After Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) cried foul over ministry of environment and forests’ new advisory panel on Sardar Sarovar Project, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has also opposed the formation of the committee, albeit for different
Just a few weeks after hounding a gay professor, Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, to what is being suspected as suicide, the Aligarh Muslim University has revealed that it has no record of either the proctorial board or the so-called evidence that led t
Within 10 days of publishing the draft amendments to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991, the environment and forests ministry has published on its website the concept note on the proposed changes in 10 languages, including Konk
In a surprise development, attorney general G E Vahanvati on Monday appeared in the Supreme Court in a case on behalf of an Uttar Pradesh government body. The Attorney General, the senior most law officer of the Centre, is free to choose c
BJP president Nitin Gadkari`s cooperative society, the Purti Group, has acquired the ailing Wainganga sugar factory at Devada village in Bhandara, which happens to be NCP leader and civil aviation minister Praful Patel`s constituency
Admitting that rising food prices were hurting the common man, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked states to make the Public Distribution System functional and effective to ensure that vulnerable sections were protected from the impact o
The World Bank has cleared Rs 4,000 crore for Bihar against the state`s demand for Rs 14,000 crore for undertaking rehabilitation programme for the Kosi river belt, devastated by floods in 2008, state govt officials said today. Whil
Seeking more powers to deal with cases of corruption in Medical Council of India, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said he has sought advice from the law ministry on how to proceed in the case against the MCI President arrested on corruption
The CBI probe into the functioning of MCI and alleged role of the medical education regulator`s chief in awarding recognition to those not fulfilling the requirements may also bring other Medical Council of India officials under scanner.
For booking railway tickets, more and more people are turning to the internet. But those without access to the net still have to go to the nearest railway ticket booking counter. Now the railways have launched a van -- "mobile ticketing van&q
Orissa government today approved a plan for construction of a 42-km long canal to irrigate about 12,000 hectare of agricultural land and two check dams in tribal dominated Nabarangpur district, official sources said. The decision in
The closure to Ajmal Kasab`s trial for `waging war against the Indian state` has been deferred to Thursday (May 6). Special judge M L Tahaliyani reserved his judgement for Thursday after public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and defence counsel K
The simmering row between the government and sports federation bosses over tenure limitations today intensified with the IOA saying the Sports Ministry`s attempt to erode their autonomy could lead to sanctions against the country. A
The Uttar Pradesh government has requested the Centre to ensure speedy execution of the projects being implemented by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in the state. The request was made during a high-level meeting held
Ruling out immediate invocation of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against striking motormen in Mumbai, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan today said efforts were on to persuade the agitators to call off their stir. &
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is on a noble and praiseworthy mission. On Sunday, she said she had sacked from 500 BSP workers for their criminal links. How come they were there in the first place? Blame it on my rivals, she said. Now
On his website Suresh Kalmadi informs us modestly that “As President of the Indian Olympic Association, (he) got the country the first-ever gold medal in individual event (sic) at the Beijing Olympic (sic) 2008.” Perhaps it is the same
Commuters using Mumbai`s suburban railway network found relief late afternoon on Monday when the striking motormen called off their agitation. Their decision to end the strike followed the talks with with Maharashtra home minister R R Pati
After the image of the Medical Council of India took a dent with the arrest of it President on corruption charges, the government today said its immediate concern was to restore the credibility of MCI, which governs medical eduction in the country
The housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has said in a recent draft report that the urban poor in the country have risen by at least seven percent of the total urban population in the last one decade. The findings of the committ
