The home ministry is struck with yet another mole sitting in a high-profile post of a joint secretary and allegedly involved in taking kickbacks in construction of border roads. Home minister P Chidambaram, however, acted fast in sh
Terming environment minister Jairam Ramesh`s controversial remarks about IIT faculty as "unfortunate", minister of state for science and technology Ashwani Kumar today said government scientific and technological institutions have done I
Demanding release of tribals lodged in various Orissa jails without delay, Maoists-selected mediators today accused the state government of not keeping its promises made in the agreement during abduction of the then Malkangiri district collector R
Coal and iron ore mining are the biggest "threats" to elephant corridors in central India, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said today and maintained that a way of extracting mineral resources without devastating the tusker population
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced a mammoth five-billion-dollar credit to Africa for various development projects, reflecting India`s growing ties with the resource-rich continent. Singh also declared an addi
After a meeting with DMK chief M Karunanidhi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the arrest of Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case would not have any impact on the ties between the two parties but insisted that the government would not inte
The Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has denied permission to the Bal Thackeray-led party to hold its annual Dussera rally at Shivaji Park here. Sena activist Diwakar Borkar had written a letter to the G-Nort
Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa today said instructions have been issued to complete handing over 40,000 houses by this month-end to beneficiaries of "Aasare" scheme, designed for rehabilitating flood-affected villages in north
Punjab revenue department has taken several steps that bode well for women in the state and are people friendly. To make revenue matters people friendly and free from cumbersome procedures, which caused undue harassment to the publi
Two pet ideas of UPA 2 - NCTC and Natgrid – are yet to take off. Home minister P Chidambaram has been vigorously trying to complete the formalities to establish these two counterterrorism centres. Insiders in North Block say these two projec
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that modified tax avoidance agreements with various countries and pacts with tax havens will help in dealing with the menace of black money. "Income Tax Department is en
Contrary to what happens with most major national news events, the discussion of the death of Osama bin Laden in the mainstream and new media did not shift quickly to political winners and losers. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of stories an
The International Congress on Gandhian Activities (ICGA), which has centres at San Jose, London, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, is organising a conference from from August 1, 2011 to January 30, 2012. The struc
Medha Patkar’s continues to be on indefinite fast in protesting against the corruption and nexus between the government and builders under the cover of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India``s premier investigation agency, on the bail pleas of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum
Sand extractors from across Goa, who have been rendered jobless following a court order banning the activity, have now approached the state government seeking a legal way out. Sand extractors have requested chief minister Digambar K
Maharashtra government is stunned after receiving a Rs 10 crore bill from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) towards reimbursing expenses on guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lodged in the Arthur Road jail here. Confirming th
As I left the main road, all roads disappeared. There was nothing but dirt tracks that had turned slushy because of the recent rains. Baki Aker village in Handwara, Kupwara district, is only a two-hour drive from Srinagar but it seemed to inhabit
Pakistan`s spy agency ISI helped terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to execute the Mumbai terror attacks, David Coleman Headley, a key 26/11 accused who pleaded guilty to laying the groundwork for the 2008 strikes, told a court here today.
Ajit Kumar Seth, an IAS officer of 1974 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed union cabinet secretary. This announcement was made hurriedly to avoid embarrassment to the government with the speculation of the uncumbent, KM Chandrasekhar
