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RTI query seeks reasons behind exclusion of shareholders` from company-boards

I am a Share holder of Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, and Hindustan unilever.  My Client ID is 1202980000093429.The Board of Directors names are mentioned in their Annual report and also Website where I found that there is

DU went over-budget with CWG preparations

The amount of money spent on commonwealth games (CWG) projects in Delhi University (DU) was more than three times that the initial estimated budget. The information obtained by Delhi based RTI activist Gopal Prasad shows that more than

DU went over- budget with CWG preparations

The amount of money spent on commonwealth games (CWG) projects in Delhi University (DU) was more than 300 times that the initial estimated budget. The information obtained by Delhi based RTI activist Gopal Prasad shows that more than Rs 3

Separate funds for NGOs in twelfth Plan

The government is mulling separate fund for non-governmental organisations in the twelfth five-year plan. “As NGOs are eyes and arms of the government, a significant portion would be allocated for these groups in the twelfth-five ye

Railway track patrolling to be made safe

A pocket-sized device could be the answer to casualties during railway tracks patrolling. The Delhi division of the northern railways will give patrollers a portable GPS device which will help locate their positions on the tracks. Often, t

DTC`s mobile squad hits ticketless travelling

Seated in a popular multi-utility vehicle, members of the five mobile squads of the Delhi transport corporation are cracking down on ticketless travelling in the city. Each squad has been assigned one of DTC`s five  zones - east, west, north,

ASCI guidelines to tame edu institutions` misleading ads

Advertisements of educational institutes, coaching classes and educational programmes will now be governed by specific guidelines. Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), the apex self-regulatory body for the advertising content of

Bridging the gap between India and Bharat in Bihar

Some 200 km from Patna, the state capital, on the national highway 77, there is a bridge (popularly known as Kataunjha Pul) over river Bagmati.  About half a kilometer long, it connects Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi, the two neighbouring district

Junk all needless junkets, PM tells union secretaries

The country`s senior-most bureaucrats now have to cut back on their international junkets, with the prime minister having instructed them to undertake only those trips where their presence is indispensbale. A letter from the cabinet secret

Rising India good for US: former White House official

As US president Barack Obama prepares to visit India early next month, former official of the George W. Bush administration feels that India’s growing weightage in the Asian region is in America’s interest. “As India is t

Food inflation falls to 15.53 pc

Food inflation declined to 15.53 per cent for the week ended October 9, on improved supplies and declining prices of certain vegetables, especially, potato. Food inflation fell by 0.84 percentage points to 15.53 per cent during the week, f

Assam Rifles crusades against drug pedalling

The 25 Assam Rifles (AR) based in Arunachal`s Changlang district has apprehended several drug addicts, peddlers and smugglers, official sources said here today. So far the battalion has succeeded in apprehending 15 drug peddlers from the a

HC resumes hearing on rebel MLAs` petitions

Karnataka High Court today resumed hearing on the petitions by 11 rebel BJP MLAs challenging their disqualification from the Assembly by Speaker K G Bopaiah after their withdrawal of support to the B S Yeddyurappa Government. After

First phase of Bihar polls sees 53 pc turnout

An estimated 53 per cent of the 1.07 crore voters exercised their franchise today in 47 of the 243 seats in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections which passed off by and large peacefully amid tight security. Over 150 perso

Voters choose to give Bihar polls a miss

Miffed over alleged apathy of the state authorities towards development of their areas, voters stayed away from at least 12 polling booths spread over Madhubani, Purnia, Araria, Madhepura and Kishanganj districts in the first phase of poll in Biha

Rahul slams Nitish over development claims

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi today slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for claiming he has developed Bihar when actually he has not done anything big and said central schemes did not improve the plight of the poor in the state.

Governance Now Forum - Steel and Sustainanble Development

Governance Now Forum Steel & Sustainable Development October 29, 2010, 10:30 am at the Park Hotel, Sansad Marg, New Delhi Chief Guest: S

Obama`s India sojourn may not deliver: US think-tank

As the US President Barack Obama’s visit to India nears, many expect a new chapter in relations between both the nations but not the Washington based conservative think-tank, the Heritage Foundation. “I don’t think Presid

First eminent citizen report slams Assam district`s NREGA implementation

The first eminent citizen report on NREGA has come down heavy on the Assam government for flawed implementation of the flagship welfare scheme in Kokrajhar district. Former Delhi develeopment authority (DDA) commissioner A K Jain has criticis

DDA to take legal action against Games Village developer

The urban development ministry on Wednesday directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to invoke the Rs 183 crore bank guarantee furnished by the games village developer Emaar-MGF and initiate legal action after it found irregularities in the cons

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