The alacrity with which the CBI approached the supreme court after Amit Shah was granted bail is only illustrative of the supine nature of the country’s premier investigative agency. Shah, former home minister of Gujarat, was jailed for his
Stepping up his attack against RJD chief Lalu Prasad for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, chief minister Nitish Kumar today called him a "habitual lawbreaker and offender" who would "never improve". "
A decision by the Congress party on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan`s resignation in the wake of an embarrassing housing scam is expected to take some more time. "Yesterday in the night I had said that we require more time to
What`s in a name? Well a lot if you are a resident of Carterpuri. The identity of this nondescript villlage of Haryana owes it all to its name. 20 kms from national capital Delhi this sleepy village shot to fame in 1978 when the then US President
A group of social activists lead by Arvind Kejriwal and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has said that the V K Shunglu committee, appointed by the prime minister to probe corruption allegations in the conduct of commonwealth games (CWG), is eyewash.
You get to know when the boss is displeased. Either you are summoned for an explanation or, if the boss is really angry, you are given the snub of snubs and left to live in constant fear of an execution without so much as a trial and an opportunit
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to set up a Solar Park at Taloja. The park will come up on the common regional landfill site on a 117-hectare plot in the area. The region has a sun yield of five hours a
Steel minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said his ministry was "keen" that the hurdles in the path of two major steel projects of Posco and Arcelor-Mittal were removed. "We are very keen that Posco goes ahead... if the hurdl
The Centre today asked the states to appoint dedicated staff in each panchayat for effective implementation of rural development schemes, saying no goals could be achieved without them. "We are spending Rs 40 lakh each year on
Around 200 government doctors today boycotted OPD services at various government hospitals here to protest against the murder of a senior family welfare department officer who was shot dead in Lucknow yesterday. "About 200 gove
Barring stray incidents, polling passed off peacefully in 48 constituencies figuring in the third phase of Bihar Assembly elections, which saw an estimated 53 per cent voter turnout. Five Maoist-hit constituencies - Amnour, Taraya,
State finance ministers and the centre will try to reconcile their differences on the contours of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) at a two-day meeting starting here tomorrow. However, it is unlikely that the finance minist
Taking a dig at Congress, JD(U) today said the arrest of its secretary Sagar Rayka and Bihar youth wing chief Lalan Kumar for possessing cash allegedly to influence voters. ``The seizure of cash from Congress leaders from a hotel at
Against the backdrop of outsourcing debate in the United States, one of its states Kentucky has welcomed outsourcing business with India. “We would be dealing with our business in India and hoping that India will bring business to th
Members of the Ganjam Bar Association today blocked National Highway-217 here demanding establishment of a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court at Berhampur. "We urge Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to send a proposal to the central
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a CBI plea seeking transfer of the trial of Uttar Pradesh provident fund scam from Ghaziabad to a special court in Delhi. The apex court also discharged the notice issued to the Ghaziabad
Pioneering the efforts of developing countries to improve family planning and reproductive health, India has pledged to double its contribution on the world forum called Partners in Population Development (PPD), a network of 24 countries working t
If somebody were to tell you that the solution to the Kashmir imbroglio will have to be found outside the ambit of the constitution, you will dismiss the suggestion without so much as a second thought. If the same is said by somebody authorised by
Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has sought information on the row over the allotment of prime land to Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society, it has now emerged that the members include his late mother-in-law Bhagwati Manoharlal Sharm
Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has invited all members of parliament to attend US president Barack Obama`s address in Central Hall on November 8 at 5 pm. In a circular, Bansal also sought the cooperation of all MPs in en
