Members of the civil society demanding a nationwide ban on the pesticide endosulfan on Thursday accused the government of suppressing its report on the long-term health impacts in the endosulfan exposed areas. The study titled ‘Effec
The department of information technology (DIT) has initiated efforts to promote internationalised domain names (IDNs) for the scheduled languages of India, as per N Ravi Shanker, additional secretary, DIT. Shanker said the move w
In its first budget since coming to power, the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala today increased levies on liquor, pan masala, luxury cars and buildings but spared the common man of any heavy burden. The revised budget for 2011-
Patna High Court has asked Bihar Government and the Chancellor`s secretariat to take steps to fill up all vacant posts of teachers in various universities in the state within 90 days. A division bench comprising Justices Prakash Cha
The fifth and final list of admission for under graduate course at Delhi University (DU) is out and most of the seats for general and OBC students in life sciences courses have been occupied. Dyal Singh College filled all its seats in all
The Supreme Court today restrained the seven-member committee from opening vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, which according to various estimates contains wealth worth over Rs one lakh crore. A bench of justi
Union oil minister Jaipal Reddy will meet prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday. They are expected to discuss the Krishna-Godavari gas basin controversy that arose after a report by the comptroller and auditor general pointed at oil ministry com
Over 80 percent of women in south Asia work in vulnerable employment which lies outside the purview of labour legislation, said Laxmi Puri from the UN women here on Thursday. She was speaking at the launch of first report under the newly-formed UN
An NGO today moved the Supreme Court seeking CBI probe against telecom minister Kapil Sibal and attorney general G E Vahanvati for allegedly favouring Reliance Infocom on the penalty over 2G licences and bypassing of rules to give opinion to forme
Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of adopting a "step-motherly and non-cooperative attitude" towards Uttar Pradesh, BSP today said delay in sanctioning of funds by the Centre for developmental schemes in the state had made the com
Describing the Supreme Court order in Lafarge uranium mining case as a "landmark" judgement, environment minister Jairam Ramesh today said it will set the stage for further reforms in environmental governance and make it more effective.
Bihar government has decided to work as a facilitator between potential investors and land owners to prevent unnecessary dispute and collision over the issue of acquisition of land for setting up industries. The `Bihar Aao` (Come to
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL that alleged a whooping loss of Rs 37,000 crore to the exchequer on account of private telecom operators inflating their subscribers base to garner the scarce spectrum. The petitio
After a sustained campaign of over two years by civil society, the government has finally deleted the section 13(b) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) which barred outsiders from being a part of the social audits
P L Punia, member of Parliament and chairman of national commission for scheduled castes (NCSC) has issued a notice directing the chairman of central board of film certification to hold a preview of director Prakash Jha’s forthcoming film &l
All the accused in the 2G scam will soon get to hear corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s taped conversations which they can use in their arguments during their trials. The CBI informed special judge O P Saini on Thursday that it would pr
A new roadmap for providing reservation to socially and educationally backward minorities under OBC category in central services could be on the anvil with the government completing consultations on the issue. Home Minister P Chidam
The Centre today approved a Rs 1,000 crore special package for imparting training to 8,000 youth annually in Jammu and Kashmir with the help of the corporate sector. As many 40,000 graduates, post-graduates and professional degree h
Set to begin their 5-day long visit of Jammu region from July 8, interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will be holding a two-day round table conference (RTC) in Jammu on July 11 and 12. "We are holding two-days meeting with the cu
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Supreme Court observation on special police officers (SPOs)in naxal-hit areas cannot be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir as the SPOs in the state were part of the regular police force. The
