Rejecting Orissa government`s formula of excluding 300 acres of private land from the proposed Posco site area near Paradip, CPI today demanded that the entire site be shifted elsewhere and an official statement made about its overall impact on th
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the multi-crore fraud in Satyam Computers, today said it had completed 90 per cent of investigation into the case and was now focusing towards fund diversion aspect, if any by the Satyam accused.
Union home minister P Chdambaram has drawn flak from international human rights groups for warning the intellectuals and NGOs against supporting the ideology of Maoists and Naxalites. In a recent statement, Human Rights Watch said the hom
The Delhi High Court today quashed the Centre`s 2008 order of de-recognising Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) after its secretary K Jothikumaran was caught on camera in a sting operation accepting bribe to select a player. Justice S Murldiha
If you had visited Baudai village some time ago and come here again today, you will think you got your directions mixed up and have landed in a different place. In Baudai, Katauta in Phulpur tehsil, about 35 km from Allahabad in Uttar Prad
Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, on Friday, administered the `Anti-Terrorism Day Pledge` to the staff and officers of Raj Bhavan and police personnel, on the occasion of the 19th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, obs
Non-insured persons can now also avail treatment in ESI hospitals in the country free of cost in cases of emergency, the government said on Thursday. "Persons not insured under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme c
Orissa government on Thursday decided to go ahead with the proposed Rs 52,000 crore Posco project but exclude 300 acre of private land at Dhinkia village in the face of opposition to its acquisition. "The state government will advise
Rail, bus and air traffic was severely disrupted for the second consecutive day in East Godavari district due to heavy rains after cyclone `Laila` struck Andhra Pradesh coast leaving over seven persons dead. Two trains--Circar Express and
All India Gorkha League president and a strong advocate of Gorkhaland, Madan Tamang, was today killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in Darjeeling town. Darjeeling District Magistrate Surindra Gupta said he was attacked with kukri
The income tax department needs to immediately add 30,000 more employees to carry out its existing operations, a senior finance ministry official said. "To avoid affecting the overall revenue collection and delivery of tax payer servi
A spurt in crimes committed by minors in this western Orissa town has baffled law-enforcing agencies as well as social activists who have attributed the trend to improper upbringing. Childlike simplicities are a thing of the past now, with
Congress appears to be treading with caution on the issue of execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. While Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has openly advocated early execution of Guru, another senior leader, who declin
The government is well on the way of bringing the sting back in the whiplash for corrupt babus. It is planning to drop the provision of compulsory retirement from the list of penalties awarded to errant civil servants on the grounds that it serves
Under intense criticism over the poor implementation of Panchayats (Extension of Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), the government has decided to shift the control of joint forest management committees (JFMCs) from district forest officer to the gram sa
Accusing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of "stoking panic" amongst Muslims in West Bengal, the CPI(M) today asked the Government to take note of her statements and set at rest the apprehensions caused by them. Se
The multi-crore rupees fodder scam cases involving top politicians are progressing well in special courts in Bihar and Jharkhand, according to CBI Joint Director (Patna), R P Agrawal. "The cases related to the scam involving to
The government today hinted that companies retailing CNG and piped natural gas in metros may not pass on the entire impact of the over two-fold hike in natural gas prices to consumers. Rates of compressed natural gas (CNG) sold to a
Amid demands from several quarters to stop the auction of paintings of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that the issue will be examined but said the government has no legal rights
In a respite to L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and 19 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Allahabad High Court today dismissed CBI`s revision petition challenging a special court decision to drop criminal proceedings against them.
