Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy continued his `Odarpu yatra` in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today. Jagan began the day from Etamukkala village in the district and went on to console a few families, whose members committed
With mulling over the implications of the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya title suits from various quarters, All India Shia Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that Muslims would respect the verdict and appealed to maintain peace.
Pandemonium today broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after opposition BJP and National Panthers Party MLAs tried to storm into the well of the House over Chief Minister Omar Abdullah`s speech. The protesting MLAs were forci
Lalit K Jha Washington. As President Barack Obama prepares to visit India next month, the US has hoped that India and Pakistan can address and resolve the "important" Kashmir issue bilaterally. "This is
Election Commission today issued notification for holding election to 42 assembly seats going to poll in the fourth phase on November one. "The commission issues the notification for the fourth phase poll this morning," Additional Chief
The Haryana government tonight removed senior IAS officer Krishan Mohan as the state`s Home Secretary after the CBI booked him and a real estate company in a graft case in a multi-crore mega project in the city. The CBI on Monday bo
Amid reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the `Big Two` Michael Fennell and Suresh Kalmadi promising an inquiry and a solution by today. Addres
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, whose government is facing a serious crisis following rebellion by a section of BJP MLAs, today sacked two more dissident ministers. Talking to reporters here, Yeddyurappa said he had recomm
Food inflation fell marginally to 16.24 per cent for the week ended September 25, on slight easing of supply side pressures, even as prices of cereals, fruits, select vegetables and milk remained high. After rising for the fifth str
The International Moneytary Fund has revised its growth forecast for India in FY `10, raising it to 9.7 percent from the July figure of 9.5 pc. The Washington based lender said that India`s growth-surge is based on local consumer demand. &
Here is what the people working closely for the RTI Act have to say on improving the law: Arvind Kejriwal, RTI activist - There should be a transparent and participatory process to select information commissioners.
The World Bank has refused to fund four new dedicated freight corridors of the railway ministry, which are currently in preliminary stages. On being approached by the ministry, WB said that it is a huge amount for them to fund. “As t
When a doctoral student in mathematics and his would-be wife, a post-graduate in sociology, joined Digantar, which means a change in direction, they were sure they wanted to be part of this experiment in alternative schooling. Thirty-two years on,
The government has made a feasibility study compulsory before the construction of a foot-over-bridge (FOB) as the city has recently witnessed reckless constructions of such bridges - even in areas that did not need them. Central Road Resea
The Mizoram government would move the Centre for extension of the deadline for repatriation of Bru refugees from camps in North Tripura, from October 18 as instructed by the union home ministry to November 18, a senior state home department offici
Saudi Arabia`s legislative body, the Shura Council, has approved the draft agreements of an extradition treaty and a prisoner exchange deal with India inked during prime minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to Riyadh early this year. "The
No civic agency in the national capital except the NCMC has complied with the Central Information Commission (CIC) order regarding the disclosure of Commonwealth Games-related information. On August 6, Shailesh Gandhi, Information Commissi
Faced with a serious rebellion threatening the stability of the first-ever BJP government in the south, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday sacked four dissident ministers and accused the opposition Congress and JDS of attempting
In provocative remarks, Rahul Gandhi today described the RSS as "fanatical", saying it was no different from banned terror outfit SIMI and that both hold "fundamentalist" views. "I know only that both SIMI and the
To avert suicides and create awareness among public on the value of human life, counselling centres would be launched in all police stations of Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts tomorrow, W
