Committed to the full implementation of international standards to combat money laundering and terror financing, the government said on Tuesday it was making suitable amendments to converge the country`s existing laws with the recommendations of t
On the issue of Anna Hazare filing a pre-emptive affidavit in the supreme court against government action against his crusade for Jan Lokpal, the Congress has maintained a studied distance, saying that everybody has the right to approach any court
Bringing some respite to air travellers` pockets, the country`s civil aviation regulator director general of civil aviation has asked airlines not to charge passengers for booking their preferred seats in advance. "I have asked the ai
US is keen on investing in India`s clean energy sector, the Export – Import bank of the United States announced on Monday. The bank has approved loans tune to $1.4 billion (about Rs 6,300 crore) to Indian companies in the first nine months o
Anna Hazare has written a letter to the prime minister demanding that the draft of the Lokpal bill which is prepared by the civil society (the Jan Lokpal bill) should be discussed in the parliament and not the one prepared by the government.
Sanjeev Saxena, arrested for his suspected involvement in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam and believed to be a former aide of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, was on Monday remanded to police custody for three days by a Delhi court. Special jud
The supreme court on Monday asked the government to refrain from taking any decision on the implementation of the recommendations of Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists for two weeks when it will take up the case for hearing.
Bombay high court on Monday asked the the union government to file an affidavit as to whether top constitutional offices such as the president, chief justices and governors fall within the ambit of Right to Information Act. The Goa bench o
The historic tripartite agreement for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) was signed here on Monday to resolve the vexed Darjeeling problem amidst protests and bandhs in the Terai and Dooars areas. The agreement was signed by W
More funds for cash-strapped Air India is on the anvil with the group of ministers (GoM) today approving in principle additional equity infusion of Rs 1,200 crore and payment of Rs 532 crore for operating VVIP and rescue flights. Against t
The CPI(M) on Monday slammed the UPA government for "lacking" political will to tackle corruption and said that it will launch a nationwide agitation on the issue. The UPA government has "failed" to tackle corruption wh
With an eye on promoting self- employment among women, government has proposed to bring down the interest rate on bank lendings to self help groups at par with that on crop loans to farmers and set up a dedicated national bank for women SHG.
In order to bring in more transparency in the implementation of NREGA, the rural development ministry has issued directions to all the states that works carried out under the scheme be photographed and uploaded on its website. “We ha
Moving ahead with its nuclear programme in the backdrop of the Fukushima accident, India on Monday began construction of its 25th atomic power plant. The first pour of concrete for the 700 MW indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor (PHW
A Delhi court on Monday allowed CBI to interrogate afresh former telecom minister A Raja and two other accused in the 2G case in the Patiala House court complex. Special CBI judge O P Saini allowed CBI, which is yet to file its second supp
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a CBI probe into the murder of veteran crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey. However, justices Ranjana Desai and R V More did not pronounce the reasons in the operative part of
After Gopal Subramaniam quit last week as the solicitor general, additional solicitor generals Mohan Parasaran and Indira Jaisingh are both being tipped as the successor in government circles. Both have been serving at their posts for a lo
Lucknow is less than 500 km but a world apart from the twin villages of Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida. Especially so for the embattled villagers who boarded an air-conditioned luxury bus courtesy of the state administration less than a month aft
Congress on Friday hit out at the principal opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding the resignation of union home minister P Chidamabaram a day after the Mumbai blasts. Party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said that the BJP
If you missed a flat in the last DDA housing scheme, this might be your chance to get one. The agency is coming up with how cost houses in the EWS and LIG categories. DDA will construct 19560 EWS houses in Dwarka, Narela and Rohini by usi
