Nailing the government`s lie that it wants to amend the RTI act to discourage vexatious and frivolous applications, five public authorities including the PMO have said that they have not received even a single frivolous application in the last fiv
The government on Wednesday said coal linkage for 80,000 MW in various stages of implementation has been achieved, out of the 12th plan period target of 1,00,000 MW. "Coal is an issue, but we are not concerned with linkages for 80,000
Dealing a blow to Rajbhavan, Patna high court on Wednesday set aside the appointment of vice chancellors of Magadh University and Veer Kunwar Singh University. Notifications to this effect was earlier issued by the office of chancellor-cum
The supreme court on Wednesday warned chief secretaries of all states and union territories that they will have to appear in person if they fail to apprise the court of the steps taken by them to rehabilitate sex workers. Seeking details o
We might soon be in a queer situation, where two institutions, placed under as many union ministries, would claim to be the remake of the ancient Nalanda university without any contact between them though located in the same district. This is the
The government plans to hike diesel prices by up to Rs 3 a litre soon after the assembly elections in five states are over next week, while an equivalent steep increase in petrol rates is also on card. "An empowered group of ministers
A relative and panchayat leader of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu`s assembly constituency has identified his body, according to union minister for development of north eastern region B K Handique. He told reporters that the
With agitating pilots bring Air India`s services to a complete standstill despite a court ban on their strike, the airlines has roped in retired pilots on the eighth day of the strike to operate domestic flights. Sources say that the
Senior jurist Ram Jethmalani today told the Supreme Court that the setting up of a high-level committee to monitor the probe into the black money case was merely a "ruse" and an attempt to pre-empt the formation of an independent pane
The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought replies from the union government and and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation on why the latter should not be brought under the ambit of the right to information. The court`s order came during the hearing of
The Delhi high court on Tuesday ordered a stay on the global positioning system (GPS) scheme of the transport department which mandated installation of GPS/GPRS devices in the autorickshaws of Delhi. The stay, however, comes only for 197 autoricks
While the government has lauded itself for making the planning process well-represented by inviting citizens to send suggestions, civil society members have contended that the `wide consultative process` is far less than what it is touted to be.
The government has decided to recruit more than 2000 retired Army personnel to help the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) gain expertise in crippling IEDs and hidden landmines while undertaking anti-Naxal operations. The retired A
Home, auto and other loans are set to become costlier with the Reserve Bank today hiking key short-term rates to contain inflation, while giving relief to small savers by increasing the savings bank rate to 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent now.
Three thousand security personnel were today searching the inhospitable altitudes of Sela Pass to trace the missing chopper carrying Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others as inclement weather coupled with overnight rains led autho
When the summer is at its peak, it is shocking to note that more than 8000 anganwadi centres located across Orissa lack drinking water facilities within 250 meters of the centres. In an affidavit filed in Orissa high court pertainin
Warning of tough times ahead, the RBI on Tuesday raised the key short term lending rate and savings bank rates by 50 basis points and advised the government to hike petroleum prices as soon as possible in line with the ruling global crude prices.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is averse to dilution of the income tax department’s power to tap phones of suspected tax evaders. In an exclusive interview with Governance Now (read the full interview in the May 1-15 issue), CBDT c
Acting against illegal commercial establishments, the MCD on Monday sealed 38 units in east Delhi, a drive undertaken following a directive from the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee. The 38 shops in Madhu Vihar in Sahada
The Delhi high court has issued contempt notices to nine office-bearers of Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA). In the court proceedings on Monday the court lambasted the pilots union and the Air India management for not coming to a soluti
