The supreme court on Monday said “no order is required” on a PIL against telecom minister Kapil Sibal alleging that he gave undue favor to Anil Ambani owned RCOM . It asked the aggrieved to "avail remedy under the law.&rdquo
The supreme court today refrained from passing any order on a PIL filed against telecom minister Kapil Sibal accusing him of reducing a penalty amount favouring Anil Ambani-headed RCOM, saying persons aggrieved can avail remedy under the law.
The soaring prices are here for a long haul. Planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia may have said as much on Monday when he told reporters, "In the 12th five year plan (2012-17), we should aim at four percent growth in agr
The supreme court on Monday pulled up Delhi police for its midnight swoop on anti-corruption protestors at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on June 5. A division bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked Delhi police to justify it
Stricter measures for tobacco control must be brought at the highest level to prevent and control non-communicable diseases. This is the stand India may put forward at the high level United Nations general assembly meeting this September.
Weighed down by ever increasing population, China and India - the most populous nations - today observed world population day together for the first time to step up campaign to stabilise global population. Addressing an India-China
Pleading the case of eminent sportspersons who have won laurels for the country at international level, sports and youth affairs minister Ajay Maken today sought the inclusion of sports as a category for conferring the country`s highest civilian a
Law minister M Veerappa Moily today met prime minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of solicitor general Gopal Subramanium tendering his resignation over the appointment of a private counsel to appear for the government in a 2G-related case in the s
The cabinet reshuffle that prime minister Manmohan Singh had promised to effect soon after the budget is likely to take place later on Monday. PM discussed the cabinet changes with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who has approved them. The PM is like
The supreme court today refused to interfere in the Karnataka government`s decision to frame rules to prevent illegal mining in the state. A bench headed by justice R V Raveendran turned down the plea of mining companies challenging
Prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi today held consultations giving further grist to the speculation mill over a possible reshuffle of the union cabinet. This is the fourth meeting of the two leaders in
Outgoing corporate affairs minister Murli Deora, known as top fund raiser for Congress in Mumbai, has stirred up the corporate world with an official demand to chip in donations for philanthropy in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund he h
The 2011 millennium development goals (MDG) report launched here on Friday highlights an increase in skilled attendance at birth, skilled antenatal care and contraceptive use as well as reductions in adolescent childbearing, most notably in s
Recognizing the citizen`s participation in better administration of cities, president Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday honored the best managed urban local bodies by presenting the “Nagar Ratna Awards “at a ceremony in Mumbai.
Air India (AI) becoming a member of the Star alliance may further be delayed with the pilots body, Indian commercial pilots association (ICPA) putting its foot down on not undergoing the alliance overview training. The ICPA has instructed
Delhi directorate of health services could not spent Rs 1 crore meant for the benefit of constuction workers and returned the money to the department from where it had come- state labour department. The health directorate gave this informa
The rumours that the corporate affairs minister Murli Deora has tendered his resignation is being linked with his ministry`s alleged role in giving undue favor to the Loop Telecom (the front company of Essar group). Sources reveal there ar
Petroleum Minister and senior Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh S Jaipal Reddy today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have pressed for creation of separate state of Telangana. Reddy met Singh in the morning a
Ahead of a meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Air India, the Civil aviation ministry on Thursday held talks with the pilot unions and unions of the cabin crew, engineers and the ground handling staff, over the problems plaguing the nationa
