The Indian economy is growing at eight-plus percent but all is not well for most people making up the economy. In this country, 1.83 million children die every year before reaching the age of five and close to 70,000 women lose their lives due to
DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi is likely to discuss the Sri Lankan Tamils` political settlement issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi during his Delhi visit, party sources said.
Even as the Census 2010 process has already begun, the opposition has made demanded that the count should include caste data. On Monday, opposition members rushed to the well of the Lok Sabha to press their demand, forcing two adjournments. The go
Lok Sabha today passed a bill to regulate private hospitals and clinics across the country in a bid to crack down on illegal trade of organs. The Clinical Establishments Bill envisages setting up a national council and state council
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 gunman, was on Monday convicted by a special court here for the Novemeber 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks that had left 166 people dead. Over 17 months after he and nine other perpetra
A bill that makes charging of capitation fee by any medical or technical institute a cognisable offence and empowers police to arrest the erring administrators without warrant was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The Prohibition o
As part of curbing corruptions and irregularities, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has laid down rules for appointment of independent external monitors in all public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government organisations to review all thei
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh coming to the aid of Andhra Pradesh to pull it out of the financial crunch following an SOS from Governor ESL Narasimhan. Singh has asked Narasimhan to discuss the quantum of financial assistance with h
A Delhi court today granted interim bail to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportionate assets filed against him. Special CBI Judge P S Teji granted relief to Chautala, a sitting MLA of Haryana, on furnis
A united opposition today stalled proceedings in the Rajya Sabha pressing the government to come clear on the name of a union minister alleged to have links with a Bangladeshi arms dealer. Opposition parties including the Left, BJP, AIADMK
Over 150 nations, including Iran, will get together for an international review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, but India will not be part of the deliberations during which the US is expected to push non- signatories to sign the pact. The
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Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill for setting up of a ‘national green tribunal’ for the quick and effective disposal of over 5,000 environment-related issues pending before various courts. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, whi
The first phase of Houselisting & Housing Census along with collection of information for preparation of National Population Register in the states of Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttaranchal and Maharashtra commences on Saturday, acc
The domestic steel industry has better lobbyists in Delhi to help it not only raise prices at will without any government action but also to fix the export duty on the iron ore to suit its demand. It is thanks to these lobbyists tha
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Friday that judiciary should put in place a mechanism for consultation with Muslim religious heads and scholars when dealing with vital issues concerning Islam and Shariat. "Courts h
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said this week that people living in the capital can afford to pay more taxes or higher electricity rates. Why should a Delhiite, let`s call him a Common Man, keep bankrolling the government – especially a
This is the story of Durga. Not the goddess Durga, but a 15 year old girl from Uttarpara in Kolkata. Seven years back, Durga lost her father to cancer. He was an alcoholic. A few months after that, her mother’s dead body was found in a paddy
In an order to step up cooperation in the energy sector, Japan becomes the latest country to offer cooperation with India on nuclear energy. In a key development on Friday, both sides decided to work towards a civil-nuclear treaty with the establi
Worried over the slow pace of relocation of villages from tiger habitats, the Centre has constituted five committees to identify shortcomings in the process and suggest ways to expedite it. The step has come days after Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
