A new land acquisition policy announced by the Uttar Pradesh government has provision of providing 16 per cent developed land to the farmers. The 16 percent land will be returned to the farmers after developing it and they would be
Shanti Bhushan, co- chairperson of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill has said the government is under international obligation to include the prime minister, judges and members of parliament under the ambit of the anti- graft watchdog.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has directed union ministers to declare their assets and liabilities and indicate business interests. The directions by the PM were circulated in a six pages letter to all the ministers by the cabin
Uncertainty surrounding the Indo-Japan civilian nuclear deal in the wake of Fukushima nuclear disaster, after which the country had announced a hiatus in nuclear coopeartion could see the light of the day. On his visit to India, Japan`s depu
The opposition combine of Shiv Sena and BJP on Tuesday said that its joint rally with Republican Party of India (RPI) on June 9 will sow seeds of change of power in Maharashtra. Addressing a press conference here, BJP general secret
Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P C Chacko said, he can ask all those jailed in connection with 2G allocation scam to be produced before it. All former telecom ministers from 1998 can also be called for recording evidence in 2G spectr
Congress today demanded the resignation of opposition leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj after visuals showing the top BJP leader dancing at Mahatma Gandhi`s samadhi Rajghat sparked a controversy. "By dancing at the samadhi of M
Pecuniary interests of members of parliament in various companies should be made public as it would help people keep "a better watch" on them when they are dealing with legislative matters relating to such firms, the Central Information
HRD minister Kapil Sibal proposed to extend the Right to Education up to the secondary (class 10) level in the 58th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) here on Tuesday. While addressing the CABE, the oldest advisory b
Nearly six years after she was expelled from the party, firebrand hindutva leader Uma Bharti was today re-inducted into the BJP that entrusted her with the task of looking after Uttar Pradesh which is going to polls next year. Annou
With the government toughening its stand against Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru on Tuesday said he has forgiven the prime minister for the crackdown on his agitation but history will not forgive him for the "political sin" he committed.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev`s satyagraha was joined by thousands across the nation. The peaceful protest was disrupted by the police on early Sunday morning when they thronged the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, venue where protestors had gathe
Under fire from all quarters, the government`s chief negotiator and HRD minister Kapil Sibal justified police action against Baba Ramdev and his followers a day after on the plea that the man in saffron had `politicised` the issues and turned his
Anna Hazare`s team has won the right to fast on June 8 in the capital. However, it has had to shift the venue from Jantar Mantar to the vicinity of Rajghat. Arvind Kejriwal, a member of the team, said the fast would be held from 10am to 6pm which
Breaking his silence on the police action at Ramdev`s protest congregation, prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that it was "unfortunate" but unavoidable even as the political battle on the issue heated up with the BJP knocking
Thousands of protesters on fast in solidarity with Baba Ramdev, who were assaulted and chased away from Ramlila Maidan Saturday midnight, headed towards the Jantar Mantar to assemble again only to be stopped by Delhi Police a few hundred metres aw
After Delhi Police brutally assaulted the peaceful protestors at the Ramlila Maidan here to dismantle Baba Ramdev’s fast against black money, there were murmurs of regret among the lower ranks of the force that what happened was unfortunate.
The morning after Delhi Police dismantled the venue of Baba Ramdev’s fast in a midnight swoop, the Ramlila Maidan bore a deserted and distressing look. While the heavy police contingent guarding the entry to the ground didn’t a
Here is the press release that the government put out on Friday night. The so-called Action Taken Report has nothing more than promises of action. Action Taken by Government on Demands Raised by Baba Ramdev
Sunita was suffering from breast cancer. She went to a reputed hospital and was advised surgery. She paid Rs 1.5 lakh but the doctors performed surgery at the wrong place and cancer was not cured. Yet they did not return the money. For Sunita gett
