Telecom guru Sam Pitroda has panned e-governance in India, calling it a `waste`, as he believes these projects are not scalable. However, he also said that every possible attempt should be made to avoid duplication in these projects, and suggested
It`s been over two weeks that the central government implemented the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (`RTE`) Act but there is little clarity on the reservation of 25 percent of seats for economically weaker sections (EWS) in all state-funde
Breaking her silence over the raging IPL Kochi controversy, Sunanda Pushkar today batted for her friend Shashi Tharoor, describing the union minister as a "principled" man and denying accusations that she was fronting for him. In
Sensing trouble over the Shashi Tharoor issue in Parliament when the Budget session resumes tomorrow, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today discussed the strategy with senior party leaders. Gandhi, who is also the UPA chairperson, held par
They keep an eye on tigers and now there is a software that will keep an eye on forest guards and also help them combat poaching. “The objective of this software is to ensure that the patrolling done by forest guards is more
The income tax department and enforcement directorate are reported to have begun a discreet enquiry into the source of funds of certain franchisees of the cash-rich T20 Indian Premiere League(IPL). Official sources said today the "sou
Unfazed by Shashi Tharoor`s counter-attack, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday maintained that there was a question mark over the owners of IPL Kochi franchisee and they would deal with it. In the midst of a raging controversy in whi
Telecom guru Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said India should not try to copy the consumption-based economic model of the US, saying it won`t work for this country. "I personally believe the US-model of consumption-based economy is not scal
The 29-hour countdown for tomorrow`s launch of a homegrown rocket GSLV-D3 powered for the first time by indigenous cryogenic technology ticked today without any hitches and a successful mission will put India in an elite five-nation group.
The source of fresh radiation in a west Delhi scrap market was today attributed to radioactive Cobalt-60, the same substance that caused radiation in the area last week. Eight sources of radioactive Cobalt-60 were detected last week while
In a sharp rebuff to market regulator SEBI for banning issue of any fresh unit-linked products, insurance regulator IRDA on Wednesday asked insurance companies to ignore it just like the previous order. "There is no fresh clarificatio
Strongly reacting to Lalit Modi`s statement that there was a question mark over the owners of Kochi franchise, its CEO Shailandra Gaikwad today hit back at the IPL Commissioner, saying the new team was deliberately made to go through a "tough
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the R&D arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has achieved a breakthrough in large-scale production of fingerlings of the Tiger Grouper in India under controlled condit
A crucial meeting between militant outfit NSCN-IM and the government`s interlocutor is likely to be held next week to give fresh impetus to the ongoing Naga peace process. A delegation of NSCN-IM led by its general secretary Thuingaleng Mu
With senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh publicly expressing his differences with home minister P Chidambaram on the Naxal issue, the BJP today said there was "no unanimity" in the government and the ruling party over fighting the mena
The recovery of a huge dump near Tanuku in West Godavari district recently points to the changed strategy of Maoists, who are now choosing residential and thickly populated areas as hideouts for carrying out their activities, in a bid to regain lo
The BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are set to wrestle with international pressure to back sanctions against Iran when they hold the second-ever summit in Brazil at the end of the week. The diplomatic issue is expected t
Former chief minister and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s assertion that the BJP got the support of the Maoists in winning elections seems contrary to the facts, at least in the case of Bastar (Jagdalpur) MP Baliram Kashyap.
Attacking the Mayawati-led government for "misuse" of Central funds, Rahul Gandhi today pitched for a change in politics in Uttar Pradesh by involving youth and focusing on job creation and poverty alleviation. Flagging off the `
As a fresh controversy exploded over minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to act against him, if necessary, on the basis of evidence. "I have heard about these things
