Observing that the Army was an "apolitical" organisation, Army Chief General V K Singh today said the force was "studying" the statement made by a Major General on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "Army is abs
Over 250 women protesting against the upcoming cement plant of Nirma Ltd in Bhavnagar district were detained by the police today. "We have detained over 250 women who tried to take out a march toward the state assembly", Gandhina
India can become a pole of stability in the uncertain world but has to show innovation and flexibility in its approaches, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. Singh stressed on the need to adapt to the shift in the balance of power an
Terming stamp duties as a "big obstacle" in ensuring transparent transactions in real estate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today batted for reducing such levies to check the flow of black money in the sector. "I think as fa
The supreme court on Friday asked the centre to consider setting up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the black money stashed by Indians abroad. A bench headed by justice B Sudershan Reddy said the issue is not related to one cas
Women`s voices should be heard in the ongoing global climate change debate as they have played a stellar role in raising environmental consciousness, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has demanded and asked the Commonwealth to take a fresh initiativ
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday appeared to raise doubts over the veracity of diplomatic correspondence cited by the Wikileaks and insisted that he had "not authorised anybody" to purchase votes nor was he involved in any such &q
Mouth cancer survivors from the country got together here on Thursday to advocate a complete ban on the manufacturing and sale of all forms of chewing tobacco in India. The survivors, mostly patients from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, ha
A Delhi court today referred to the proposed special court to be set up for hearing the 2G scam the plea of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy that he should be made a prosecutor in the case. "The supreme court had directed s
The mysterious death of former telecom minister A Raja`s close aide Sadiq Batcha was today brought to the notice of the supreme court, which agreed to hear the plea for a CBI probe in the matter. Appearing for NGO Centre for Public Interes
Home and auto loans may cost more as the RBI raised its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points each yet again today with a view to check spiralling prices of essential commodities. This is the eighth time since March 201
Do you think the noise levels in your neighbourhood are above the prescribed standards but have no way of knowing for sure? Help is on the way: the central pollution control board (CPCB) has installed 35 noise monitoring systems across seven metro
Armed with the Wikileaks expose about 2008 trust vote, the Opposition today closed ranks in demanding the immediate resignation of the government, contending that it has lost moral right to continue as the country`s democracy has been "malign
The supreme court on Thursday remanded Pune stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan in enforcement directorate`s custody for four days, while pulling up the trial court judge who had granted bail to him dismissing the agency`s plea for his remand in a mone
Civil society groups on Wednesday accused the government of being "undemocratic" in its run-up towards deciding on the environmnetal safe guards, including identification of various no-go areas that are to be considered for coal min
Though they have never claimed it, the Manmohan Singh government and the Congress party have lost any moral edge their supporters might have granted them. The reason: the latest repot based on Wikileaks diplomatic cables. Five days before
In a bid to check land scams, prime minister Manmohan Singh has proposed that sale or lease of government land should only be made with the union cabinet`s approval - or at least with clearance from the cabinet committee on infrastructure.
The supreme court on Wednesday asked the government to clarify if its first-come-first-served policy for spectrum allocation was evolved by TRAI or the department of telecommunication following conflicting versions. A bench of justices G S
Against the backdrop of a spate of controversies over the functioning of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and a growing demand for a regulatory body for this sector, the finance ministry has taken a step forward to form a committee to draft the re
The government has favoured "multilateral cooperation" against Somali pirates under a UN framework to safeguard maritime traffic in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the Gulf of Aden. Pointing out that IOR is "central"
