The power sector could trip the country`s growth story if states do not check the losses of power utilities that totaled a staggering Rs 40,000 crore last fiscal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. "The power sector is p
CBI today told a Delhi Court that there was no sufficient evidence against former union minister Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. Pleading for dismissal of a petition filed by the family of the riots victim against the
Under attack for surging prices particularly of food items, the government today said it expects good rains to help halve inflation to six percent by December. "We expect to see the rate of inflation in wholesale prices to come
The BJP today stood behind Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah, who resigned after being charged with murder in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, saying the "mischievous designs of the CBI" will be exposed in court.
The Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of having Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for wind energy farms where the players from the segment will be encouraged to set up projects and supply power to the grid. The state has al
Facing arrest over murder charge, Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah, a close associate of chief minister Narendra Modi, resigned from the state ministry on Saturday. "As I landed here in Delhi, I have information tha
If rural development minster CP Joshi has his way, people in rural India can become crorepatis by answering questions on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), Indira Awas Yojna (IAY) and othe
The railways claim that it would handle the catering services on board and at stations in a much effective manner. Under the catering policy 2010, it is proposed to have a nationwide grid of base kitchens which will be state-of-the-art in terms of
Even before the private mining companies protest against the ministry of mines’ proposal to provide 26 percent equity participation to the tribals in mining activities in their area, the steel ministry has opposed the move. At the Th
Five months fater becoming the BJP president, Nitin Gadkari belatedly divided the rsponsibilities of states, cadres and cells among the party leaders today with former president Venkaiah Naidu being put in charge of Maharashtra and Delhi. Party
The only thing more outrageous than a godownful of rotting food grains in a country that can`t afford to universalise the right to food, is the brazen onus-shirking of officials who are responsible for it. Reports of over 2,000 quintals of
The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed educational institutions to ensure attendance of teaching staff in a bid to overcome loss of students due to curfew and frequent strikes in the valley. "The deputy commissioners hav
The Prime Minister`s Economic Advisory Council today said the economy will grow by 8.5 per cent, up from a projected 8.2 per cent, and inflation will come down from double digits to 6.5 per cent by the end of 2010-11. The growth pro
Top BJP leaders today refused prime minister Manmohan Singh`s invitation for lunch ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, apparently angry over the CBI summoning Gujarat home minister Amit Shah in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encoun
Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has met union home secretary G K Pillai against the backdrop of apparent differences between the MEA and MHA in connection with the Indo-Pak talks. Rao met Pillai yesterday and is understood to have briefed h
Even as the debate on nuclear energy qualifying as clean energy rages on, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has joined the naysayers` camp. "The World Investment Report still doubts whether nuclear energy is a low
The speculations that the railways would take over the catering services from the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) proved to be correct with the coming up of the Catering Policy 2010. The policy cleared by the rail
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host a customary lunch on Friday for Sushma Swaraj, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, and Arun Jaitley, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha. Leader of Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee and minister of parliamentar
Rs 11,412 crore of public funds misappropriated by the rulers of Bihar – the subject of tragicomedy drama played out in Bihar assembly on Wednesday -- is no longer even a teeny-weeny prick on our consciousness. The entire matter is j
