Amid stiff resistance to Posco steel project, Orissa government on Tuesday said talks were on with agitators to resolve the issue as work at proposed plant site near Paradip was stalled for the third consecutive day due to a road blockade at a key
To rein in telecom service providers more effectively for anti-competitive and predatory pricing, the telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) has proposed an overhaul of the existing reporting system on accounting separation regulation, 2004&
Seven supreme court judges handling sensitive cases are due to retire in the next four months. And till May, the chief justice of India had not recommended the name of any judge for appointment in the apex court. The ministry of law and ju
A raging controversy notwithstanding, the government appears to have closed the probe into the reported bugging episode in the offices of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and his senior aides as neither intelligence bureau nor private detectives
What’s the difference between a fasting patriarch and a faster Babaji? Between a satyagrahi and a pranayamic capitalist? Between a ‘mera neta chor hai’ topi and a tastefully understated dupatta? For that matter, what’s the
Bihar deputy chief minister S K Modi on Tuesday praised the existing system of procurement of paddy and Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chhattisgarh and said his government too has decided to implement similar system in the state.
Here is the transcript of the prime minister`s interaction with the editors of five newspapers on Wednesday as released by the prime minister`s office.
Prime minister Manmohan Singh directed union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar to bring out a report on the state of the agriculture sector in India. Singh wants an annual report to be presented in Parliament every year before the union budget.
City police are likely to apply stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the seven accused, arrested for allegedly murdering senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in Powai. According to poli
An attempt by Murli Manohar Joshi to make the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) take up his controversial report on the 2G scam prepared during the tenure of the last committee was on Tuesday strongly opposed by Congress members but the NDA along wi
Former fertiliser secretary S Krishnan is the new chairman of oil regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Krishnan will replace Labanyendu Mansingh, for the post of chairman who will retire on October 11, 2011, on att
Former fertiliser secretary S Krishnan is now the new chairman of oil regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Krishnan will replace Labanyendu Mansingh, for the post of chairman who will retire on October 11, 2011, on
The Delhi high court on Saturday ordere the central board of secondary education (CBSE) to provide for scribes for disabled candiates taking the central teachers` eligibility test (CTET). The court asked the education board to allow visually chall
For over a year, 40-year-old Manju Devi has been shifting in and out of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), struggling with a disease which the doctors in Bihar could not diagnose. Complaining of abdominal pain, Manju first vi
Of the people, by the people, for the people – is a popular line that many in India hold to be a sort of credo for the country’s democracy. Of course, ‘people’ here refers to all the people of the country and not ju
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said inflation poses a major challenge to the Indian economy and projected that the rate of inflation is going to be more than 6.5 per cent this year. "There are problems (with the Indian ec
Tata Motors moves to supreme court against Calcutta high court order on Singur land refusing to stay distribution of land to owners at Singur. In a statement, the company spokesperson said the Tata Motors Limited will raise the matt
To prevent vector borne diseases in the capital, the government will do extensive publicity campaigns, said Delhi health minister A K Walia here recently. The government will take every possible step to maintain proper sanitation and resto
Under attack for spurt in crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Monsay said it will launch a special one-month-long drive on July 1 to check atrocities against women. The decision was taken at a high-level me
After a gap of six years, the United States has taken India off the human trafficking `Watch List` for making significant efforts in combating the menace. In its annual Trafficking in Persons report, the state department has upgraded India
