Azad Maidan on Tuesday pledging support to 74-year-old anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare’s fast scheduled to start August 16 protesting the government’s lokpal bill. Hazare and activist Arvind Kej
Taking a cue from his Bihar counterpart, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on tuesday accused the Congress led UPA government of adopting a discriminatory policy towards the state on political considerations. Patnaik said this while add
Harvesting stories of people who have successfully committed themselves to social change is what author Rashmi Bansal is passionate about. Now, with her third book Bansal seeks to spread the work of idealists "who have found new ways to solve
The ministry of corporate affairs is going to launch new `settlement` scheme from August 12 for defaulting companies who have not filed their statutory documents with the registrar of companies. Under the `Company Law Settlement Scheme-201
Karnataka lokayukta Shivaraj Patil on Tuesday said he would act on the illegal mining report submitted by his predecessor and governor Bhardwaj`s recommendation to initiate criminal proceedings against indicted former chief minister B S Yeddyurapp
Opposition in the Maharashtra legislature on Monday stalled proceedings demanding an immediate statement from the government on police firing on protesting farmers in Pune district, in which three persons were killed, resulting in adjournment of b
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the government plans to rope in experts from international quality control institutes on roads and highways to ensure state-of-the-art infrastructure in the state. He was replying
Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday began his protest against the government for putting forth a "weak Lokpal bill" before Parliament, with a bike rally from Dadar to Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. Hazare and social activist Arv
The Palmolein graft case, which took another surprising turn with a vigilance court ordering probe into the alleged role of Kerala chief minister Ommen Chandy in his capacity as finance minister in early 1990s, has been a political spectre that ke
The Palmolein graft case, which took another surprising turn with a vigilance court ordering probe into the alleged role of Kerala chief minister Ommen Chandy in his capacity as finance minister in early 1990s, has been a political spectre that ke
The leader of the opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly, Ajay Singh has criticised the ruling BJP in the state for its "failure in rooting out corruption." "The BJP had come to power to root out corruption. But it has
After setting up first Ayush village at Bhowali in Nainital district, Uttarakhand government has decided to develop seven more such villages so as to promote alternative therapies in the state. A meeting chaired by Uttarakhand healt
Amid reports that the government was planning to remove Air India chief Arvind Jadhav, BJP today alleged he was responsible for "financial mismanagement" and demanded he should be sacked "outright" and disciplinary proceedings
The CAG report on Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam, tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, says welfare of servicemen, ex-servicemen used as ruse to grab public land. The full report available on the CAG website: click
With the Indian steel sector facing hurdles in implementing projects, the centre has asked states to implement the MoUs entered into for projects in the sector. "Concerned states are basking in the glory of these MoUs with hard
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday approved an extension of two years to Dr D Subba Rao as governor of Reserve Bank of India. Extension comes against the backdrop of the global markets crisis. Subba Rao was to retire on September 5. The m
The supreme court today issued notice to the CBI seeking its response on the bail pleas of Unitech Wireless` Managing director Sanjay Chandra and director of Swan Telecom Vinod Goenka, accused in the 2G scam case. A bench comprising
With all eyes on the global situation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said India`s macro-economy was moving in a positive direction and hoped international commodity prices would decline, helping the government tame inflation and cut
The rift among centre`s interlocutors on Kashmir appears to have widened further after one of the panelists Radha Kumar expressed her anger over the "smear campaign" indulged in by her colleague M M Ansari over her participation in an in
The opposition, especially the BJP, finally got its act together on Tuesday as it mounted a concerted campaign against the UPA government following the CAG report on the mess that was the Commonwealth Games. This campaign was led in the Lok Sabha
