Accepting that there is ‘huge trust deficit’ between government and people in the Naxal-affected areas of several parts of India, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram promised on Wednesday more inclusive growth in such areas. “We w
Mumbai is not the only place where urban opulence co-exists with slums. As per the data procured by the government there are now 188 odd cities and towns in India where inhospitable living conditions for urban poors exist in increasing number of s
Opposing the proposed ban on use of plastic in Rajasthan, an association of plastic manufacturers today said over 400 industrial units would face closure and thousands of employees rendered jobless if the order is implemented from August one this
International Olympic Committee has threatened to take "protective measures" against India if the sports ministry does not put on hold its regulation that seeks to limit the tenures of sports bosses in the country till its meeting with t
The Union ministry for urban development doesn’t seem to agree with the famous Persian poet’s description of Kashmir as heaven on earth. The ranking of 423 class-I Indian cities on 19 parameters of sanitation, commissioned by the minis
The government today said that the revised draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), aimed at simplifying the tax structure, would be released for public debate in one-two months. "The revised draft will be ready within a month or two,&qu
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that retail price inflation would come down rapidly in the coming months and hoped that the country would exceed the growth projected by the International Monetary Fund. "I expect in
Union home minister P Chidambaram today visited the CRPF headquarters here to take stock of the operations in naxal-hit states. The visit comes in the backdrop of a spate of Maoist attacks which killed over 80 personnel recently.
Defence minister A K Antony today called for a "timely, transparent and judicious" process to procure weapons and equipment for the armed forces. Inaugurating the biennial three-day defence accounts controllers conference here, A
The country is facing a huge shortage of over 60 per cent nurses in health care and hospital administration, the government said today. "Around four lakh nurses in the country are in active service. Around 10 lakh more nurses are requ
Industrial output maintained its double digit growth for the sixth consecutive month at 13.5 per cent in March, but was lower than expected. For the year 2009-10, industry grew by 10.4 per cent, up from 2.8 per cent in the previous financi
Having identified several Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh, the state archaeology department will be launching efforts to discover other such dwellings believed to be lying in ruins in Rayalaseema region. "The famed Chinese traveller
Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan will soon convene an all-party meet to solve the unrest over the land acquisition in Kinaloor near Kozhikode for an industrial park, which witnessed a clash between local people and police last week.
In an attempt to provide better hygiene and ensure passenger comfort, Western Railway has introduced house keeping facility in long distance trains. "In its commitment to provide clean environment to its passengers, WR has introduced
The LDF Government in Kerala today decided to bring workers in the unorganised sector under the ambit of its Rs 2/kg rice scheme. With this, the total number of families to benefit from the highly subsidised foodgrain scheme would go up to
Even after a long haul of more than a year, Unique Identification Authority of India is still to find its own identity. The authority which was established as an attached office under the Planning Commission is still to get constitutional
The ministry of information & broadcasting has constituted a committee headed by Amit Mitra, secretary general FICCI, to review the existing Television Rating Points (TRP) system in India and suggest measures to bring in an effective mechanism
About 6,500 posts in various categories have been created in Jammu and Kashmir under the National Rural Health Mission to offer better health care at the people`s doorsteps. "These posts have been referred to different recruiting agen
The Maharashtra government will conduct an enquiry to ascertain whether present and former legislators were allotted MHADA flats in violation of the rule that bars those already possessing houses in Mumbai from applying for government accomodation
With Jats, accounting for over one-fourth of the electorate in Haryana, political leaders are openly supporting Khaps or caste councils, recently in news for their diktats over same `gotra` marriages. Congress MP from Kurukshetra, Navin Ji
