Amid instances of corruption in MNREGA implementation, government has decided to tighten the audit system, which includes broadening the scope of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the scheme. "The CAG has been giving some r
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been accused by the opposition of remaining silent on various scams haunting his government, will meet editors of television channels tomorrow for a question-answer session that will be telecast live.
V Kishore Chandra Deo Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh is tipped to head JPC on 2G, according to highly placed Congress sources. There are other contendors from Lok Sabha Congress MPs Francisco Sardinha or Vijay Bahuguna. But So
BJP on Tuesday sought a clarification from the UPA government at the centre on alleged tapping of over one lakh telephones across the country, describing it as a "cause of grave concern". Stating that this amounted to misuse of p
Former telecom minister A Raja was opn Monday sent to CBI remand for three more days by a Delhi court which also extended the custody of Swan telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa for four days in the 2G spectrum case after the CBI said it wanted to
Congress on Monday commented on the issue of the politically damaging maps circulated by People`s Democratic Party (PDP) depicting Aksai Chin and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) as separate from India`s territory saying that the move by the party
As you reach Rafi Nagar in the Shivaji Nagar slums of north eastern Mumbai, a distinctive stench fills your nose. Plastic waste, wet and dry garbage are piled all around. Urchins holding babies in their arms loiter around . Over 600 tarpaulin, sac
The municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) is in no mood of sharing accountability for unauthorized construction in the capital. Recently, it turned down a proposal of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) in this regard. In June last, the LG office
In a meeting with the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on pre-budget consultation, a delegation from the Centre for Budget and Government Accountability (CBGA) asked the government to include devepopmental concerns of minority groups as a priorit
While the myth about biodegradable and compostable plastics continues to be perpetuated by the plastics industry, it is germane to inquire whether biodegradable and compostable mean one and the same?. Section 2 (d) of Plastics (Manufacture, Usage
Planning commission (PC) member B K Chaturvedi has called for speedy and timely execution of various infrastructure projects in Arunachal Pradesh especially around the border areas. Chaturvedi along with PC advisor S N Brahma Chowdu
A brand new legislation that governs all aspects of policing in the capital envisaging among other objectives insulating police from political pressure while doing "normal duty" will be placed before the union cabinet for approval by the
On Sunday, Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi rubbished his political rival J Jayalalithaa’s claim that corporate lobbyist Niira Radia had carried a personal letter to him from Tata Sons’ chairman Ratan Tata that praised former mi
What is seen as the result of the success of family planning programme, the enrolment of children in schools in Kerala has been declining steadily over the last few years. The trend has rendered a large number of primary schools eco
Amid a walkout by Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition, the Kerala assembly on Monday passed a resolution alleging that chief minister V S Achuthanandan was ignored during the recent visit of prime minister Manmohan Singh to the s
The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought sanction for 6,500 more anganwadi centres from the central government in order to bring all areas under integrated child development scheme (ICDS). "The Centre has been approached for
The Sikkim pradesh congress committee (SPCC) on Monday alleged that the state government has failed to control the shortage of food supplies and essential commodities in the state due to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s (GJM) indefinite bandh.
The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has stated that its meeting with the Air India management over the Indian Airlines pilots` wage issues will be its last attempt at negotiations. Further delay in remittance of salary for the month of
Former telecom minister and senior BJP leader Arun Shourie will appear before the CBI for questioning on February 21 in connection with the agency`s probe into possible criminal aspects in the telecom policy since 2001. "I rung up the
Foreign Minister S M Krishna’s gaffe at the UN General Assembly in reading the Portuguese Minister’s speech borders on the absurd and underscores three distinct facets. That these ministers do not do their homework.
