After the supreme court made scathing observations on Tuesday on the role of the state governments in depriving poor farmers of their land in the ruse of development, it today upheld the Allahabad high court order that quashed the acquisition of o
Wednesday`s caste quota counselling brought little succour to scheduled caste (SC) candidates seeking admission into Delhi university colleges. This counselling session was for SC students who secured 70 percent and above and were not allotted col
The supreme court on Wednesday vacated its February 5, 2010 order that restrained French cement manufacturer Lafarge from mining limestone in the forests of Meghalaya’s East Khasi hills for the company’s plant in Bangladesh.
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) on Wednesday implicated union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G spectrum case when it informed the supreme court (SC) that the minister forced Aircel to sell its major stakes to Malaysian comp
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has moved the finance ministry for posting of the senior income tax officers in the Indian embassies in eight foreign countries to monitor the dubious money trail. It is not satisfied the int
Work gained momentum at the proposed site for Posco`s controversial Rs 52,000-crore steel plant project in Orissa`s Jagatsinghpur district today with the cooperation of local residents. "Eleven teams were engaged for work at Ga
With lawmakers raising the pitch for a separate Telangana, centre today said consultations were on and hoped the process would help it reach a final decision even as it ruled out suggestions of president`s rule in Andhra Pradesh. &q
The supreme court on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad high court order quashing the acquisition of over 156 hectares of land from farmers in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and allotting it to builders. The court also imposed Rs 10 lakh as co
The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) will be releasing the national voluntary guidelines (NVGs) on social, environmental and economic responsibilities of business on Friday, July 8 - replacing the 2009 guidelines on corporate social responsibil
The supreme court on Wednesday directed videography of the ongoing unearthing of treasure trove inside chambers of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik also proposed the appointment
Housing for the rural poor seems more secure now with the government planning to extend insurance against natural disasters as a part of the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)welfare scheme. The rural development ministry`s insurance-welfare will co
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the centre`s response on two public interest lawsuits challenging its notification exempting CBI and other key agencies from the ambit of the right to information (RTI) Act. A bench of chief justice
Various issues plaguing Air India and the grievances of the national carrier`s pilots were taken up at a meeting of the justice Dharmadhikari committee with civil avaition ministry officials and members of the pilots` body Indian Commercial Pilots
A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the enforcement directorate (ED) to interrogate former CWG organising committee treasurer M Jayachandran to ascertain violation of foreign exchange laws in award of the contract for installing the timing, scoring a
A special court, exclusively set up to hold trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, on Tuesday warned CBI of either finish supplying documents to the accused by tomorrow or face the prospects of imposition of fine. "I will im
Rahul Gandhi resumed his footmarch today to make common cause with farmers in Uttar Pradesh over land acquisition after an overnight halt at this village where in slept in the open. The 41-year-old AICC general secretary is on the second d
Cash strapped Air India has approached the government to recover Rs 1,222 crore dues towards operating VVIP and special flights over the last five years and the state-owned airline may get Rs 800 crore. In the last five years, the a
In an attempt to project Gujarat as a top tourist destination, the state tourism department held a road show in Mumbai promoting the Saputara hill station. The month-long Saputara Monsoon Festival, on from July 30 to August 30, will offer tourists
The supreme court on Tuesday made scathing observations on the role of the state on issues involving land acquisition. It said that the state is using development as an excuse to grab land, thus depriving poor farmers of their livelihood for gener
After successful projects of electricity generation through rice husk, it is time to use corn cob and stalks. By the end of August this year the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) plan to operationalise a few gasifier systems for electric
