Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah complained to prime minister Manmohan Singh against Army`s public criticism of him and his government following which Northern Army commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal apologised to him. The co
A united opposition today forced adjourned of Parliament till noon raising slogans for a JPC probe in the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum with the question hour not being taken up for the 15th straight working day. As soon a
Beggars and mentally challenged persons in Jangalmahal in West Bengal have become the unwitting targets of maoists -- an unlikely fallout of the recent successes against the extremists by security forces. In the last four months mor
A group of over 50 pro- Palestine Indian activists, who were to begin a road trip to Gaza via Pakistan today, have been denied visa by the Pakistan government citing "security reasons". The activists were scheduled to leav
Andhra Pradesh minister Vivekananda Reddy today met his nephew Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the backdrop of political differences between them, and said they were part of one family despite the conflict in loyalities. The minister met J
Delhi police today claimed to have made a major breakthrough in the gang-rape case of a 30-year-old call centre employee here last week with the arrest of two youths. Investigators apprehended Shamshad and Usman, who are in their early twe
Cluster formation is the best way to boost competitiveness and bring innovation. However, India, with some exceptions like that of automobile and IT cluster in Gurgaon, media in Noida and apparel in Delhi, has failed to do much in this regard.
A looming water crisis in the country may find an answer in an idea mooted by the water resources secretary Dhruv Vijai Singh - declaration of water footprint. Modelling it on the lines of the carbon footprint, Singh said, "This is an idea fo
Though the DDA information brochure claims that the flats under the housing scheme 2010 are ready for possession, work on many flats is still on. Take the case of Vasant Kunj. While a sample flat is ready in Vasant Kunj, furnishing on 1285
Coming down heavily on the government for its failure to tackle corruption, the civil society has come out with a proposed Lokpal bill to constitute an effective body to nail corruption. RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal, former IPS officer Kir
The Delhi legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed ‘Delhi Prevention of Touting and Malpractices against Tourists Bill, 2010’. The bill will replace an ordinance promulgated by Lieutenant Governor on 1st October, 20
The government may be going gaga over NREGA `success` but the scheme may just have failed parts of rural India, if what the sarpanch of a Rajasthan village says is anything to go by. Criticising the government’s flagship welfare
Media and journalism has undergone and experienced a dynamic transformation over the last 20 years or so. Ever since the arrival of the satellite television network the move has been towards widespread entertainment from previous trend of informat
The law commission, the advising body to the law ministry is contemplating the merits of putting curbs on sting operations (SO) by media. In a consultation paper released by the commission, it has elicited suggestions and comments from the
HIV/AIDS spreading through hospital infection and by unethical practices by doctors have been taken up strictly by the Delhi government’s health department, said Delhi health minister Kiran Walia here on Tuesday on the occasion of world AIDS
Uday Narain Choudhary is all set to be elected unopposed speaker of the Bihar assembly for the second term on Thursday. Choudhary`s nomination to the post of speaker was proposed by state water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and
In the midst of reports that he may quit, Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas today maintained that he was still in the post. "Government has appointed me as CVC. I am continuing as CVC," he told reporters. "Th
At 10 pm on November 30, Barkha Dutt, embattled TV news diva and editor of NDTV 24x7, subjected herself to grilling by four editors on her conduct as exposed by the Niira Radia tapes. As prime time news shows go, this was unprecedented, a
The principal adviser of the planning commission, Pronab Sen, has said that a GDP growth rate of 8.5 percent is looking feasible for this year (2010-11). The economy registered a GDP growth of 8.9 percent in the last quarter. “Sustaining 8.9
The Delhi urban arts commission (DUAC) has come to the rescue of the NGOs against the Delhi transport corporation`s (DTC) Millennium Park bus depot in the Yamuna river bed. In the minutes of a meeting of the DUAC on November 10, it has been mentio
