The supreme court on Friday refused to go into a batch of PILs challenging constitutional validity of the notification on composition of a committee to draft the Jan Lokpal bill, saying the petitions were "premature". A bench hea
Rejecting the ruling BJD`s allegation of discrimination against Orissa, union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the matter relating to Posco steel project was in the "state government`s court." "I have sought
The Delhi high court on Friday refused to stay the Air India management order derecognising the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which is spearheading the ongoing pilots` stir for pay parity. The court, however, said that derec
Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) descended into chaos on Thursday after the UPA managed to secure the support of BSP and SP to obtain a surprising majority which "rejected" the draft report on the 2G scam that was sharply cri
Accepting that there is a considerable anger among people over corruption, Chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi on Wednesday cautioned against painting all politicians in black. Speaking on an anti- corruption forum in the capital, he sa
A total 78.3 per cent votes were cast today in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections in 75 constituencies in three districts. The polling percentage might rise as reports from remote areas of South and North 24 Parganas dis
Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) descended into chaos on Thursday after the UPA managed to secure the support of BSP and SP to obtain a surprising majority which "rejected" the draft report on the 2G scam that was sharply cri
Former chief justice of India J S Verma has said that considering the ramifications it can have, the prime minister should be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Lokpal bill. “Prime minister should be kept out of the ambit (of the Lokpal)
The Bombay High Court today directed the CBI probing Adarsh Housing Society scam to look into allegations of involvement of Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde, observing Law is "equal" for all and should "reac
Aiming to make medical care available to all, government hospitals in Rajasthan will provide medicines free of cost to all patients from October 2 this year. "Gandhi Jayanti will mark the day when the state will launch the initiative
The ongoing Bru repatriation to Mizoram, thanks to the joint effort of the governments and rights group, brings a fresh ray of hope for the marginalised displaced people in India. Nearly hundred Bru (also known as Reang) tribal families, taking sh
Is the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) authorised to tap phones in cases where it suspects tax evasion? The leaked Niira Radia tapes, which exposed the nexus between the corporate world and the political establishment as well as sections of t
Duncan Fletcher was today appointed India`s cricket coach to replace the highly successful Gary Kirsten, ending weeks of suspense on who will take over the high-profile job. The 62-year-old Zimbabwean, a coached England with mixed results
DMK did not walk out of the UPA alliance at the centre today over the 2G issue and decided to fight the case legally. After a meeting of the party`s high-level committee, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister expressed `anguish` over
As Egypt prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, India will be sending some Electronic Voting Machines to that country on a pilot basis. The Egyptian side showed its interest in the use of Electronic Voting M
With more pilots joining the ongoing strike, Air India management on Thursday decided to suspend the bookings for the next five days in order to tackle the situation arising out of the stir. About 200 executive pilots have also join
An interesting battle awaits in Mendha Lekha village in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. This village is set to become the first one in the country to exercise their right to harvest bamboo, a minor forest produce, as granted in
Pushing ahead with the controversial Jaitapur atomic power plant, government today said it has decided to have a stand-alone safety system in the designs of each reactors, two of which are expected to be operational by 2019 and announced a bill wo
The home ministry has sent the report of the Shunglu Committee to Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and asked them to explain their position on the findings of the panel within a month.
