The CPI(M) today said that besides the Congress, the erstwhile BJP-led NDA government was responsible for "inaction" in taking the Bofors pay-off case to its logical conclusion. "The NDA government too had the opportu
The CBI today found itself on a sticky wicket with a Delhi court questioning its decision to drop the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the over two-decade old Bofors pay-off scam, saying there were "certain malafide int
Emphasising on how locals can be used as management tool in resource management, Elinor Ostrom, the world’s first woman Nobel Prize winner for economics, has said “locals can do it” when there is great resource destruction happen
Governance Now is organizing a seminar on Investor Education in association with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The event is on Thursday, 10th Feb, 2011 in the ML Bhartia Auditorium in Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi.
The Centre today announced doubling of funds allocation under a special plan for Bihar to Rs 2,000 crore for the current fiscal, a move that should please Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who has been seeking greater central assistance.
The government today approved a new policy for allocation of power to be generated by upcoming state-run thermal power plants, earmarking 50 per cent to the home states, while also fixing an overall target generation capacity of 1 lakh MW for the
The government today approved budgetary support of Rs 70.41 crore for 10 sick and loss-making Central Public Sector Enterprises for payment of employees` statutory dues like gratuity, provident fund, insurance and bonus. The funds a
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that food inflation at 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25, remained an area of concern. "It has moved further. It is an area of concern," the finance minister told re
Jammu and Kashmir government will provide employment opportunities to one lakh educated youth in the next three years, a state minister has said. "As many as one lakh educated youths would be provided employment opportunities i
The CBI today raided about 10 premises in the National Capital Region after it registered a fresh FIR in connection with its probe into the alleged multi-crore Commonwealth Games overlays scam. The raids come a day after the agency
The CBI today contended before a Delhi court that there is no change in government`s stand on withdrawing the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order in the Bofors pay-offs
Soaring onion and other vegetables` prices led to a sharp rise in inflation at 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25, a development that may prompt the Reserve Bank to tighten monetary policy to check further escalation in commodity costs.
In a bid to make Bihar self-reliant in energy sector, Bihar government has signed two agreements with the NTPC and Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited(KRIBHCO) for setting up two thermal power plants in Aurangabad and in Buxar districts.
Creation of a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital and keeping Andhra Pradesh united with constitutional and statutory measures for empowerment of the Telangana region are among the six options recommended by the Justice Srikrish
In a bid to fend off opposition attack over several scams, the government has decided to bring out an Ordinance to put in place a mechanism to deal with corruption involving public personalities, including the prime minister. The governmen
DMK`s T R Baalu could be made an union minister, according to highly placed party sources. His chances of landing a cabinet berth have become stronger in the backdrop of an imminent reshuffle, especially after A Raja`s exit. Baalu
The alleged Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam that has rocked the nation and threatens to pitch fork into a political battle has already tainted the image of the telecom sector. The sector that has grown by leaps and bounds over last few years t
Harping on the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) naming Italian middleman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors kickback scandal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has posed seven questions to prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gan
DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has rejected MK Alagiri’s resignation from the post of organising secretary of the party. In his resignation letter Alagiri sought action against A Raja and Kanimozhi for thei
Focus on Telangana has shifted to New Delhi with the arrival of governor ESL Narasimhan and chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in New Delhi on Wednesday. Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram have jointly taken responsibility of bringing peace
