Educational inequality begins early as the Muslim children in India have lower reading and arithmetic skills than others, says a survey. “It is same with the Dalit and Adivasi children who fall in the same category as of Muslim children,&rdq
Chief Minister Narendra Modi appeared before the Supreme Court-appointed SIT today and was questioned for the first time for his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots that have come back to haunt him. Ending the suspense as to where he would appe
The rural development ministry has come out with the first list of people who could be the part of a 100 eminent citizens group responsible for third party assessment of NREGA. “A list of 65 names with their identification has
Claiming that it was not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban has said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as it justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action. In a self-contr
In a new twist in the `cash-at-judge`s-door` case, a designated court here today ordered further investigations by the CBI, brushing aside the agency`s closure report. CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh pronounced the order for further invest
Defying party whip, four BJP MLAs today voted for two Congress candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Assam leading to their suspension. The BJP MLAs told reporters after casting their ballots that they had voted for the two Congress candid
Goa government today refused to ban the use of mobiles in primary and higher secondary schools contending that a circular has already been issued to the institutes seeking to curb misuse of cell phones. Education Minister Atanasio Monserra
Uttarakhand government would evolve a joint strategy with Himachal Pradesh to take up the issue of extension of Concessional Industrial Package (CIP), which expires this month, with the Centre. Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhariyal
Sarubhai Waghmade is a waste picker from Pune. She has been segregating the wet and the dry waste from mounds of garbage for years now. She sells dry plastic waste to recyclers and earns Rs 50-100 in a day. But the privatisation of waste collectio
Terming the Centre`s proposed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill as a "radical approach to refurbish the image of judiciary", Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today said it has, among others, provisions to punish "malicio
The CPI(M) will move a cut motion on the Finance Bill if the government does not rescind the hike in customs and excise duties for petrol and diesel. This was decided at the day-long Politburo meeting here on Thursday, in which the party t
In a setback to L K Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case, his former personal security officer Anju Gupta on Friday told a special CBI court here that the BJP leader made provocative speech at Ayodhya on the day the structure was brought dow
A senior IPS officer on Friday deposed before a special CBI court as a prosecution witness in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in which L. K. Advani and other Sangh Parivar leaders have been accused of inciting violence. Anju Gupta, a
Tribals living around Chhotaraipur hills in Ganjam district have united against rampant stone quarrying, complaining that it is destroying the environment and habitats of wild animals. A Bhubaneswar-based company is quarrying the hill to u
In a relief to cellphone users and operators in the national capital, the MCD has said it will refrain from sealing illegal towers till April 16 and offer a single-window service to them to regularise such structures. "We will provid
The Supreme Court today refused to direct the government to take steps to ensure return of self-exiled painter M F Husain, who has been residing in a Gulf country, to India and withdrawal of cases against him. A bench headed by Chief Justi
The Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced high yielding and early maturing varieties of rice and wheat to increase the foodgrain production, state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has said. The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agri
The proposal to create a separate cadre for IT professionals in Haryana has been welcomed by the industry. “This is a visionary step by the government of Haryana. Setting up a separate cadre for IT professionals recognises the
The government is planning a law to protect the fishermen`s traditional rights, on the lines of the Forest Rights Act meant for the tribals, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has said. The recommendations of the Swaminathan co
The Supreme Court has held the Delhi Development Authority cannot get away with the commercial exploitation of land acquired for green belt development. It has directed the DDA to pay 50 per cent of the land value to original owners in cas
