Shanno and her mother Najma are busy rolling bidis. Najma cuts the ends of tendu leaves, dips them in water and passes them on to her daughter who rolls each leaf carefully and ties it with a thread. Then, Shanno fills zarda, or tobacco, in the ho
While the country is talking about Lokpal bill, Manish Tewari said that the conditions that created space for the demand for the anti-graft body could have been avoided, had the central bureau of investigation (CBI) stenghthened. “Time has c
Lok sabha speaker Meira Kumar has called for a meeting of leaders of parties on Sunday at noon to prepare for the six-week monsoon session of parliament that begins Monday. The session bodes to be stormy with the opposition armed with over a dozen
Vandana Sahu, a housewife, is on a break. She is living her dream. Her long-cherished desire of serving the society has brought her to a narrow lane in the walled city’s Ballimaran area. This is the first time that the mother of two is in
The Supreme Court on Friday suspended with immediate effect the mining of iron ore in 10,868 hectares in Bellary district of south Indian state Karnataka. "We are of the view that the mining of iron ore in Bellary be suspended immedia
Aarti cannot forget those three hours. She was watching TV when one of her neighbors told her that a municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolition squad was there with a bulldozer and around 100 policemen. Aarti along with 20 more famili
In a bid to ensure preservation of natural resources, the National Advisory Council (NAC) on Thursday suggested two-thirds of all works in the rural jobs scheme be linked to development of water and land resources. The Sonia Gandh
The union cabinet finally did what we all knew for certain it would do. It cleared the Lokpal bill in such a state as to just add one more name to the many toothless institutions tasked with fighting corruption. The cabinet, we are
The Delhi government will withdraw the word `chura` from cast certificates issued to scheduled cast and scheduled tribe. Its standing counsel Najmi Waziri informed the Delhi high court on Wednesday that a decision in this regard was taken
The petition challenging the clause procedures followed by Delhi university and Jawaharlal Nehru university to admit students under the other backward class (OBC) quota has been referred to the chief justice of India (CJI) S H Kapadia for consider
A day before the government puts the Lokpal bill before the cabinet for discussion, Anna Hazare has appealed the government to consider a strong Lokpal bill. “It is a rare opportunity for UPA government to change the history of India
Karnataka Lokatyukta justice Santosh Hegde submitted his "explosive" report on illegal mining in the state, estimating the losses to the excheqeur at Rs 16,085 crore. He has named chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his cabinet colle
India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced additional Confidence Building Measures (CBM) related to Kashmir, including increasing cross-LoC trading days and expanding travel to include tourism and religious aspects. After the "
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that his government was focusing on providing necessary infrastructure and manpower at hospitals, schools and other institutions so as to ensure quality services to the people.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cautioned that year-end inflation may not be less than 6-7 per cent even as the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are making sustained efforts to fight price rise. "We are
The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the controversial Adarsh Housing Society seeking de-freezing of its bank accounts. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had in January frozen two bank accounts of the
Lauding the progress of construction on NHPC`s challenging 45-MW Alchi hydel project in the frontier Ladakh region, power minister K C Venugopal has assured the full support of his ministry for successful completion of the power station. &
The umbrella forum of Indian tourism and travel industry has urged the Centre to set up a high level inter-ministerial committee to work out and implement urgent measures required to expedite growth of Indian tourism to keep apace with global t
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday sought the personal intervention of prime minister Manmohan Singh for lifting the cap on cotton exports in the 2010-11 kharif marketing season. Badal has sought permission for
Aiming at curbing crime by increasing community participation in policing, the Delhi Police on Wednesday initiated a project in which civilians will help patrolling a specific area. The project `Neighbourhood Police Team` was flagged off
