• 

  Ramdev Lashes Out At Govt Over Anna Hazare Fast

  India | August 14, 2011 22:23 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 14: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev today accused the government of trying to suppress the proposed Satyagraha by Anna Hazare on the Lokpal issue from Tuesday, terming the alleged attempts to do so

• 

  Govt Denies Any Rape In Bhatta Parsaul

  India | August 12, 2011 19:58 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 12: There was no confirmation of any rape in the Greater Noida villages in Uttar Pradesh during clashes between farmers and police in May, government informed the Rajya Sabha.“An inquiry committee constituted

• 

  Myanmar Govt Asks Suu Kyi To Register Party

  World | August 12, 2011 16:56 IST

  Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Aug 12: Myanmar's government is urging pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to officially register her National League for Democracy as a party so it can legally take part in politics.Information Minister Kyaw

• 

  Opposition Balmes 'Weak' Govt For Terror Attacks

  India | August 03, 2011 20:04 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 3: Opposition today slammed the government for the rising terror incidents alleging that its “weak”and “non-serious” approach had “emboldened” the terrorists to strike at will.Congress, however, countered the attack by referring to

• 

  Denmark Govt Sides With Kim Davy

  World | July 08, 2011 21:19 IST

  London, July 8: India's hopes for extradition of Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy were dashed on Thursday with Denmark's top law officer deciding not to file an appeal against the Danish High Court's

• 

  Tomatoes Rs 50 A Kg, Govt Says Food Inflation Down To 7.78 PC

  June 30, 2011 18:41 IST

  New Delhi, June 30: As the retail prices of tomatoes touched Rs 50 a kg, mustard oil Rs 98 a litre, greenpeas Rs 40 a kg in the markets, the government on Friday came out

• 

  Can Army Kill, Rape And Yet Enjoy Immunity, SC Asks Govt

  India | June 16, 2011 20:09 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 16: Irked by the Centre's diametrically diverse views on army and para military forces' immunity from criminal prosecution in fake encounter killings, the Supreme Court today asked the government to spell out

• 

  Govt, Civil Society Talks On Lokpal Bill Fail

  India | June 16, 2011 11:31 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 15: Talks between government and Anna Hazare-led civil society failed to make headway today and the two sides agreed to meet again on June 20 and 21 to bridge “strong divergence” of

• 

  Maharashtra Govt Refuses To Pay ITBP Rs 11 Cr For Kasab Security

  India | May 24, 2011 23:19 IST

  Mumbai, May 24: A staggering Rs 11 crores has been spent on guarding 26/11 terror convict Ajmal Kasab and the security force protecting him wants it back. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force has slapped

• 

  BJP Backs Joshi, Accuses Govt Of Stalling Probe Into 2G Scam

  India | April 28, 2011 22:38 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 28: Standing firmly behind PAC Chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi against the onslaught by Congress and DMK members, the BJP today alleged that these were “calculated, deliberate and sponsored” attacks by the ruling

• 

  Black Money: Were Govt Agencies Sleeping All These Years, Asks SC

  India | April 21, 2011 18:23 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 21: "Was the government sleeping all these years on the issue of blackmoney," the Supreme Court today said while criticising Centre's probe restricting to an individual and being evasive about the idea

Advertisement
• 

  Govt May Renew Telecom Licences Every 10 Years, Says Sibal

  India | April 11, 2011 18:13 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 11: Amid controversy over allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, government today said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of 20 year period earlier.“The telecom

• 

  Gadkari Accuses Mayawati Govt Of Corruption

  Politics | April 11, 2011 16:58 IST

  Meerut, Apr 11: Holding the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government responsible for price rise of essential commodities, BJP president Nitin Gadkari has accused the Mayawati government of indulging in corrupt practices.At a BJP rally

• 

  Govt May Name Prosecutor In 2G Case On Friday

  India | April 07, 2011 18:37 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 7: Government may come up with the name of the special public prosecutor to represent the CBI in the 2G spectrum allocation scam tomorrow, a top agency official said today.The probe agency

• 

  Govt Can't Arm People To Fight Maoists, Says Supreme Court

  India | April 06, 2011 18:17 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 6: The Supreme Court today disapproved the idea of arming local people to counter the Maoists and sought an explanation from the Chhattisgarh Government for creating an anti-Naxal armed group of special

• 

  SC Criticises Govt For Not Probing Into Source Of Black Money

  India | March 28, 2011 18:26 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 28: The Supreme Court on Monday flayed the government for not probing into specific sources of black money stashed in banks abroad and asked the Centre to apprise it of its investigation

• 

  Harper Govt Falls In Canada

  World | March 26, 2011 20:47 IST

  Toronto, Mar 26: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government was toppled by opposition after Parliament passed a no-confidence vote and the country appeared headed for elections in May—the fourth in seven years. The

• 

  Govt Agrees To Discussion On PM's Statement On Wikileaks

  Politics | March 22, 2011 21:17 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 22: Bowing to BJP demand, government has agreed for a discussion tomorrow on the statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wikileaks expose in which he has rejected allegations of bribery of

• 

  Govt Halves Proposed Import Duty On CKD Engines To 30 PC

  India | March 22, 2011 21:12 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 22: The government today halved the proposed customs duty on completely knocked down (CKD) kits containing pre-assembled engines and gear boxes of automobiles to 30 per cent, even as the automobile companies

• 

  No Tsunami Threat To India From Japan Quake, Says Govt

  India | March 11, 2011 20:40 IST

  New Delhi/Hyderabad, Mar 11: India faces no threat of tsunami from the massive earthquake that hit Japan today, Government said, allaying fears of the repeat of 2004 when the southern parts of the country were