In the midst of the political storm over the Bhopal gas case verdict, the records of the trial court show that the CBI had sought dilution of the stringent charge against UCC CEO Warren Anderson on the lines of the relief given by the Supreme Cour
At least nine of the 13 directors of the Rs 8,000-crore Gujarat Cooperatives Milk Marketing Federation which markets Amul products, have questioned powers of the Federation chairman Parthi Bhatol to accept resignation of managing director B M Vyas
Chhattisgarh government is starting a mobile clinic for sickle cell anaemia patients in the state, official sources said today. Chief minister Raman Singh will inaugurate the mobile clinic on June 19, the World Sickle Cell Anaemia A
BMC has issued evacuation notices to owners of 876 dilapidated buildings in the city, almost 90 per cent of which are in south Mumbai. A pre-monsoon survey conducted by BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said 876 buildings, in
Amid raging controversy over the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, government today said the reconstituted Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting tomorrow will discuss all areas of concern, including the compensation for the victims which has not been "adeq
India has strongly protested the inclusion of Naxal issue under the realm of an "armed conflict" in a UN report, saying the violence being perpetrated by these groups does not make it a zone of armed conflict as defined by international
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the amendment in the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994, by introducing the New Delhi Municipal Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Parliament. The Bill shall be introduced in the next session of the Parliamen
RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty today said that the policy measures will depend upon the changing economic environment and the current inflation is still within RBI estimates. "If things change fast, there will be more meas
Now that the idea of replacing the public distribution system (PDS) with direct cash transfers (DCT) – in which the beneficiaries get the subsidy amount directly in their bank accounts – is gaining ground with the Delhi government pois
Ahead of the pilot project to identify the below the poverty line (BPL) population, the rural development ministry has come out with a comprehensive list of those who will be automatically included in the BPL category and those who will be automat
CPI(M) today threatened to launch an intense agitation if the NDA government in Bihar failed to ensure physical possession of land to lakhs of peasants holding `parchas` by June 26. "We will further intensify our agitation if Nitish K
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today supported caste-based census in the country saying caste is "a fact of life". "There should be a caste-based census. Caste is a fact of life and it is a reality so there should n
Five cases of corruption in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam have been registered by CBI, which claimed to have recovered over Rs 13 crore allegedly siphoned off from Council`s fund. "Two persons were arrested
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may not meet officials of Dow Chemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide that caused the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, during his visit to the US next week. "I am not aware that this issue is on the
The union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is not in favour of allowing new helipads to come up in the metropolis, Bombay High Court has been told. Maharashtra government is considering allowing helipads on rooftops in the
With assembly polls in some states due by early next year, the Election Commission today expressed concern over the "alarming proportion" of "paid news" and directed officials to closely monitor poll-related reports. &q
Students from weaker economic backgrounds can now hope to get education loans at interest rates as low as four per cent per annum, with the government considering an institutional mechanism for ensuring affordable access. The confer
Food inflation may see a further increase in the weeks to come, but that is no reason for alarm as the rise is more a result of low base effect, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today. As of May 29, food infl
The New Pension Scheme (NPS) started by Government of India, will be offered in all 95 Head Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh, a top official said today. "All 95 HPOs in Andhra Pradesh are identified as Point of Presence Service P
