Can there be anything more telling about the insensitivity and brutality of a democratically elected government which sends cops to surround villages where young children and women are lying on the ground for days together to resist forcible evict
It has now become a habit with the environment minister Jairam Ramesh to give headline grabbing bytes at regular intervals, even if it means mouthing inanities. The latest one from him about the IITs and IIMs is no better. He said the faculty of t
There was no break-through in the negotiations between the state government and social activist Medha Patkar, who has been on a hunger strike since May 20 against eviction of residents of Golibar slum here. "The ball is in their court
None of the chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and senior leaders, coming for the national working committee meeting next month, would accept facilities granted to them as state guests from the Mayawati government, a senior state BJP leader said
Union minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar has said 12 new initiatives have been taken for specific research programmes and advanced training for the youth in Jammu and Kashmir. "A total of 12 new initiati
Home Minister P Chidambaram today said that India lives in the "most difficult neighbourhood" in the world as terrorism infrastructure in Pakistan has flourished "as an instrument of state policy". Calling for stronger
Altogether 33 primary teachers` training students were on a fast in Howrah district for the past three days to demand filling up the vacancies of assistant teachers` posts. One of the students, fasting before the howrah district pri
A right`s group in Meghalaya today petitioned the Justice (retd) P C Phukon inquiry commission, probing the Assam police firing of May 2010 in the disputed Langpih area, pleading that it wanted to appear before it. Dino Dympep of Me
While global steel giants Posco and ArcelorMittal are struggling to get their projects started in Orissa, domestic steel major Tata Steel has said its greenfield project work is going on on a war footing and it is confident of starting production
Tough times for Air India do not seem to be ending. After the pilots’ strike last month, the national carrier is facing a bigger embarrassment. On Friday, a total of 15 flights had to be cancelled and more cancellations are expected. The rea
After praising Chief Minister Narendra Modi for developmental work in Gujarat, Social activist Anna Hazare today did a U-turn saying he was dismayed at the levels of corruption in the state. Hazare, who had faced criticism for prais
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today disagreed with his ministerial colleague Jairam Ramesh`s remarks on IITs and IIMs, saying the faculties of these institutions are "world class". He said if the IITs have not gained the critical mass
Terming the hunger strike by BJP MLA Devi Singh Bhati for a new land acquisition policy as unwarranted, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said that a new policy is on anvil and will be introduced "soon". "I announc
The Delhi Police today said the explosion outside the Delhi High Court was not aimed at creating any major damage and the motive behind the incident was being probed. Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta, who handed over a report of prelimi
Haryana government today approved the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, which would benefit about 22 lakh children in the state. The rules have been prepared in pursuance of provisions of Right of Children to
With elections for the three-tire panchayat polls due in January-February, 2012, Orissa Government has asked the district collectors to complete the task of delimitation and reservation of seats by the end of next month, official sources said toda
The trial in the US of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, co-accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, is throwing new light on the conspiracy to carry out the worst terrorist strike in India, Indian Ambassador to America Meera Shankar said today.
Thousands of people are expected to gather at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Saturday, reinforcing their pledge against corruption. “Due to Anna Hazare’s nationwide anti-corruption crusade there is a strong wave. We have received me
Though it was announced that the government would make public the agreement between the West Bengal government and Tata for its Nano project at Singur, Industry minister Partha Chatterjee today said more time was required to study the legal implic
The Congress on Wednesday took note of falling child sex ration in the coutry and said that the issue of sex selective abortion was a serious one and needed to be dealt with a heavy hand. Referring to the census 2011 data on child sex rati
