The Congress legislators from Orissa have sought a CBI inquiry into a mining "scam" in the state, which is believed to much bigger in magnitude than the one involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. They fear the state govern
Opposition today said neglect of development of certain regions by the government had led to increase in naxalism in those areas and alleged that UPA had failed to control rise in poverty due to its faulty policies. Resuming the dis
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s assertion about implementation of enhancement of pension of army personnel has been contested by ex-servicemen. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party, Advani s
At least 63 people were killed and 15 injured in a stampede today in an ashram near here when nearly 10,000 people had converged for a ritual. The stampede took place after the gate of Kripalu Maharaj`s ashram, 60 km from here, coll
The salary increase for employees in 2010 in India is projected to be 10.6% as compared to 6.6% in 2009, according to a survey carried out by Hewitt Associates. Sandeep Chaudhary of Hewitt Associates, presenting the 14th annual salary incr
With the issue of the price rise refusing to die down in the ongoing session of parliament, the members of the defunct `third front` have found a perfect opportunity to resurrect the bloc that came to power in the mid 1990s, though for a brief per
The national capital will soon have monorail. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said the government has decided to introduce monorail in three to four years as it can travel to densely populated areas and requires comparatively less space
A group of village sarpanchs in Rajasthan have resolved to take an oath of “transparency” instead of the usual “oath of secrecy”. They have pledged to declare their assets and functions in the most transparent manner possib
The Delhi government is planning to set up e-waste collection centres. Dharmendra, secretary, environment and forests, Delhi government, said, “The e-waste generated in the city is thrown with the other waste. But now we will have e-
The Gujarat government today announced new slum rehabilitation and development policy which prescribes the rules for private developers willing to develop slums on commercial basis. The new policy promises a two room housing dwellin
In Madhya Pradesh, villages continue to reel under long load-shedding, but Minister of State of Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla promises to make the electricity crisis a thing of the past – just wait till 2013. "Madh
Sending a strong message that she was fully behind the government on fuel price hike, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today praised Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for deft handling of the Union Budget. "We have many essentia
A day after locking horns with Manmohan Singh during the Presidential Address debate, senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the prime minister had breached parliamentary propriety by making "false" claims that enhanced pension announce
That if the Prime Minister doesn`t want to tell Advani and Parliament what secrets he is talking with the US on Pakistan because Advani did not tell Manmohan and Parliament what secrets Jaswant Singh talked with Strobe Talbott,
The government`s plan of constructing new ports and expanding existing ones to support an expected increase in traffic is likely to create a huge demand for capital and maintenance dredging in India, a top official has said. "T
While state governments accuse the center of niggardliness in releasing funds for numerous development schemes, it turns out most states end up not utilising the money. Himachal Pradesh is the only state that has utilised all the re
The budget allocation for the Department of Information Technology has increased from Rs 2,802 crore to Rs 3,067 crore. A meagre increase of about 9 percent, pitifully smaller than the tall claims of Rs 50,000 crore mentioned by a senior gov
Pulok Chatterjee on Tuesday paid courtesy calls on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid speculation that he is likely to return to Delhi in September and occupy a key position in UPA II. Chatterjee,
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a verbal duel when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened repeatedly and rejected BJP leader L K Advani`s charge that US pressure was behind India`s decision to talk to Pakistan. During the deb
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the prescribed stipulations to avoid contamination of soil and traditional crops were adequate and there was no proposal to ban field trial of genetically modified crops. "There is
