When it comes to devolution of power from the states to the panchayats, Congress-ruled states are way behind others. This is revealed by the rural development ministry`s latest report. According to the report, BJP-ruled Madhya Prad
Snuggled on a corner bed in a hospital ward, 12-year-old Munna is fast asleep. After spending a week in the hospital, he can now walk and move his hands easily. His helper from Asha Kiran, the home for mentally challenged where Munna lives, says s
Maoists have plans to overthrow the Indian democracy through their armed struggle and want to control the government by 2050, Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai today said. Addressing a seminar on "Left Wing Extremism Situation in I
The Gujarat police has guns but no bullets to fire from it, Minister of State for Home Amit Shah said in the state assembly, while replying to a question pertaining to police modernisation. "We have been asking for bullets for
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed a government order awarding a road construction contract worth Rs.121 crore to Maytas Infra. The bench comprising Justices G Raghurama and Ramesh Ranganathan gave the order on a petiti
Putting the onus again on the government to take an initiative, Maoists on Friday said they will not suspend their movement and it was for the central government to respond. Referring to the arrest of military operations leader Venk
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday admitted his government`s failure on the sugar front which led to a steep rise in prices of the commodity and said ways and means need to be explored to see that crisis does not recur. "I
Several prominent civil society activists have come forward to appeal to the central government to respond to the Maoists’ offer of ceasefire and engage them in talks. They also asked the centre to stop the security offensive immediately, in
The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans, where DNA sampling would be made for the first time to establish the number of big cats, has begun. Tiger scat will be collected for DNA sampling which is a foolproof method to establ
Days before Women`s Day, an Indian-origin woman has collaborated with Nobel Peace Prize nominee James Garrow to launch a global campaign against the malpractice of female foeticide and infanticide in India. People from six countries
Over two lakh women were victims of sexual crimes in the country during the period 2006-08. On an average, 191 women every day were either victims of rape, sexual harassment or molestation in the three years from 2006. As per the la
Foreign tourist arrivals in India witnessed a 3.3 percent drop last year, the government said on Friday, and cited terrorism, global meltdown and swine flu as the possible reasons for the decline. "In 2009, the Foreign Tourist
The Gujarat assembly on Friday witnessed a high drama after the ruling BJP proposed breach of privilege motion against Congress leader Arjun Modhvadia following his allegations of corruption in a land deal for building a hotel in Surat.
National Mineral Development Corporation Limited, the largest iron ore producer by volume in India, would invest Rs.17,000 crore to set up steel plants in the country, its top official said in Bangalore on Friday. "We are looki
Children who identify school dropouts or other children not going to schools will be given an incentive of Rs.50 if the recommendations of a committee formed by National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) on implementing the Right
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the government is contemplating to make rural services mandatory for all medicos to improve health facilities in rural areas of the state. Those medicos who serve in rural area
Members cutting across party lines on Friday made a strong plea in parliament for a fair deal to workers in unorganised sector. The demand coincided with the joint agitation by central trade unions to focus on their plight.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the Women`s Reservation Bill would be taken up in parliament during the current session, amid indication that it would be brought in Rajya Sabha on March 8, the International Women`s Day.
In a bid to unearth black money deposited in foreign countries, government has identified 20 countries to have agreements on exchange of information and assistance in this regard, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday. Referr
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh treated BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani as a red rag, attacking him head-on in the Lok Sabha for the second time in two days and bluntly telling him not to spread "disinformation" on sensitive matters. His ir
