If you want to know what the Indian government does not want you to know about Swiss banks` operations, let`s begin with some backgrounder. Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) is in a severe crisis over charges of financial frauds, being access
In the midst of opposition protests in Karnataka over the illegal mining issue, state governor H R Bharadwaj met president Pratibha Patil on July 13. The governor along with his wife met the president over breakfast, rashtrapati bhavan sou
The Delhi High Court rapped the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the chaotic condition of city roads in the rains, according to a report in the Hindu. "
The first branch of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a federal agency set up in Delhi for terror probe in the wake of the 26/11 attacks, has gone to Hyderabad rather than Mumbai thanks to logistic reasons like accessibility.
The finance ministry is fully committed to the expeditious implementation of the UID project and all funds required for its smooth rollout by UID Authority of India will be provided, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee clarified on Monday.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is, many argue, the one initiative of the UPA that helped it win a second term. It has, experts say, changed the social landscape in villages. But now the government has admitted that many vil
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today revoked the suspension of four MNS legislators, who had allegedly assaulted Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi for defying their leader Raj Thackeray`s diktat of taking oath as members in Marathi.
Election commissioner SY Quraishi termed Tamil Nadu a `notorious state` for the prevalence of cash for vote scams, unhappy with the undemocratic deterioration of political standards in the state. In an internal discussion note, the EC has
The northern railway has been directed by the Delhi State Consumer Commission to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 for wrongfully penalising a passenger travelling with a wait-listed ticket. The Commission also imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 on
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new `multidimensional` measure of global poverty has said.
The land acquisition officer of Vadodara district has rejected 118 objections to the acquisition of large number of farmers` lands in Vadodara city area and the district, sources said here today. They had made a representation to the offic
On the first day of Maharashtra Legislative Council, the House was adjourned twice on issues of Maharashtra-Karnataka border row and the Supreme Court`s decision of lifting ban on American author James Laine`s book on Chhatrapati Shivaji.
A complaint has been filed against 14 persons, including Gujarat government officials and a village sarpanch, for allegedly swindling Rs 38 lakh meant for the 2002 post-Godhra riot victims of Khanpur taluka here, police said today. Deputy
Opposition parties today forced repeated adjournment of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly demanding that the government constitute a House Committee to probe into the illegal mining of Barytes in Khammam allegedly by kin of former chief minister Y S Raj
Indian government is planning to provide voting rights to non-resident Indians and steps are being taken to make it a reality, law and justice minister Veerappa Moily has said. "The law ministry has initiated a scheme to provid
Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah on Sunday directed the officials to submit a fortnightly report on the progress of schemes and projects aimed at welfare of the tribals and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families living in remote areas.
With BJP president Nitin Gadkari refusing to take back his Afzal Guru `son-in-law of Congress` remark, union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said some decency was expected in comments by political leaders. "While making comments
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced solar tariff regulations, even as new power tariffs for the Capital are expected soon, said a report in the Hindu. The DERC adopted the Central Electricity Regulatory Commissio
Industrial output rose by 11.5 per cent in May, growing in double digits for the eighth straight month, on good showing by manufacturing, particularly capital and consumer goods. In comparison, industry grew by 2.1 per cent in May last yea
The Unique Identification Authority of India has set a target of 10 crore `Aadhaar` numbers to be issued in the next one year. While the target for the first phase is issuance of 60 crore `Aadhaar` numbers in four years, the Expenditure Fi
