The Supreme Court today allowed state enterprise NMDC to operate its two mines for production of iron ore in Karnataka`s Bellary district. "We are of the view that under the extraordinary circumstances, NMDC be allowed to operate thes
Dragging the PMO in the CWG mess, CAG today said Suresh Kalmadi had been appointed Organising Committee chief at its behest in 2004 despite "serious objections" and highlighted how wasteful expenditure worth several hundred crore rupees
Expressing concerns over the financial position of Railways, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has recommended rationalising of freight and passenger tariffs to improve its finances. The premier auditing body also pressed for makin
The Indian Government Thursday approved a fresh equity infusion of Rs 1,200 crore for ailing Air India in a bid to help ease cash flow into the state-owned airline. The decision to pump in more funds was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet C
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was today recovering in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a US hospital where she underwent successful surgery for an undisclosed ailment. The party today issued a brief statement that 64-year-old Gandhi unde
The Supreme Court today slammed Delhi Police for its "half-hearted" probe into the cash-for-vote scam and asked it to take the investigations to its logical conclusion and submit a final report within three weeks. A bench of just
The central information commission (CIC) has directed the Supreme Court (SC) to make public the list of all such cases where the arguments were over, but judgments were reserved. Currently, the apex court does not maintain case details in this for
Ahead of the release of the standing committee report on genetically modified (GM) foods, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on agriculture, Basudeb Acharya said GM crops are not the panacea for India’s agriculture problem. &ld
A local court today rejected the bail pleas of prime accused in the multi-crore accounting "fraud" in Satyam Computers and former company chairman B Ramalinga Raju and seven others. As the trial in the Satyam scam was not complet
High aviation oil prices, rise in wages and competition from other airlines are causing state- run Air India to incur Rs 600 crore monthly loss, civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi said today. "There are several factors which are cau
With passenger cars consuming about 15 per cent of the diesel, the government today indicated that it might do away with the subsidy enjoyed by such vehicle owners. "...we can accept your (Opposition) suggestion and try to work
Amidst allegations and counter-allegations, the debate on price rise in parliament culminated on Thursday with the UPA winning the vote by 320 to 51. On Wednesday, congress had agreed for a voting on price rise after the opposition BJP dem
The much-debated Lokpal bill finally made its debut in parliament, even as angry members of Team Anna burnt copies of the government version which ignored the more stringent version prepared by civil society representatives. Anna Hazare burnt the
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has undergone a surgery in the US. She was not well, and was absent in parliament, but now sources say she has been in the US and has been operated upon. She is expected to return only in mid-September.
Yoga Guru Ramdev`s aide Balkrishna did not turn up before the CBI today for questioning, saying he had to collect his passport and submit it to the Uttarakhand High Court. Balkrishna, who appeared before the CBI here yesterday, sent
D V Sadananda Gowda is all set to assume charge as new Karnataka Chief Minister today even as there was disquiet in the rival camp which lost out in the bitterly fought secret ballot. Ousted Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa`s candidat
The government will introduce the controversial lokpal bill in the lok sabha on Thursday for establishing the institution of lokpal (ombudsman) to inquire into allegations of corruption against the public functionaries in high places. The
Aiming to avoid yet another scam in the aviation sector the government has accepted the report of the expert committee, which was set up to examine the current system of examination of pilots, engineers etc. The committee was const
A small group of children in frayed navy blue shorts and sky blue shirts - their school uniform- sat huddled amid slogan-shouting adults at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. From Maharashtra`s Nandurbar district, these children were in the
The government version of the Lokpal bill will be tabled in parliament on Thursday, August 4. Attached is a copy of the bill that will be presented before the MPs for discussion.
