Madhya Pradesh Congress president, Kantilal Bhuria today alleged that state BJP government was trying to make available costly land at a throwaway prices to three companies in Anuppur, Umaria and Shahdol districts. Most of the land
Delhi high court today sought an explanation from Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari by Monday as to why he was bent upon defying court`s order to give his blood sample for a DNA test to decide the paternity suit of a 31-year-old man claiming to b
A decision on the recommendations of justice Majithia wageboard for newspapers and news agency employees is likely next week with the union cabinet on Thursday deciding to take it up at its next meeting. "The issue of the wage boards
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that there is inflationary pressure in the economy, even as inflation in the food segment declined marginally. "There is inflationary pressure in the system and these weekly variation
A massive hike of Rs three crore in the annual allocation for a scheme that enables every MP to recommend development works in their constituencies, was approved by the government on Thursday. The decision to increase the annual allocation
Conress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of misleading farmers over land acquisition. Crticising the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government, Gandhi asked why the policy was not being implem
Food inflation in India fell to a seven-week low of 7.61 percent for the week ended June 25 on the back of cheaper vegetables, pulses and potatoes. Food inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 7.78 percent durin
Family members of Uttar Pradesh`s deputy chief medical officer Y S Sachan moved the supreme court on Thursday for a CBI probe into his mysterious death inside the Lucknow jail. An advocate, appearing for the Sachan`s family, apprised the b
Mumbai`s Dharavi may have lost its `Asia`s largest slum` tag. The new census shows that at least four larger suburban slums have come up in the city, some of which are about three times the size of the 557 acre slum housing over three lakh people.
The Delhi government today move the high court, seeking permission to shut temporary night shelters for homeless in the metropolis on the ground that it is losing over Rs one crore every month in their maintenance. Filing an applica
The Supreme Court today sought Centre`s response on a petition seeking time bound disposal of mercy plea of death row convicts filed before the President. A bench of justices B S Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar issued notice to the g
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran resigned from the union cabinet as textiles minister on Thursday morning. Maran met prime minister Manmohan Singh at the latter`s Race Course Road residence at around 11.45 this morning. Sources in the prime minister
Scores of people today protested outside the Delhi electricity regulatory commission (DERC) office against the possible hike in tariff for 2011-12 and accused the power regulator of taking sides with private players in finalising the rates.
Giving detailed guidelines, the Supreme Court today asked the centre to set up a national regulator to overlook matters related to environmental clearances and its enforcement and imposing penalties on violators. A special forest be
The Delhi high court today sought a response from the city government on a PIL seeking direction to frame rules to provide free and compulsory education to children from weaker sections under the Right To Education (RTE) Act. A divi
The Telangana issue may delay the much talked about reshuffle of the union council of ministers and indications to this effect was seen after today`s meeting of the Congress core group on the statehood issue, which was attended by Prime Minister M
The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place before it the status report on the probe conducted by it in the "cash-for-vote" scam during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008. Not satisfied
Students forced out of the Delhi university`s admissions race by the high cutoffs may find the school of open learning (SOL) and the non-collegiate women`s education board (NCWEB) as alternative centres of learning offering the same end as the hal
The National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) has said that the Lokpal should cover the office of the prime minister and the government’s Bill in its present form has a very limited scope and coverage. While
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion credit for National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP), which it said is aimed at strengthening the implementation of India`s newly launched National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). NRLM is
