Govt: Mamata attended as Trinamul chief
The government on Tuesday informed the Parliament that railway minister Mamata Banerjee attended the recently held rally in Lalgarh, West Bengal, in her capacity as Trinmul Congress chief and whatever
Lokayukta notice to CM on fund misuse
Delhi Lokayukta on Tuesday issued a notice to chief minister Sheila Dikshit on the complaint of former state BJP chief Harsh Vardhan on the misuse of public money in advertisements about issuing provi
Tar balls cover Goa beaches
For the second time this monsoon, Goa’s beaches were covered with tar balls, sparking fears of an off shore oil spill.
Fresh trouble for Pachauri
The Inter-Academy Council (IAC) has strongly criticised both Dr Rajendra Pachauri and also the leadership he provided to the IPCC.
Stamp to honour Gandhian Page in July 2011
The minister of state in the ministry of communications and information technology Gurudas Kamat on Tuesday said the department of posts will issue a commemorative postage stamp on late veteran Gandhi
House disruptions worry Ansari, Meira
The Monsoon Session of Parliament on Tuesday came to an end with both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die.
Krishna to visit Lanka in Nov, take up issue of fishermen
External affairs minister S.M. Krishna said he would go to Sri Lanka in October to take up the issue of Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
New Swiss pact to get bank info
India and Switzerland on Monday signed an agreement that will enable New Delhi to get information on tax evasion and other issues, including the stashing of black money in secret accounts.
Cong in dilemma over CM nominee
The Congress is yet to decide whether to project a “leader” in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls at a time when the RJD-LJP has projected Lalu Prasad Yadav as the chief ministerial candidate, while th
BlackBerry, Nokia will allow access
Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry mobile phones, on Monday agreed to give access to its services to Indian law enforcement agencies with immediate effect to avoid a ban.