The centre today rejected the demand for recall of Karnataka governor H R Bhardwaj with whom the ruling BJP has a running feud. "There is no question of recalling the governor," home minister P Chidambaram said at a press
The representatives from the government and civil society drafting the Lokpal bill have arrived at a broad agreement on including several important clauses of the Jan Lokpal draft in the proposed legislation, union minister Kapil Sibal said here o
Rail Parishad, railway commuters` association, has said that it would launch an agitation seeking Manmad-CST (Mumbai) intercity express, as announced by the (then) railway minister Mamata Banerjee in this year`s budget. Bipin Gandhi
Keen to choke off the life line of terror groups, the US will open a dialogue with India for evolving more effective steps for cyber security and monitor illicit financial transactions, secretary of homeland security Janet Napolitano said on Monda
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday slammed the faculty of the prestigious IITs and IIMs, saying these educational institutions are "not world class" but are "excellent" because of the quality of students.
It is possible to construct roads which require overlay not before eight to 12 years. It can save our mountains and hills, huge quantity of fuel, plant and machinery and can earn carbon credits. Innovative solutions and products are
A Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the supreme court to explain the rationale of one of its rulings was stayed on Monday by the Delhi high court. Justice S Murlidhar stayed the operation of the CIC order on a petiti
Urban development minister Kamal Nath on Monday expressed support to the proposed satyagraha` of yoga guru Baba Ramdev. "Not only people from Chhindwara but people from the central government too will take part in Ramdev`s saty
Presenting his government’s report card on completion of two years of its second term on Sunday the prime minister said, referring to the spate of scams, that his government was “determined to take corrective action”.
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films director Karim Morani, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Special CBI Judge O P Saini dismissed Morani`s plea seeking anticipatory bail on hea
Amid controversy surrounding shifting of Dahri Devi temple for the construction of a dam on the Alaknanda river, former chief minister B C Khanduri has advocated the need to have small hydroelectric power plants, in fulfilling the power demands of
The UN is going to take a call on renewing the accreditation of India`s national human rights commission (NHRC) on Monday and a media report
The bail pleas of five corporate executives, including Unitech group MD Sanjay Chandra and Group MD of Reliance ADAG Gautam Doshi, in the 2G scam case were on Monday dismissed by the Delhi high court. The other corporate accused who
Afghan taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed in Pakistan, according to Afghan media reports. "Mullah Omar was killed on way from Quetta to North Waziristan," Chinese news agency Xinhua said, quoting a Kabul-based te
The World Health Organization (WHO) has honoured Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor and head and neck surgeon from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai for his leadership role in curbing the tobacco epidemic in India. Dr Chaturvedi has sp
Delhi auto rickshaws went on strike from 11 pm on Thursday to protest against the government`s order asking them to install global positioning system (GPS). The rikshaw drivers do not want to pay Rs 625 per month or Rs 7,500 annually. As many as 3
The CBI today filed its first charge sheet in a Delhi court against sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, describing him as a "main accused" in a corruption case relating to irregularities in awarding a games-related c
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his Government was committed towards rapid development of Bundelkhand for which it has sanctioned an additional Rs 200 crore to solve the drinking water problem in the backward region. "I want
Kanimozhi, the 43-year old married daughter of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi and a Rajya Sabha member, was arrested on Friday in the 2G scam case and sent to the judicial custody in Tihar Jails here after special CBI judge O P Saini dismissed her bail
Amid different views expressed by the Law Ministry and the Attorney General on the issue of Army Chief`s age, Defence Minister A K Antony today maintained suspense on it, saying whenever the government took a view, it would be announced. &
