A day after US President Barack Obama signalled support to India’s quest for permanent UNSC membership, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Beijing “understands” India’s aspirations to play a greater role in the UN, but New Delhi is under no illusions about the difficult and complicated road ahead.

The allegedly questionable role played by the country’s premier investigative agency, the CBI, was questioned yet again by some Opposition parties here on Tuesday. It was done in the Lok Sabha during Zero Hour by the main Opposition party, the BJP as well as the JD(U).

Defence minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday ordered the CBI to probe Mumbai’s Adarsh land scam after his ministry finished examining reports by the Army, Navy and defence estates department on the matter. The MoD said Tuesday the CBI was asked to conduct a “detailed probe” into the Adarsh Housing Society scam and “fix

In what appeared to be yet another case of corporal punishment, a Class 12 student of a government school was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher in Mayur Vihar area of east Delhi on Monday. While the school has assured action against the teacher, the parents of the student refused to file a formal complaint with the police.

The government was in the Opposition’s firing line in the Lok Sabha, which was rocked on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and 2G spectrum scams.

The cause of poor health of school going children could be tiffin packed by their mothers and not the canteen food alone. ]
A survey conducted by an NGO across 15 schools in Delhi and National Capital Region has concluded that unhealthy food is as much responsible for diseases among children as much as outside food.

After the exit of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and Mr Suresh Kalmadi’s resignation as a CPP secretary over corruption allegations on Adarsh in Mumbai and CWG in New Delhi, pressure is likely to mount on the DMK to take action against communications and information technology minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum allocation controversy.

The MCD has forwarded a `1,600-crore plan for expanding and improving its educational infrastructure, in accordance with the Right to Education Act, to the Delhi government.

While the Congress has decided to replace the Maharashtra chief minister, there is a major division in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on whether to replace the deputy chief minister as well or not.

Classical flute exponent Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia was today conferred the “Chevalier dans l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”, the highest civilian award by the French government for his contribution to music. The flute maestro was honoured at the French embassy in New Delhi.