Bowing to opposition pressure, Delhi government today withdrew a four per cent VAT on cooking gas giving a Rs 12-13 relief to consumers though it did not roll back the withdrawal of Rs 40 subsidy for LPG cylinders. The government also wit
The Central Information Commission has issued a showcause notice to Prime Minister`s Office for not replying to an RTI query filed nearly one and a half years ago. After receiving a complaint from applicant Virendra Singh Sirohi, the Commi
The government on Monday approved 23 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth over Rs 2,325.21 crore, including that of broadband services provider Tikona Digital Network and auto components maker Bharat Forge. "The union Gov
The Central Vigilance Commission has tightened its grip over secretaries to the government of India as it has got the Department of Personnel and Training to issue a corrigendum about its jurisdiction. Some officials were making an attempt to esca
Known worldwide for its aroma and taste, the Dehradun basmati rice is no longer being produced in Uttarakhand`s capital city, though exports of the variety from the state show a healthy trend, the government has said. Rapid urbanisation has forced
Government will move the Supreme Court to challenge stay orders of High Courts in some states on an UGC direction to all deemed universities that they should not call themselves as universities. Acting on the instruction of the government, the Uni
A Supreme Court judge recused himself on Monday from hearing a petition filed by retired Lt General Avadhesh Prakash, who has been facing a court martial for his alleged involvement in Sukna land scam case. As soon as the matter came up for heari
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order granting anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases. "We are not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High C
The Supreme Court on Monday held that the first meeting of Parliament each year could not necessarily be considered as its first session. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, dismissed a petition filed by RPI(
In a breakthrough, Bhavnagar-based Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) has discovered microbe from Indian waters to manufacture bio-degradable plastic using a by-product of Jatropha plant. "We have sucessful
Congress on Saturday slammed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi saying his appearance before investigators probing 2002 riots has brought "ill-repute" to the high office he holds, while the BJP dismissed suggestions that it was an emba
Educational inequality begins early as the Muslim children in India have lower reading and arithmetic skills than others, says a survey. “It is same with the Dalit and Adivasi children who fall in the same category as of Muslim children,&rdq
Chief Minister Narendra Modi appeared before the Supreme Court-appointed SIT today and was questioned for the first time for his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots that have come back to haunt him. Ending the suspense as to where he would appe
The rural development ministry has come out with the first list of people who could be the part of a 100 eminent citizens group responsible for third party assessment of NREGA. “A list of 65 names with their identification has
Claiming that it was not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban has said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as it justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action. In a self-contr
In a new twist in the `cash-at-judge`s-door` case, a designated court here today ordered further investigations by the CBI, brushing aside the agency`s closure report. CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh pronounced the order for further invest
Defying party whip, four BJP MLAs today voted for two Congress candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Assam leading to their suspension. The BJP MLAs told reporters after casting their ballots that they had voted for the two Congress candid
Goa government today refused to ban the use of mobiles in primary and higher secondary schools contending that a circular has already been issued to the institutes seeking to curb misuse of cell phones. Education Minister Atanasio Monserra
Uttarakhand government would evolve a joint strategy with Himachal Pradesh to take up the issue of extension of Concessional Industrial Package (CIP), which expires this month, with the Centre. Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhariyal
Sarubhai Waghmade is a waste picker from Pune. She has been segregating the wet and the dry waste from mounds of garbage for years now. She sells dry plastic waste to recyclers and earns Rs 50-100 in a day. But the privatisation of waste collectio
