A group of research scholars and student volunteers led by development economist and former NAC member Jean Dreze has written a letter to the prime minister asserting that its survey shows that the public distribution system (PDS) is witnessing &l
The Air India’s much talked about plan for the fleet expansion may not be able to see the light of the day. Blame it on the management of the national carrier which has failed to utilize the number of aircrafts and the crew it owns currently
Total Sanitation Campaign to provide sanitation in all rural areas of Bihar by 2012 has not been up to the mark, according to a CAG report. Principal Accountant General (Bihar) Preman Dinaraj told reporters today that the programme, launch
Hundreds of farmers today sat on dharna at Sector 74-75 here, protesting land acquisition by the state government and demanding hike in compensation. The farmers, under the banner of Kisan Sangarsh Samiti Sorkha Jahirabad, claimed that sta
Sticking to his stand of excluding the Prime Minister from the ambit of the Lokpal, Union Minister and a key member of the joint drafting committee Kapil Sibal today said an accountable ombudsman could destabilise democracy. An independent
A RBI circular issued which came into effect on July 1, says that the banks are required to resolve complaints related to failed ATM transactions within 7 days from the date of receipt of the complaint. Delay in addressing the coml
The north campus of Delhi University welcomed new faces with the new academic session for under graduate commencing on Thursday. Amidst excitement and enthusiasm, there was a pinch of anxiety prevalent in students in the first year. Th
The union home ministry has pulled up jail authorities across the country for the living conditions in prisons and for the first time sent them an advisory in this regard seeking a compliance report from them. The ministry has issued an ad
Illicit money from India is being laundered to the USA and UK by organised human trafficking syndicates, a global body setting standards for combating terror financing and money laundering has said for the first time in its latest report.
Speeding up its probe into the finances of Indian Premier League, the enforcement directorate has summoned former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the IPL. Shast
Mukesh Nandan Prasad, secretary to the prime minister has been appointed as executive director in the World Bank with effect from October 2011. M N Prasad belonged to Bihar cadre of 1972 IAS batch. He was secretary, minority affairs and la
The Goa government is finding itself in a piquant situation after the ambitious mining corridor projects in the state, have failed to garner much support from mining firms which were expected to share the cost. Chief minister Digambar Kama
The Indian government Thursday approved a proposal to bring a new legislation for stricter control over benami transactions amid the UPA regime facing heat over the black money issue from various quarters. The decision was taken at a cabin
The cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats from the present 33 per cent to 50 per cent with the provision being applicable to all seats filled through direct election, office of chairpersons and
The CBI has taken custody of couple of computers from the office of the state CID in Gandhinagar saying it contained crucial data pertaining to the 2006 Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case. The computers, seized by CBI on Wednesday, were u
A Delhi court on Thursday allowed sacked Commonwealth Games OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a contract to a Swiss firm to be transported to court in a separate van after they expressed fear of
A Delhi court on Thursday allowed the income tax department to interrogate six accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2G scam, in judicial custody itself. Special CBI judge O P Sain
In more trouble for B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Lokayukta justice Santosh N Hegde on Thursday said he has given "substantive" and "voluminous" evidence against the chief minister and others in the illegal mining in the state.
The Congress on Wednesday slammed the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for remaining silent on allegations of Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his aides trying to influence the state Lokayukta Santosh Hegde to remove the CM`
Less than a month after successful completion of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the government-appointed committee on devolution of powers to the three-tier panchayati raj system has submitted its report to the state government.
