Asserting that it does not require a no objection certificate from the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, BJP on Wednesday said it would be better if Omar Abdullah welcomes the Ekta Yatra when it
Signalling escalation of friction between the BJP government and governor H R Bhardwaj, the state cabinet on Wednesday asked him not to permit prosecution of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on alleged land scams, saying that such a move was nothing
Ahead of the budget session, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed readiness to explore "all possible approaches" to end the deadlock in parliament on the issue of a JPC probe into 2G spectrum scam. "As far as
The prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday indicated that a major cabinet shake-up could be expected after the budget even as news of the latest rejig filtered in. Singh said that today`s changes in the council were "minor" a
A high level expert group on health constituted by the planning commission will soon be submitting its first draft suggesting measures which the government should adopt to achieve universal healthcare coverage (UHC) in the 12th five year plan, Pub
A Swiss banker who claims to have handed WikiLeaks details of rich tax evaders went on trial on Wednes0day to answer charges of coercion and breaking Switzerland`s strict banking secrecy laws. Zurich prosecutors allege that Rudolf Elmer st
A Swiss Parliamentary Committee has given the go-ahead to the revised tax treaty between India and Switzerland that would eventually allow Indian government access to secret Swiss bank accounts of Indian tax evaders. The amendments to the
The supreme court turned the heat on the centre over its reluctance to share information on Indian slush funds in foreign banks. The court did not mince words about the seriousness of illicit capital outflow from the country, calling it a "pl
CABINET MINISTERS: 1. Praful Patel : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 2. Shriprakash Jaiswal : Coal 3. Salman Khursheed : Water Resources and additional charge of Minority Affairs MINISTER OF STAT
Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee (OC) official M Jayachandran, arrested for alleged financial bunglings in holding Queen Baton`s Relay (QBR) in London in 2009, was on Wednesday granted bail by the Delhi high court. Justice Him
The central information commission (CIC) has directed the Commonwealth Games organising committee (OC) to disclose the policy under which complimentary tickets and free passes were distributed during the sporting extravaganza. In response
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has approved a budget of Rs 5,570 crore presented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the year 2011-12 in its 128th meeting held on Tuesday. MMRDA works on public
After completion of mandatory tests and clearances by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), and its first criticality on 27th November 2010, the fourth unit of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS - 4 of 220 MW) was successfully synchronized with
The prime minister`s office (PMO) web site shall have the list of names of the cabinet ministers (to be reshuffled today) at four pm.This is an hour prior to the swearing in ceremony, according to highly placed sources. There have been spe
India’s tax revenues have steadily risen in the last few years. This has been primarily due to three reasons: high growth rate of economy, widening of tax base and use of information and communication technology for better tax collection wit
India has the fifteenth-highest flow of slush funds among developing nations, according to a report released by a Washington DC think tank, Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Neighbouring China earns the ignominy of being ranked first. GFI, a resea
The stage is set for the union ministry`s first reshuffle on Wednesday evening at 5 pm since its formation after the polls in 2009 following names finalised in a 2-hour long meeting between prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Soni
Allaying concerns of industry over environment and forest clearances, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that industry shouldn’t think of environment as a barrier to faster economic growth. While speaking at a con
Having refused to waive diplomatic immunity of its London-based senior diplomat Anil Verma accused of beating his wife, government today said the matter will be "thoroughly investigated" and action taken accordingly. "
The eight new IITs that were permitted to set up in 2008 do not have the necessary infrastructure and are not up to the mark making it difficult for the country`s prestigious institutions to retain faculty, said Kapil Sibal, minister for HRD, scie
