Lauding India`s commitment to global peace and development of the South Asian region, a resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives has appealed to the United Nations to take necessary steps to make New Delhi a permanent member of the
Amid indications that the BJP high command may ask him to step down in the wake of alleged land scams, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today left for Puttaparthi to "seek the blessings" of Sri Satya Sai Baba. Ther
With the logjam continuing in parliament over the opposition demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum controversy, Government has convened an all-party meeting this afternoon to end the deadlock Leader of the Lok Sabha and Financ
Parliament failed to function for the seventh straight day today with opposition remaining adamant on its demand for JPC probe in the 2G spectrum issue, while Congress insisted on sacking of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa over corruption
The government today placed the file relating to the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner in the Supreme Court, which questioned as to how he would function in the post in view of a pending criminal case against him.
Manipur government has decided to extend the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 in the state for one more year from December 1. The decision to extend the AFPSA was taken last evening during a cabinet meeting
An estimated 26 per cent of the 60.07 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 1200 hours in 26 constituencies in the sixth and final phase of the assembly elections in Bihar today, official sources said. Around 25 people have so
A combative Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today ruled out his resignation, maintaining that he has not committed anything wrong, even as he said the BJP will expose in Lok Sabha "scams" involving opposition JD-S supremo H D De
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is tightening the noose on former telecom minister A Raja. It is sending the Letter Rogatory (formal letter of request from a court to a foreign country for judicial assistance) to Mauritius, the UAE and C
An affidavit on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was filed in the Supreme Court today which rejected the charge of inaction on the part of his office in dealing with the request of sanction for prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja
Breaking his silence amidst the logjam in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today promised action against anybody for any "wrong thing" done in the 2G spectrum allocation. He also appealed to opposition parties to
The government is set to regulate the interest rate the MFIs charge to its customers, finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday. “The rate of interest should be moderate. Banks are also being instructed to provide MFIs with ne
An MNC executive was assaulted at the registrar’s office in Noida when he tried to expose corruption at the office. The victim Gaurav Bakshi, who is the India representative of a USA based multinational company Vitamix Corporation in
Panchayati raj and rural development minister CP Joshi said here on Friday that India should have 50 percent participation of women in the corporate world and they should be active members in their respective local self governments. He was
Parliament remained paralysed on Friday, for the sixth day running, and adjourned for Monday after pandemonium in both houses, even as the opposition got no word from the government on ending the impasse. Instead, the Congress`s pri
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims to have learnt lessons from the housing scam 2008. To make sure that the allotment of flats does not get rigged this time, DDA has made some changes in the process of allotting flats under its housing s
The Delhi transport authority is expecting bus cluster scheme to be implemented within three weeks. Under this scheme, the government has roped in private entities to manage 60 percent of the services in the city. As many as 50 buses will
Indian trade promotion organization (ITPO) has failed to collect more than Rs 4 crore from the current and former licensees of restaurants and convention halls. In three of these cases, the ITPO has even knocked the doors of the Delhi high c
Saving prime minister Manmohan Singh from the opposition attack, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report was not the final word on the 2G spectrum sale. “It is now
Approval for starting 44 new medical colleges across the country has been given by the health ministry between 2008 and 2010. This information was shared by the health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in Lok Sabha on Friday. “A total of 130
