Mounting efforts to secure the release of Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna from the Maoists, the Orissa government flew in two mediators to the district to negotiate with the insurgents. Professor G Haragopal and Dandapani Mohnaty, bo
Major central trade unions including CITU, AITUC, INTUC and HMS organised a rally in the national capital to protest against the flawed policies of the central governmnet that have crippled the rights of the masses. Voicing the work
While budgets, both central and state, are notoriously opaque, Gujarat has ensured that most of its budget is available for public scrutiny, according to a survey by the Centre for Budget and Government Accountability (CBGA), a New Delhi-based thi
The Delhi development authority (DDA) is standing in the way of government officials waiting to get flats in commonwealth games village- one of the prime residential properties in the capital. Sugata Roy, minister of state for urban devel
Ahead of the upcoming union budget, New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) has come out with a background note on rural development and panchyati raj institutions (PRIs). In its
Taking a potshot at Baba Ramdev, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said the yoga guru should first declare that no black money was being used in his hermitages before launching any anti-corruption campaign. He should also declare
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab will file an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the judgement of the Bombay High Court confirming death penalty awarded to him for his role in the 26/11 terror attacks, his counsel Farhana Shah said today.
The Centre`s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will submit a document containing the contours of a political settlement of Kashmir issue to the Centre within two weeks. "We are going to present the initial document on contours of a p
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According to a news report in the Indian Express, a ship anchored in the Red Sea in Egypt is expected to evacuate the first batch of 1, 000 Indians from Libya on Friday. The ship will use Alexandria port as an evacuation point. This
As the country waits for budget announcement by the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, civil society gears up to highlight the glaring disparities in the society and what possible inclusions in the budget can help fill those gaps for a better econ
The government conceded the opposition demand for having 30 members in the JPC to probe the 2G spectrum issue, giving up its earlier plan for a 21-member panel to accommodate smaller parties like AIADMK, sources said. AIADMK MP M Thambidur
Ten Congress MPs of the Telangana region met at the Parliament building to draw a strategy for action for the next ten days. They were seen moving in a group, seeking support from BSP, SP and RJD MPs for statehood for Telangana. These ten MPs
The Rajya Sabha is slated to take up an impeachment motion on March 14 for three days. This is against the Calcutta high court judge Soumitra Sen who will be the second judge in independent India to face such a motion for alleged misconduct in mis
Targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the main Opposition BJP today lashed out at the Government stating it suffers from "deficit" in leadership, integrity and competence. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Ja
With an aim to generate awareness about cleanliness in the country, New Delhi based think tank – ImagIndia Institute will launch a nationwide campaign - the clean India campaign on February 27. Calling on citizens to ‘Come, Cle
Kalia Perumal, brother of former Telcom minister A Raja, was today questioned for over three hours by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe in the 2G spectrum scam. Official sources said Perumal, a businessman, wa
Telugu Desam, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and Communist Party of India MLAs forced adjournment of proceedings of Andhra Pradesh Assembly twice this morning. About 15 Congress MLAs loyal to rebel leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy also continu
The government is mulling on public-private-partnership (PPP) projects as solutions to cities` growing water woes and drainage distress. The failure of local bodies to provide and mainatain adequate infrastructure for water supply and sew
The CBI has sought sanction of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to prosecute suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli and Aruna Sharma, till recently Doordarshan Director General, in connection with allegations of corruption in the award of
