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NVG should replace CSR: industry experts

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, a think tank and training institue of the ministry of corpoarte affairs (MCA), on Friday organised a multi-stakeholders consultation to discuss the draft National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environme

ED moves SC for contempt charges against Sahara chief

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved the Indian apex court seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against multi-business conglomerate Sahara group CMD Subrato Roy for allegedly interfering into the investigation of the 2G

UP MLA gets life term for engineer`s murder

BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari and nine others were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court here for murdering PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta after he refused to pay donations for chief minister Mayawati`s birthday celebrations in 2008.

Hasan case: ED officer suspended for shoddy probe

The enforcement directorate (ED) has suspended an officer for allegedly conducting a shoddy probe into the Hasan Ali Khan case in 2007. ED officer Amrinder Kumar Singh was suspended yesterday for conducting a "shoddy probe"

SC upholds attachment of Harshad Mehta``s properties

A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan upheld the contention of the government that the properties needed to be attached as they were parts of the various benami deals and transactions resorted to by Mehta, who gained notoriety in the `9

Kanimozhi keeps court date in 2G trial, seeks bail

Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi`s daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi appeared before a special court in Delhi on Friday, responding to summons for her alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam and sought bail on grounds of being a woman.

`I am not an easy target` : Kanimozhi

DMK MP Kanimozhi, set to appear before a CBI court on Friday in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, today said nobody should think she is an "easy target" and asserted that she will fight the case legally. "I don`t

Pilots to hold talks with civil aviation secretary

Talks between the agitating Air India pilots and civil aviation joint secretary Prashant Shukul remained inconclusive on Thursday, a day after they were initiated. However, the pilots` representative body Indian Commercial Pilots` Association will

Discoms tariff hike demand is blackmail: Oppn

The opposition believes that the latest threat of power distribution companies (discoms) in the capital to increase tariff if they do not get adequate funds from the government, is sheer blackmail. BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani- two discom

Inflation still plaguing India`s growth: ESCAP

Even as the governmnet mulls a hike a in diesel prices to tame inflation, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) brought out by the UN has made gloomy forecasts for India`s growth in the current fiscal year. It has blamed r

Red districts split for better utilisation of BGRF funds

Some of the most backward districts with significant Maoist presence  which have been receiving funds under the backward region grant funds (BRGF) have been further divided for better administration and utilsation of the money flowing in.

What killed Dorjee Khandu?

With the Congress seeking a probe into the chopper crash that killed Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, various theories are doing rounds regarding the conditions that led to the crash. While it is de rigeur to settle for eith

Corporates eye urban transport

Urban transport, a sector hitherto open only to either civic authorities or small trasnporters, is now open for corporates, with the launch of the cluster bus service in Delhi on Thursday. The service will be run jointly by the D

Retd HC judge to probe Pulmedu stampede tragedy

Retired judge of Kerala high court, justice M R Hariharan Nair, will probe the Pulmedu stampede tragedy that claimed the lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims on January 14. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here l

Retd HC judge to probe Pulmedu stampede tragedy

Retired judge of Kerala high court, justice M R Hariharan Nair, will probe the Pulmedu stampede tragedy that claimed the lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims on January 14. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here l

Court summons Lalu for landing chopper without permission

A court here today asked Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh to appear before it on July four in connection with a complaint against them for landing their helicopter on NH 28 at Maniari

2G scam: SC dissatisfied over tardy tax evasion probe

The Supreme Court today expressed displeasure over the tardy pace of probe by the income tax department into the tax evasion cases linked to 2G spectrum case, saying it wanted "results". A bench of justices G S Singhvi and

Healthcare delivery in the hinterland: bridging the divide

The Indian Medical Association’s main opposition to a rural health providers’ course is that it is discriminatory and will create lesser-trained doctors for rural areas while the fully trained remain in urban areas. This assumption ref

Major relief for Dwarka CGHS

CGHS members had opted for self- draw after waiting for more than 5 years to get allotment of their flats through Registrar Cooperative Societies, Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor (LG) office has given the go- head for the regularisa

Govt, pilots pin hope on talks to end stir

Following the eight day of strike by Air India pilots, the civil aviation ministry made attempts at ending the stalemate by holding talks with them on Wednesday. However, the talks between the central executive commitee of the Indian Commercial Pi

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