After striking a conciliatory tone, Baba Ramdev today again took up the issue of police crackdown on his supporters, saying he would raise an 11,000-strong force to deal with police and anti-social elements attempting to disrupt his anti-corrup
The final arguments were presented in court for and against Tahawwur Rana`s culpability in 26/11 attacks, with the prosecution pleading for justice to the Mumbai victims and the defence portraying the Pakistani- Canadian as a man duped by conman D
Chief of enforcement directorate (ED) Arun Mathur and officials of the finance ministry will brief the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the ongoing investigations into the 2G scam on Wednesday. Mathur, along with other senior officia
DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar will remain confined to Tihar Jail as the Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed their bail pleas in the 2G case, saying they have strong political connections and the possibility of them influenc
Prashant Bhushan, a member of the joint committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill on Wednesday said that referendum on the Lokpal Bill is an option for the government. He said that if the government feels that civil society groups are forcing their v
The rural development ministry is set to roll out a job-oriented skills development scheme in Jammu & Kashmir which aims to train one lakh youth over five years and provide placements to 1,500 in the first year. Approved by the cabine
The monthly salary of Karnataka chief minister would jump two-and-half-times,while pay packets of ministers and legislators would double, as per amendment bills passed in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday. As per the Karnata
A new land acquisition policy announced by the Uttar Pradesh government has provision of providing 16 per cent developed land to the farmers. The 16 percent land will be returned to the farmers after developing it and they would be
Shanti Bhushan, co- chairperson of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill has said the government is under international obligation to include the prime minister, judges and members of parliament under the ambit of the anti- graft watchdog.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has directed union ministers to declare their assets and liabilities and indicate business interests. The directions by the PM were circulated in a six pages letter to all the ministers by the cabin
Uncertainty surrounding the Indo-Japan civilian nuclear deal in the wake of Fukushima nuclear disaster, after which the country had announced a hiatus in nuclear coopeartion could see the light of the day. On his visit to India, Japan`s depu
The opposition combine of Shiv Sena and BJP on Tuesday said that its joint rally with Republican Party of India (RPI) on June 9 will sow seeds of change of power in Maharashtra. Addressing a press conference here, BJP general secret
Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P C Chacko said, he can ask all those jailed in connection with 2G allocation scam to be produced before it. All former telecom ministers from 1998 can also be called for recording evidence in 2G spectr
Congress today demanded the resignation of opposition leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj after visuals showing the top BJP leader dancing at Mahatma Gandhi`s samadhi Rajghat sparked a controversy. "By dancing at the samadhi of M
Pecuniary interests of members of parliament in various companies should be made public as it would help people keep "a better watch" on them when they are dealing with legislative matters relating to such firms, the Central Information
HRD minister Kapil Sibal proposed to extend the Right to Education up to the secondary (class 10) level in the 58th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) here on Tuesday. While addressing the CABE, the oldest advisory b
Nearly six years after she was expelled from the party, firebrand hindutva leader Uma Bharti was today re-inducted into the BJP that entrusted her with the task of looking after Uttar Pradesh which is going to polls next year. Annou
With the government toughening its stand against Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru on Tuesday said he has forgiven the prime minister for the crackdown on his agitation but history will not forgive him for the "political sin" he committed.
Under fire from all quarters, the government`s chief negotiator and HRD minister Kapil Sibal justified police action against Baba Ramdev and his followers a day after on the plea that the man in saffron had `politicised` the issues and turned his
Anna Hazare`s team has won the right to fast on June 8 in the capital. However, it has had to shift the venue from Jantar Mantar to the vicinity of Rajghat. Arvind Kejriwal, a member of the team, said the fast would be held from 10am to 6pm which
