Bowing to the wishes of the party, Murli Manohar Joshi has decided not to pursue the probe by the public accounts committee (PAC) into the 2G scam aggressively. Instead of probing the Rs 1.76 lakhs crore scam, the PAC chairman has opted to look in
The BJP leadership is meeting in Noida on Wednesday with the revival of the party`s fortunes in Uttar Pradesh in mind. The state assembly elections which are to be held in about 18 months from now could prove to be party president Nitin Gadk
Commonwealth organising committee chief Suresh Kalamdi was questioned on Wednesday by the CBI in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of the sports event. Kalmadi reached the CBI office at about 10 AM. His questi
Pressing for closure of Bofors pay-offs case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, the CBI today contended before a Delhi Court there was "nothing new" in the ITAT order that would obstruct the withdrawal of the over two-decad
Senior journalist S N M Abdi, who broke the "Bhagalpur blindings" story three decades back, has been acquitted of the charge of abetment to rape by a local court. After an in-camera trial, Abdi was given a clean chit by K
The ruling BJP in Karnataka today bagged 12 zilla panchayats and the opposition Congress and JD-S captured four each, while the verdict for the remaining 10 such bodies was fractured. BJP also secured majority in around 70 Taluk Pan
Water supply will be disrupted in various areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council in phases from January 6 due to annual cleaning of underground tanks of water boosting stations. The cleaning will be done in West
Water supply will be disrupted in various areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council in phases from January 6 due to annual cleaning of underground tanks of water boosting stations. The cleaning will be done in West
The opposition Congress in MCD today strongly opposed the hike in property tax proposed by the municipal commissioner in the civic body`s budget for the next fiscal and lambasted the BJP-led corporation for "failing" to generate enough r
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi today said he has not yet heard from the CBI after he informed the agency last month that he was ready to appear before it in connection with the probe into alleged irregularities in the
The Supreme Court today gave relief to political analyst Ashis Nandy by staying the verdict of the Delhi High Court which had refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him by Gujarat Police for his article in a national daily alleged
The Environment Ministry will take a final decision on the fate of the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai within a week. The Ministry today held the final oral hearing and asked the society to give a written submission.
Under attack over his claim about a call from Hemant Karkare, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today produced record of the conversation the slain ATS chief had with him on 26/11 and sought apology from Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil and all ot
The Centre`s plan to set up 5,000 `gram nyayalayas` across the country to bring justice delivery system to the common man`s doorsteps has not found favour with the state governments. More than a year after the Gram Nyayalaya Act was
Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sanctioned Rs 42.86 crore to the union territory for widening and improvement of roads in the rural areas of Puducherry and Karaikal. Talking to reporters here, Union Minister of State
With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati is expected to launch a number of development schemes for the poor on her 55th birthday on January 15. "The Chief Min
The Haryana government will promote health tourism and various projects involving an investment of over Rs 100 crore would be given the status of industry for the purpose of incentives. "Haryana holds great potential for develo
The corporate world has donated to all the major parties and the BJP received the highest amount, Rs 297 crore, during 2007-08 and 2008-09, according to data obtained by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). “Bharti E
The World Bank aided second phase of the rural drinking water supply scheme `Jalanidhi` with a total outlay of Rs. 1,000 crore would begin next month, Kerala Water Resources Minister N K Preamchandran said here today. The detailed p
In some bad news for Mumbaikars in the first week of the new year, various parts of the city and suburbs will be facing water-cuts during January 6-8. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has undertaken the task of replacing
