The planning commission today said states will have to bear the additional burden of payment towards employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA beyond the amount prescribed by the centre to match their minimum wages. "Any state whose
After CVC and CBI, the conduct of the 2010 Commonwealth Games is now under the scrutiny of a Parliamentary committee which today grilled top officials of the Urban Development ministry and civic agencies, seeking details about various construction
Suspended IAS officer Ravi Inder Singh, accused of passing official information from theMinistry of Home Affairs to unauthorised persons, today soughtbail from the Delhi High Court saying he neither favoured theco-accused nor accepted any illegal
Lavasa corporation limited (LCL) cannot undertake any construction activity, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has said in a report submitted to the Bombay high court. In a 74-page report submitted on Monday, MoEF has said that the co
Moves for a reshuffle of the union council of ministers gathered momentum today with Congress president Sonia Gandhi meeting prime minister Manmohan Singh amid indications that the exercise could take place by Friday. Gandhi, who was accom
Project-affected people of Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, have decided to boycott state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan`s `open house` to discuss the troubled 9,900 mega watt project here today. The ope
BSP today expelled Disha Chamber, vice chairperson of UP scheduled caste finance and development corporation for using her IAS father`s clout to put undue pressure on government officers to get her personal work done. "The d
After the environment ministry recommended the demolition of the Adarsh Housing Society building in Mumbai for violating coastal regulations, defence ministry today said it would take a "balanced view" on the issue before arriving at any
The indefinite sit-in on railway tracks by residents of Mirchpur village seeking fresh probe into the killing of two Dalits in April last year entered the fourth day today, disrupting rail traffic on the Jind-Jakhal section of the Delhi-Ferozepur
India on Tueday opened the door for British companies to get involved in the operation, maintenance and toll collection of major public-funded roads in the country. “Today we are building world class cars, and aiming for the world cl
The Bombay high court today issued notices to the Goa government, CBI and other probe authorities in connection with a petition filed by Congress` frontal student organisation, NSUI in the policemen-drug peddler nexus case. The NSUI had fi
The health ministry will soon launch a national programme to diagnose cancer at an early stage among the population and provide free chemotherapy, The Times of India reported on Monday. The programme in its first phase will open in 100 dis
The central information commission (CIC) has rebuked the ministry of external affairs for failing to disclose the information on Indian citizens holding accounts in foreign banks. After the MEA contended that it did not have any details of
The bus rapid transit system of Ahmedabad is furthering its spread. A seven-kilometre-long stretch is under construction. The project had hit a minor roadblock when the authorities had to raze parts of a temple which lay on the stretch. Th
Commercial establishments operating illegally in farm houses and other places in nearly 400 rural areas and urbanised villages of Delhi are expected to get a reprieve soon as the government is planning to bring an ordinance to freeze sealing and d
Pulling up the CBI for the tardy pace of its probe in the Adarsh Society scam, the Bombay high court today directed the investigating agency to expeditiously conclude the investigation and take a final decision on registration of an FIR within two
What might come as a surprise to right to information (RTI) applicants is that the central information commission (CIC) is following the ‘one subject matter per RTI application’ rule in implementing the act. In a nutshel
BJP on Tuesday asked the centre to immediately declare names of the Indians who had stashed black money in Swiss Banks. "UPA government should, without any hesitation, make public names of all those who have stashed black money
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid speculation that a reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers is on the cards later this week. Gandhi met Singh at his residence here. She was accompanied by her
The much-feted Ahmedabad bus rapid transit system (BRTS), popular as Janmarg seems to have fallen a trifle short of its promises. Listing the case of missing cyclists among others, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad
