The Election Commission has postponed to July 9 the hearing in a complaint concerning `paid news`, allegedly involving Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan. The hearing, which was earlier scheduled for tomorrow, has been deferred
In order to cater to the rush during end of vacation season, the Western Railway (WR) has decided to run special trains between Gandhidham in Kutch and Dadar in, Mumbai on weekly basis from today, railway officials said. "For t
Against the backdrop of the judgement on the Bhopal gas tragedy, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said the party would oppose the Nuclear Liability Bill both in Parliament and outside it. "We will oppose the Nuclear
Charging Congress with being soft on "foreigners" accused of committing crimes in India, BJP today demanded an impartial probe into the circumstances which led to the "escape" of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson from th
In response to a bunch of petitions challenging `best of five` rule, the Bombay High Court today said that Maharashtra will not start admission process for Std XI without its permission. The results of SSC (state board) examination
Kerala minister for forests, Binoy Viswam today stressed the need for tightening patent laws with a view to protecting patents of Ayurveda medicinal plants that originated in the country several thousand years ago. He was inaugurati
With the circumstances under which Warren Anderson was flown out in a state plane after the gas disaster coming under scrutiny, a former Madhya Pradesh aviation official says he received a call from the then Chief Minister Arjun Singh`s office to
The Right to Education is set to cost the centre Rs 61,000 crore more over the next five years. In a note submitted to the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in May, the HRD ministry has proposed an estimate of Rs. 2,31,000 crore for implementing
Projected as an outsider by the ruling camp, cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today fired a salvo at Badminton Association of India president VK Verma, saying the BAI chief is not eligible for re-election and should gracefully walk
Journalists wore black badges during a silent protest before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the busy Panposh Chowk here to protest against the attack of police on media. The media persons of Steel city and Sundargarh staged an hour long d
Food inflation rose for the second consecutive week, pushed by higher prices of fruits, pulses and milk to 16.74 per cent, prompting speculation that the Reserve Bank may tighten money supply at its policy meet next month. Food pric
Demanding amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent weddings within the same `gotra` (sub caste), a delegation of Khap panchayats met Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and submitted a memorandum in this regard here today. &
The Naga Students` Federation today hinted at relaxing economic blockade imposed on all Manipur- bound vehicles after receiving a letter from the neighbouring state`s chief secretary expressing "regret" over May 3 police action against i
The District Central Co-operative Bank (DCCB) has decided to provide Rs 245 crore worth Kharif loans to farmers here, its Chairman has said. "Our bank has kept a target of Rs 245 crore loans to be provided to the farmers during the Kh
Minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa today expressed concern over Maoist attack on trains and said his department has taken up the issue with the home ministry. "We are concerned over Maoist attacks on trains and have t
Suspected Maoists set on fire three dumpers of a road construction firm and the motorcycle of an employees at Panchan Bazar in Maoist-affected Gaya district late last night. Police sources said the armed ultras came to the spot, set ablaze
BSNL employees staged a `dharna` here to protest attack on their officer K Satyanarayana Raju and some other staffers allegedly by city Corporator Babji and his son. They demanded registration of cases against Babji and his son under the S
As water shortage becomes a matter of grave concern, Corporators cutting across party lines feel the local civic body is not doing enough to protect and maintain 28 reservoirs in the metropolis. They complain the Municipal Corporati
Members of Osmania University Teachers Association (OUTA) at a rally demanding implementation of revised pay scales at the university campus in Hyderabad on Thursday
Activists of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) stage a protest against the verdict on Bopal Gas tragedy case, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
