Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh today paid a surprise visit to the Gurgaon General Hospital here and expressed dissatisfaction over unhygienic conditions in one of the wards. Hospital authorities were taken by surprise as
Criticised for giving a wrong report in the Bhushan CD case, the CFSL Delhi today hit back saying the CD containing alleged voice of Shanti Bhushan was subjected to "detailed and extensive examination" and its report can only be "ch
Criticising the police firing on farmers in Greater Noida, BJP vice-president and Rajya Sabha MP Kalraj Mishra today accused the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government of being insensitive towards the farmers. "Farmers in UP are
Striking junior doctors of Government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh today called off their 18-day stir following successful talks with the State officials here. The medicos, under the banner of Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJ
Two more persons were granted bail on Monday Orissa High Court in the much-hyped crime branch police investigation into the sensational Kandhamal nun rape case of 2008. Pandit Kumar Bismajhi and Jatia Sahu arrested by crime branch s
Besides ordinary residents, hospitals are also suffering because of the civic-body imposed water cut in the metropolis. Residents of south Mumbai and the western suburbs are facing water cuts for four days starting today as the Brih
When society is changing with the new spirit of the young generation, there should be a change in our law and its implementations. It’s a shame that in India law is not equally applied in villages, towns and cities. The first issue t
India`s most backwards districts will soon receive support from technical and educational institutions in the preparation of their annual plans for most of the development schemes. The government has enlisted the institutions as technical support
With Saturday`s skirmish between protesting farmers and policemen in Greater Noida leaving four dead, the Congress had only the sharpest criticism reserved for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and her government. On Monday, Con
The number of RTI applications filed with the prime minister’s office (PMO) has seen a steep rise of almost 100 times in the last five years. From 48 application filed in the year 2005, the PMO had received 3032 queries till September last y
The Delhi government has sent a detailed report to the union home ministry about state PWD minister Rajkumar Chauhan`s alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case for which the Lokayukta has recommended his removal fro
The supreme court on Monday stayed the Allahabad high court`s verdict dividing in three parts the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, terming as "something strange" the judgement although the parties had not asked for
Tension today prevailed in parts of western UP hit by farmers` unrest over land acquisition even as a heavy police deployment was made in the affected areas and political leaders were detained preventing them from reaching the troubled spots.
Sudhir Chandra, chairman of the central board of direct taxes (CBDT), occupies a room in North Block whose balcony overlooks the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan. The centrality of its location is symbolic of its significance to governance. Since
British voters have overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the `first-past-the-post` voting system in a nationwide referendum. After a divisive campaign that saw the Coalition partners on opposing sides of the argument, the No vote storme
With gusts of windling blowing dust across Delhi on Friday afternoon, the Delhi metro shut operations on its Blueline for a hour and half as visibility fell to two kilometres during the duststorm. Services on the Dwarka-Noida line were sus
The two elements needed to indict any motorist in India is to have him own a foreign made luxury car and live in a posh area. If he then finds himself in an accident he is nailed to the cross with glee and malice flowing like lava from the those w
School children from 16 states across the country were out to demand their rights. Children demanded the fulfillment of the Common Minimum Programme which promised to commit 6percent GDP to public spending on education and 3percent on health.
Congress on Friday hit back at BJP leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha for endorsing Murli Manohar Joshi`s draft for admission as the parliamentary accounts committee (PAC) report on the 2G scam. Congress termed Sinha`s stand "b
The enforcement directorate on Friday chargesheeted Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan and his associate Kashinath Tapuriah in a case of alleged money laundering. Khan (53), is alleged to have stashed huge amount of black money abro
