As India appears to be seriously off track on a number of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Rajya Sabha deputy chairman K Rahman Khan has called for parliament to step into the matter and monitor the commitments. “Parliaments have
The worldwide maternal mortality rate may drop by one-third, but Africa and South Asia still have different stories to tell, according a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank and the World Health Organisat
A higher floor space index (FSI) for redevelopment of dilapidated, cessed and unsafe buildings in Mumbai will be allowed under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 2010. “We will allow higher FSI in these areas but under the
The honey that you buy, believing it is pure, natural and healthy, is very likely to be contaminated with high levels of antibiotics, which is fed to bees, and is bad for health. This is the finding of a new study by the Pollution Monitoring Labor
As part of the public relation exercise kicked off with the prime minister`s informal meeting with over a dozen senior editors on September 6, it is now the turn of the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) to invite more than 150 journalists for an infor
Linking the turmoil in Kashmir to anger and pain among Kashmiri youth who grew up in "conflict and brutality", Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today said their "legitimate aspirations" must be respected and a magnanimous approach a
Following is the text of the statement issued at the end of the all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir today: "Leaders of various political parties who attended today`s meeting made valuable suggestions on ways and means to res
In what may be a windfall for crores of employees in public and private sector, the Provident Fund Trustees today decided to give a higher interest rate of 9.5 per cent for 2010-11 on their retirement savings. The steep one percenta
A US official on Wednesday expressed his unhappiness with the civil nuclear liability bill passed by the Indian parliament, saying New Delhi should ensure the legislation is consistent with international norms. Robert Hormats, under secret
Movement of dozens of trains passing through Delhi have remained affected during the past few days after the Yamuna swelled above the danger mark and the railway authorities had to close down the bridge connecting Shahdara and Old Delhi railway st
The rural development ministry has proposed a separate cadre of `panchayat service` for focused and effective implementation of the centrally sponsored schemes such as NREGA, Indira Aawas Yojna (IAY), Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), B
The Uttar Pradesh government will establish temporary jails in every district of the state ahead of the Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya title suit, officials said today. Separate jails will be established for men and women i
Complimenting India on its women empowerment initiatives, the US today said holding of some of the top positions including that of the president, speaker of Lok Sabha and chief of Congress party by the fair sex reflects the importance the country
P Sainath of The Hindu gives a befitting reply to prime minister Manmohan Singh for reminding the supreme court that tackling rotting food grains is a matter of “policy formulation” and hence, falls in his domain, rather than that of t
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar feels that caste will no more be a factor in the upcoming assembly elections and that it will be relegated to the background for the first time. "Things are beginning to change in Bihar and I t
Exports grew by 22.5 per cent to USD 16.64 billion in August compared to the same period last fiscal, a senior Commerce Ministry official said today. Imports, too, jumped by 32.2 per cent year-on-year to USD 29.7 billion in August,
Sikkim is on the verge of formalising the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill, which Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, who also holds the finance portfolio, tabled in the Assembly today. The two-day Assembly session, which
Projecting a nine to 10 percent growth rate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said efforts should be made to remove "deficiencies" to enhance productivity across all sectors of the economy. He said the country`s economi
An uneasy calm prevailed across Kashmir Valley where curfew remained in force in Srinagar and other major towns without any relaxation for the third consecutive day today. "There is no report of any violation of curfew from any
The government declared to go ahead with measures and initiatives to reach out to Kashmiris on the basis of deliberations at an all-party meeting here on Wednesday. It also pledged to evolve further response based on the feedback from the all-part
