The government will provide Rs one lakh each as support for chemotherapy drugs to 100 patients in as many districts under its national programme to control cancer and other non-communicable diseases. Common diagnos
The Union Rural Development Ministry has recommended CBI probe into two separate cases of murder related to corruption and wage demands in MGNREGA in the BJP-ruled Jharkhand. The ministry`s two-member committee, co
Civil society members are expected to make a strong pitch for graver punishment, including life imprisonment for high ranking officials in cases of corruption, when the joint committee to draft the Lokpal Bill meets here tomorrow
After a gap of three years, defence secretaries of India and Pakistan today met here to discuss the long-pending Siachen issue. Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar is leading the Indian delegation at the two-day talks with his Pakistani
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking a CBI enquiry into the alleged excesses and violence unleashed by the Uttar Pradesh government on farmers protesting against "forcible" acquisition of land at Bhatta Parsaul
Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai today appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G spectrum scam to explain how the government auditor quantified the losses in the spectrum allocation at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.
Shame is a kind of anger which is turned inward. And if a whole nation really experienced a sense of shame, it would be like a lion, crouching and ready to spring. --Karl Marx in 1843. Sometimes when your fortunes ar
Amid mounting pressure to unearth black money, the government has announced it has commissioned an in-depth study to quantify unaccounted income and wealth stashed within and outside the country in 16 months. The study has been unde
The government`s move fast-forwarding the disposal of mercy petitions of those on the death row is attributed to clear the decks before Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist in the 26/11 Mumbai, comes up with clemency plea again
Delhi government has decided to appoint 9,000 teachers and set up 12 new schools across the city to enhance educational facilities for effective implementation of the Right to Education Act. The government has also identified 10 more sites
The Congress on Friday termed as premature the BJP’s reaction to the draft Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill, after the opposition party said the legislation was burdened with dangerous consequences. While the
The fair-trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided to provide the consultation facility to companies prior to the filing of notice of their proposed mergers with the regulator. The step is being hailed as in accordan
Haryana has successfully generated 83.83 lakh person-days during the year 2010-11 as against the approved budget for 78.46 lakh persondays under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The information was given
Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare today warned the government that if it did "something hanky panky" with the Lokpal bill he would again undertake a fast-unto-death. "If the Jan Lokpal bill becomes a law, it will eradicate cor
A Delhi court today reserved its order on the bail plea of former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura, an accused in 2G spectrum scam case, who countered the conspiracy charge against him by saying he was implementing a policy backed by the Prime
Union Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who recently stirred up a controversy for his comment on IITs and IIMs, today appeared relieved at the 13th convocation of IIT, Guwahati saying he was `half expecting` a black flag demonstration. &
With both he and his party coming under fire on the Telangana issue, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu today demanded that the Centre immediately take a decision on the contentious statehood demand, now that all political parties and other stakeho
Rajendra Tandon, an 83-year-old retired government officer from Kota, has taken trouble to "write a bill" -- under Governance Now initiative of "write your own bill"
President Pratibha Patil has rejected mercy petitions from two convicts – four days after the supreme court expressed surprise over the delay. The obvious questions: * Does the president need prodding from the apex court
Union Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said an amicable solution is needed for the Kashmir problem which satisfies the people of the state as well as India and Pakistan. Addressing a press conferen
