Senior IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt said on Tuesday he would challenge his suspension by the Gujarat government, claiming that the action was prompted by his petition in the supreme court on the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The Narendra Modi gover
In a relief to farmers whose land was acquired for the Tons hydel project, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to return those stretches of land that do not fall under the submergence area as predicted earlier. The decision to
The centre on Tuesday approved the revised project cost of Banglaore Metro from Rs 8,158 crore to Rs 11,609 crore. This was decided at a meeting by the empowered group of ministers on mass rapid transit system chaired by finance minister P
HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said that the government will consider giving students three attempts to clear IIT entrance exam against the two chances being given to them currently. Sibal also batted for an education system where tea
The Ghaziabad Development Authority today sealed an unauthorised mobile tower in Aryanagar here as part of its new drive to clamp down on illegal constructions in the city, a GDA official said. An illegally constructed building was also
The supreme court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence for Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohd Arif alias Ashfaq in the 2000 Red Fort attack case in which three people, including two army jawans, were killed. A bench of justices V S Sirpuk
A four-decade old legislation enacted soon after Goa``s liberation from Portuguese rule has now become handy for the state government to save the properties of tribal communities from being robbed by the land grabbers. State revenue dep
Normal life was affected in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday as the bandh called by the Telangana students joint action committee (TSJAC) began this morning. The shut down has been called by the students groups in support o
A large number of the left wing All India Students` Association (AISA) and the Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) activists were detained here on Tuesday night for continuing their protest beyond the permissible time-limit. The AISA a
Thousands of supporters gathered at Azad Maidan on Tuesday pledging support to 74-year-old anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare’s fast scheduled to start August 16 protesting the government’s lokpal bill. Hazare and activist Arvind Kej
Taking a cue from his Bihar counterpart, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on tuesday accused the Congress led UPA government of adopting a discriminatory policy towards the state on political considerations. Patnaik said this while add
Harvesting stories of people who have successfully committed themselves to social change is what author Rashmi Bansal is passionate about. Now, with her third book Bansal seeks to spread the work of idealists "who have found new ways to solve
The ministry of corporate affairs is going to launch new `settlement` scheme from August 12 for defaulting companies who have not filed their statutory documents with the registrar of companies. Under the `Company Law Settlement Scheme-201
Karnataka lokayukta Shivaraj Patil on Tuesday said he would act on the illegal mining report submitted by his predecessor and governor Bhardwaj`s recommendation to initiate criminal proceedings against indicted former chief minister B S Yeddyurapp
Opposition in the Maharashtra legislature on Monday stalled proceedings demanding an immediate statement from the government on police firing on protesting farmers in Pune district, in which three persons were killed, resulting in adjournment of b
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the government plans to rope in experts from international quality control institutes on roads and highways to ensure state-of-the-art infrastructure in the state. He was replying
Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday began his protest against the government for putting forth a "weak Lokpal bill" before Parliament, with a bike rally from Dadar to Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. Hazare and social activist Arv
The Palmolein graft case, which took another surprising turn with a vigilance court ordering probe into the alleged role of Kerala chief minister Ommen Chandy in his capacity as finance minister in early 1990s, has been a political spectre that ke
The Palmolein graft case, which took another surprising turn with a vigilance court ordering probe into the alleged role of Kerala chief minister Ommen Chandy in his capacity as finance minister in early 1990s, has been a political spectre that ke
The leader of the opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly, Ajay Singh has criticised the ruling BJP in the state for its "failure in rooting out corruption." "The BJP had come to power to root out corruption. But it has
