Jammu and Kashmir government plans to identify various outdated laws to update them and make them relevant to the present context. "We have to make laws relevant to the present context so that these are properly implemented," law
Former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala today met home minister P Chidambaram and asked for amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act favouring ban on same `gotra` marriage. "There are lot of dis
The surplus or unserviceable articles of the various departments of the Delhi government will now be disposed of through e-auction. Delhi government decided this on Monday in a cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
Notorious for their diktats prohibiting same `gotra` (clan) marriages, the Khap panchayats or caste councils of Haryana have got support from Congress MP from Kurukshetra Navin Jindal who has praised them for rendering yeoman service to the societ
The Prime Minister`s Office was aware of the "holiday trip" of Union Minister M K Alagiri to Maldives during the Budget Session of Parliament, which saw the Opposition questioning the DMK leader`s absence. In an RTI response, uni
The Executive Committee and Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency have endorsed the current system of athlete whereabouts requirement, rejected by the Indian Cricket Board, at its meeting over the week-end in Montreal. Results o
The central government has given permission to Parvati, mother of slain LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran, to stay in Chennai for a month for her medical treatment. Parvati is likely to come to Chennai on Tuesday. The permission comes with
Ignoring the home ministry`s warning of the last week, former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi is trying to bring activists backing the banned CPI(Maoist) on one platform by organising a conference in Delhi.
Life across Kashmir valleyremained disrupted following a strike on Monday called by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association alleging "collapse of judiciary" in the state. Banks, financial institutions, shops and business est
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday pulled up environment minister Jairam Ramesh for his critical comments against home ministry in relation to China as he asked him not to speak about functioning of other ministries. Singh spoke to Ra
VHP international general secretary Praveen Togadia today appeared for questioning before the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 riots. Togadia reached the SIT office in block number 11 of Old Secretariat campus arou
Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi is expected to seek an extension of the deadline given to him by the cricket board to file his replies to the BCCI chargesheet. "He has asked for some documents from
Key provisions of a draft bill for setting up an overarching body in higher education have not found favour with many states which have opposed them as violation of federal principles. Major provisions of the draft law for creation
Mexico would soon be introduced to `Gandhigiri` through the first Mexican edition of a newspaper being run by children. Student reporters in Mexico are working to bring out the edition called "The Yamuna," on behalf of the New Delhi base
The Supreme Court today allowed Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), belonging to the Reddy brothers, to resume mining in the undisputed region of the Bellary reserve forest in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishna
At least six Maoists were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Orissa`s Koraput district, police said. Senior police officers engaged in the anti-Maoist operation in a forest of Podapadar area in Narayanpatna said, &
Ending a fortnight-long stalemate, JMM and AJSU today announced support to a BJP-led government in Jharkhand for the remaining four-and-a-half year tenure of the state Assembly. The decision was arrived at a meeting attended by BJP
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said the judiciary, legislature and executive should not exceed their respective powers as enshrined in the Constitution, but work in harmony to maximise public good. "It is assumed that none of the
DoPT sanctioned the prosecution of 70 IAS officers under prevention of corruption act, in the last four yeaIn the last last four years, the Department of Personnel and Training gave the go- ahead for the prosecution of 70 IAS officers under the Pr
Under attack on the Mayapuri radiation accident from radioactive material sold in scrap, the government on Friday admitted that there is no law for compensation to victims. The 1991 Public Liability Act enacted to handle the Bhopal gas trage
