Describing the judgement convicting rights activist Binayak Sen for sedition as ridiculous and unacceptable, former chief justice of Delhi High Court Rajender Sachar today said that civil liberties of people were in danger and there is need to act
Even though the DMK leadership continues to posture in support of former telecom minister A Raja, it may now be weighing the costs of having him on board for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections next year. In a clear indication of some Raja rethink
Delhi’s health department will soon launch a health insurance scheme for the poor on lines of labour ministry’s health insurance scheme for BPL card holders called the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY). The scheme by the Del
Comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai today briefed the public accounts committee about his report in the 2G spectrum allocation. His report on a presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in 2G spectrum allocation had created a storm in P
100 TB patients on roll DOTS treatment in Delhi were given blankets, towels, socks and some food items by the Gulabi Bagh chest clinic’s Staff Welfare Association here on Friday. Mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney inaugurated the function whi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced Rs 600 crore Central assistance to Maharashtra which suffered extensive damage to crops on account of unprecedented and unseasonal rains. Singh announced the relief after an all party de
In the wake of Adarsh Housing Society scam here, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to provide all necessary information regarding residential buildings and societies on its website. The details would include t
Responding to the revelation of the nexus between corporate lobbyists, media professionals and politicians through the leaked Niira Radia tapes, the Editors Guild of India is set to discuss declaration of assets by the editors in its meeting on Fr
Rights activist Binayak Sen, Naxal ideologue Narayan Sanyal and Kolkata businessman Piyush Guha were today convicted for sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment for colluding with Maoists to establish a network to fight the state.
For the second day in a row, Delhi was left stranded by a shortage of CNG. The depots remained dry in many parts of the city on Friday, hitting city transport rather badly, after a regulator at one of the tap-off points tripped and disrupted gas s
The Delhi government has woken up to the problems plaguing the night shelters in the city. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board has decided to form monitoring teams to take stock of the situation in night shelters. The decision was taken
India`s nuclear arsenal, whose button vests with the prime minister, goes in the hands of Air Marshal KJ Mathews who takes over the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) this month end from Lt Gen Balraj Singh Nagal. SFC is the agency tasked with the use
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) plans to develop two more cities as model solar cities, besides Nagpur and Chandigarh. The ministry is considering two more names for its ambitious plan, ‘development of solar cities’, bu
What will these CBI searches yield? Suresh Kalmadi and CWG scam did not become synonymous last night, after all! A few raids here and a few raids there, and a few scapegoats (read Raja, Kalmadi) shamed (we assume), will we get to the root of the s
The deadline for the bus-cluster scheme in Delhi has been extended further, after it missed its second deadline. Earlier, the scheme was to be adopted by October, at the time of the Commonwealth Games, then was scheduled for a December start but n
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has displayed a list of 4,816 property tax defaulters on its websites - www.mcdpropertytax.in and www.mcdonline.gov.in. These defaulters include those with outstanding arrears of Rs 5 lakh and above for
Onions will be sold at Rs 40 per kg in Delhi from Thursday evening, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said on Thursday. The state government will review the situation to provide more relief by further slashing onion rates. This was decided in
The Delhi State Aids Control Society (DSACS) has taken a leap in ensuring that awareness about HIV/AIDS is spread not only amongst the masses but also amongst the healthcare providers. A special feature has been added in the existing helplin
The competition commission of India (CCI) suspects a cartel among the domestic airlines. Top official sources have told The Indian Express that the watchdog prima facie believed the airlines have colluded to affect a hike in fares. Last-mi
India and the US agree that the recent unauthorised leak of classified American diplomatic cables that created a worldwide storm, will not affect the growing relationship between the two countries. US secretary of state Hillary Clin
