Seventy per cent votes were polled till 1 PM today in the sixth and last phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal in 14 Maoist-hit constituencies spread over three districts amid tight security arrangements. "While the overal
UPA government is trying to make the PAC a "puppet" in its hands and divide it on party lines when the mandate of the panel is to be bipartisan, Murli Manohar Joshi, chairperson of the parliamentary committee that examined the 2G spectru
If the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has its way corporate social responsibility (CSR) could soon become obsolete - in theory, at least. The MCA is mulling over a change in guard for the social responsibilities of companies.The upgraded form
The situation today was tensed but under control in parts of western UP hit by farmers` unrest over land acquisition as police released sketches of 24 trouble-makers who incited violence in Agra and maintained a strict vigil. The BJ
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured a delegation of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leaders that Government will move the crucial bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act in the coming session of Parliament, its leader Ajit Singh said. After
We remember where we were when important things happened in the world. I was cut off from the internet when Obama got Osama. So, I did not hear of Operation Geronimo until late afternoon. When I did, my reaction was to write two lines of lament on
Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh today paid a surprise visit to the Gurgaon General Hospital here and expressed dissatisfaction over unhygienic conditions in one of the wards. Hospital authorities were taken by surprise as
Criticised for giving a wrong report in the Bhushan CD case, the CFSL Delhi today hit back saying the CD containing alleged voice of Shanti Bhushan was subjected to "detailed and extensive examination" and its report can only be "ch
Criticising the police firing on farmers in Greater Noida, BJP vice-president and Rajya Sabha MP Kalraj Mishra today accused the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government of being insensitive towards the farmers. "Farmers in UP are
Two more persons were granted bail on Monday Orissa High Court in the much-hyped crime branch police investigation into the sensational Kandhamal nun rape case of 2008. Pandit Kumar Bismajhi and Jatia Sahu arrested by crime branch s
Besides ordinary residents, hospitals are also suffering because of the civic-body imposed water cut in the metropolis. Residents of south Mumbai and the western suburbs are facing water cuts for four days starting today as the Brih
India`s most backwards districts will soon receive support from technical and educational institutions in the preparation of their annual plans for most of the development schemes. The government has enlisted the institutions as technical support
With Saturday`s skirmish between protesting farmers and policemen in Greater Noida leaving four dead, the Congress had only the sharpest criticism reserved for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and her government. On Monday, Con
The number of RTI applications filed with the prime minister’s office (PMO) has seen a steep rise of almost 100 times in the last five years. From 48 application filed in the year 2005, the PMO had received 3032 queries till September last y
The Delhi government has sent a detailed report to the union home ministry about state PWD minister Rajkumar Chauhan`s alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case for which the Lokayukta has recommended his removal fro
The supreme court on Monday stayed the Allahabad high court`s verdict dividing in three parts the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, terming as "something strange" the judgement although the parties had not asked for
Tension today prevailed in parts of western UP hit by farmers` unrest over land acquisition even as a heavy police deployment was made in the affected areas and political leaders were detained preventing them from reaching the troubled spots.
Sudhir Chandra, chairman of the central board of direct taxes (CBDT), occupies a room in North Block whose balcony overlooks the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan. The centrality of its location is symbolic of its significance to governance. Since
British voters have overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the `first-past-the-post` voting system in a nationwide referendum. After a divisive campaign that saw the Coalition partners on opposing sides of the argument, the No vote storme
With gusts of windling blowing dust across Delhi on Friday afternoon, the Delhi metro shut operations on its Blueline for a hour and half as visibility fell to two kilometres during the duststorm. Services on the Dwarka-Noida line were sus
