Contesting from prison, an accused in the sensational case of chopping off the hand of Thodupuzha Newman college lecturer T J Joseph, has won from a block panchayat division in Ernakulam in the civic body elections. Anas won from the Vanch
Stressing on the need to preserve and enrich the newly developed infrastructure in the national capital, chief minister Sheila Dikshit announced the government`s decision to entrust the maintenance of such works to a committe headed by the chief s
Food inflation declined sharply to 13.75 per cent for the week ended October 16, on improved kharif supplies and fall in prices of certain vegetables, especially potatoes and onions. Food inflation fell by 1.78 percentage points to
Establishing clear supremacy in rural and urban areas, Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) shocked the ruling LDF in Kerala by clinching the maximum number of seats in the three-tier panchayats and urban bodies in the civic elect
An otherwise reticent and publicity-shy bureaucrat, home secretary G K Pillai has queered the pitch again just ahead of the US president’s visit to India. Without any apparent provocation, he told the media on Wednesday that India was disapp
Steel minister Virbhadra Singh, who has set a target of achieving 124 million tonne of steel production by 2012, is mighty upset with the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for letting loose “activists” on the POSCO project. In
Peeved by the appointment of "activists" in the forest panel for clearing Rs 54,000 crore steel project of Posco, Steel Minsiter Virbhadra Singh today advised Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to be "pragmatic." "
While most foreign policy experts see a possible signing of the N-liability accord between India and the US as a turning point in the relationship between both nations, the Carnegie endowment for International Peace claims that not much may come o
Schools kids will now get their own unique identity numbers with the government planning to track their mobility through electronic registration. Under the plan the UID number will have an imprint on performance records like mark sheet, merit cert
The notification for phasing out Blueline buses from the national capital got lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna’s approval on Wednesday. With the approval the private buses are being barred from the remaining areas too other than Lutyens`
India impressively sailed through the last global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the USA. At above 20000 points the BSE sensex along with around 8 percent of consistent GDP growth may well be pointers to the growi
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee has promised the nation an accident-free railways in a year`s time. “There will be zero percent tolerance towards train accidents. We will install anti-collision devices and train protection and wa
Inclusive growth may get a much-needed shot in the arm, with the government planning to draft the twelfth five-year plan in consultation with civil society groups. In fact, the consultations are already underway between activists and plann
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is once again in the news for all wrong reasons. One of its important office bearers, Indresh Kumar, figures in the charge sheet filed by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of the Rajasthan police on the serial bl
Advocating "baby steps" for pushing forward the dialogue process on Jammu and Kashmir, Centre`s interlocutors today said besides interacting with all shades of opinion in the state, they had a huge task of taking all the stakeholders in the country o
Booming private sector interest in the renewable energy sector may bring in investments peaking at $55 billion, the government says. “This investment is expected to come mostly from the private sector, while the government’s ro
Writer and activist Arundhati Roy defended her statement on Kashmir today, saying the statement "comes from not wanting people to be killed, raped, imprisoned or have their finger-nails pulled out in order to force t
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Barcelona city council on Tuesday to cooperate in the fields of urban planning. As per the MoU, Barcelona City Council will help DDA in redevelopment of wall
The fact finding committee appointed by the Aligarh Muslim University to probe the alleged financial irregularities of around Rs 90 lakh by the vice chancellor P K Abdul Aziz has spent over Rs 46 lakh during the course of investigation. Th
Residents of Badarpur may have to wait some more time to enjoy the Metro train comfort as the small stretch between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur is likely to be opened only next month. DMRC has begun trial runs on the 5-km section and
