A package of bills, to bring reform in the higher education sector will soon be tabled in Parliament. At the higher education conference organized by the FICCI, higher education secretary at the human resource development miinistry Vibha Puri Das
January 2011 onwards, Meghalaya’s entire population will be screened for various types of cancers free of cost using the best available screening techniques in the world. This initiative is taken by a British-based MKC Roko Cancer Trust in the stat
Four medical students were today convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder by a fast track court for ragging to death their junior Aman Kachroo in Himachal Pradesh last year. The quantum of sentence is expected to be pr
Did the Prime Minister`s Office know about the scam-in-the-making in alloting 2G licences for which the opposition is now demanding telecom minister A Raja`s resignation? Documents marked "secret", accessed by Governance Now an
When the opposition was crying foul and demanding telecom minister A Raja’s resignation for the 2G spectrum scam, they were only underestimating the DMK leader, it seems. In a yet-to-be-released damning report, the Comptroller and Auditor Ge
The three member Rajya Sabha panel headed by supreme court judge B. Sudershan Reddy to inquire into corruption charges and delve on the merits of initiating impeachment against Calcutta high court Judge Soumitra Sen has indicted him. With this, de
Cautioning against protectionist sentiments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it is in India`s interest to have an "open, stable and rule-based" international economic environment in all matters including trade and investment flo
The health ministry on Wednesday got a nod from the high court to go ahead with the rural doctors’ course they had introduced last year to meet the shortage of medical practitioners in the rural areas. The course, called the Bachelor
The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the Centre on a petition alleging irregularities in the appointment of CMDs of BSNL and MTNL in which Telecom Minister A Raja is allegedly trying to push his favourites into the posts. A be
Government today rejected the opposition demand for Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into Adarsh housing scam, saying the centre has nothing to do with it. "The Adarsh housing estates is like thousands of housing estates in various
With double-digit growth in mind and the twelfth five-year plan period approaching (beginning 2012), the planning commission is taking a second look at the way it functions - to make it work more efficient and faster. “We need to rei
US president Barack Obama’s take on Indo-US agricultural cooperation may have gladdened the hearts of US agro-companies, but has evoked apprehension in the Indian farmers. On Day 1 of his visit, he explicitly declared that the US saw India a
Civil society groups in India have asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to highlight development issues and tackling global povert at the G20 summit which starts on Thursday in Seoul. “The development of a strong development ag
The Congress on Wednesday named union minister of state for administrative reforms, personnel and public grievances Prithviraj Chavan as the chief minister of Maharashtra after Ashok Chavan resigned from the post on Tuesday following charges of co
India and US are looking toward building on the economic partnership betwen the two countries in the backdrop of US president Barack Obama`s recent visit. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday that New Delhi is
BJP today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into corruption allegations in the Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum allocation and the Adarsh Housing Society and said it will corner the government on these issues in Parliament from tomorro
Sounding positive to US President Barack Obama`s endorsement of India`s bid for permanent seat in the UNSC, China today said it understands New Delhi`s "aspirations" to play a bigger role in the UN and is ready for consultations with it
Based on three internal inquiries, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a detailed probe into the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam and fix responsibility for any lapses. The prob
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the government was willing to discuss all issues with the opposition parties and hoped that the Winter Session of Parliament will be peaceful and productive. "Greetings to you all.
In one fell swoop the Congress excised those accused of corruption from within its ranks - amidst much arm-twisting by the BJP-led opposition. Hours before the winter session of Parliament, the party announced the resignation of Ashok Cha
