Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was today sentenced to death by a special court for the Mumbai terror attacks, three days after he was pronounced guilty of mass murder and waging war against the Indian state. The special anti-terr
Left-wing student groups at the Jawaharlal Nehru University voiced protests against the government`s `Operation Green Hunt`, waving black flags at home minister P Chidambaram during his visit to the university on Wednesday. Chidambaram had
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s Coordination Committee (CoCom) officials on Wednesday said that they never faced tenure limitation by their governments. CoCom Chairman Austin Sealy on standoff between th
Seeking to transform emigration into a simple, transparent and efficient process, the government would "shortly" introduce a new bill which also has provisions for enhanced protection to overseas Indian workers. Overseas I
Taking a serious view of the motormen`s strike that paralysed the city`s suburban rail network for nearly two days, the Bombay High Court today said the Railways should compensate commuters hit hard by the stir. The strike on May 3-
Individuals and organisations can expect a fast-track justice and compensation for loss of life and property due to environmental hazards such as Delhi`s Mayapuri radiation leak incident, with Parliament approving a bill on Wednesday.
Toughening its stance on the tenure limitation of the sports bosses in the country, the Government today proposed to send a senior official to the International Olympic Council (IOC) headquarters in Switzerland to sort out the matter.
The prosecution may now have to work that much harder. In many cases, the prosecution may now never be able to bring the guilty to justice. Yet, the Supreme Court`s judgement declaring illegal the compulsory use of narco-analysis, brain-mapping an
Notwithstanding the global financial meltdown, India received a whopping Rs 2.04 lakh crore remittances during April-December 2009. The country had received around Rs 2.34 lakh crore remittances from the Indian expatriates in the financial
There is no move to ban tourism in the tiger reserves, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday though he added that his ministry was working on strict regulations on tourism in the 39 Project Tiger reserves in
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the government and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) after the BJP complained that wheat procured for the poor was rotting away for lack of godowns. The commission has soug
The Andhra Pradesh government launched the Society for Protection and Empowerment of Women and Children and an Integrated Child Protection scheme on Wednesday to facilitate effective protection of women and children by synergising the service chai
Raising questions over "conflict of interest" if a minister was a member of a cricket body, the Bombay High Court today directed impleading the Union Government in a PIL seeking levy of entertainment tax on IPL matches and allowed making
Building on improved relations with Bangladesh, India said on Wednesday that it proposes to ease visa rules for visitors from the neighbouring country. "There is a proposal to relax the procedure relating to grant of conference visa t
Krishnadas Rajagopal, Indian Express, page 6: An agriculturist who wants five-year-old children in primary classes to learn the entire text of
Miffed with the sports ministry`s new regulations limiting their tenures, IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi and National Sports Federations` officials met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday and sought his intervention in the matter.
Blacklisted by the World Bank for alleged corruption and wrong doing, Videocon Industries on Tuesday night said that it has moved a petition to revoke the ban. "We approached the World Bank in February, 2010, to revoke the ban ... aft
University Grants commission on Tuesday setup a five-member panel headed by an AIIMS professor for framing guidelines for use, storage and disposal of radioactive and hazardous chemicals. This came in the wake of radioactive exposure in Delhi.
The Supreme Court directed implementation of increased pay scales for judicial officers of subordinates courts across the country on Tuesday. The salaries of the officers will be enhanced almost three-fold. A Bench comprising Chief Justice
The Election Commission has finalised the schedule for holding Rajya Sabha elections on Friday, June 11 for 57 seats from 11 states: Andhra Pradesh (6 seats), Karnataka (4), Chhatisgarh (2), Madhya Pradesh (3), Tamil Nadu (6), Orissa (3), Ma
