In fresh trouble for B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka governor H R Bhardwaj on Wednesday gave sanction to lokayukta police to initiate criminal proceedings against him over the report on illegal mining. Bhardwaj accepted the findings and re
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has convened an all-party meeting at his chambers at 1 pm today to clear the contentious Seeds Bill, pending for some time now. The bill has been criticized by many as anti-farmer and detrimental to conserving our
Pawan cries whenever he remembers the incidence. Not that he is likely to forget getting beaten up by CRPF cadets for no fault of his. His friend Shoaib says, "They didn`t let us go and held us for four hours. I did not know if I had done som
Hours before Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde demitted office, outgoing chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday filed a petition before him seeking reconsideration of his report indicting him in the illegal mining that cost him the top post.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) pl
As a direct fall-out of the iron ore mining scam in Karnataka, pig iron manufacturer Tata Metaliks Limited might have to close down its Goa plant in a week, a top company official said on Tuesday. "The iron ore supplies to the Goa pl
Accusing the Income Tax department of being "very lenient" to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), a Parliamentary panel said on Tuesday that it allowed the cricketing body to "enrich its coffers at the expense of the e
The much talked about Lokpal Bill could be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow with the government writing to the speaker to waive off the two-day period required before introducing a bill. Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy o
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reached out to Kashmiri pandits in the state and assured adequate facilities to improve their living condition. Accompanied by minister for revenue and rehabilitation Raman Bhall
Civil society groups have come together to reject the draft national food security bill recently approved by an empowered group of ministers (EGoM). Writing to the prime minister and his council of ministers, members of the Right to Food C
Coming down heavily on the CBI on Tuesday, for its slow pace of probe into the missing files case of the scam-hit Adarsh Housing Society, the Bombay high court has sought a reply from the investigating agency tomorrow. "This is a v
The government has received information about Indians having accounts in Swiss banks and is taking appropriate action to bring back funds stashed abroad, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. "We have received some information
In a rejoinder to the opposition cornering the government over prime minister Manmohan singh`s role in the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as commonwealth games chairman, union sports minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday stated that the BJP-led NDA govern
Life in this commercial hub was on Tuesday affected during a CITU-organised dawn-to-dusk bandh with business establishments remaining closed and private vehicles off the roads. According to the additional superintendent of police A P Jav
Indian government on Tuesday sought parliamentary approval for additional gross expenditure of Rs 34,724 crore for 2011-12 with an assurance that the net cash outgo of Rs 9,016 crore will not push fiscal deficit beyond projections in the Budget
The Uttar Pradesh Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation Limited (PCDF) has warned of action being taken against employees participating in a strike despite a ban imposed by the administration. "If any employee goes on strike
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a monthly old age RPT old age dole of Rs 1000 to 5,544 Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps in the state. An order to this effect has been issued by the chief minister, an offi
Over six lakh trees and some 1,800 betel vines will have to be sacrificed to set up Posco`s Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project in Orissa`s coastal Jagatsinghpur district. The trees to make way for the greenfield project include about three
The B S Yeddyurappa camp appears headed for a major showdown with the rival side at the BJP legislature party meeting being held here on Wednesday, with the race for the chief minister`s post narrowing down to D V Sadananda Gowda and Jagadish Shet
With the stalemate in Karnataka BJP over B S Yeddyurappa`s successor continuing, the party`s central leadership indicated late on Monday that choosing a new chief minister is being done through a "political process" which may happen by c
