`70 pension to widow irks SC
An anguished Supreme Court on Friday voiced its dismay over a paltry pension of `70 being paid to an octogenarian widow of an Indian Army Major who fought in the 1962 and 1965 wars against China and P
Environmental clearance not required: UP
Uttar Pradesh government, which has defended its construction of statues and memorials for dalit leaders at Noida Park near here, on Friday told the Supreme Court that the project did not require envi
Advisory on H1N1, dengue for Games
India on Friday issued health advisory for participants and visitors of Commonwealth Games 2010 on H1N1 influenza and dengue.
AAI has a list of grouses with Army
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has accused the Army of illegally occupying its airport at Jhansi “without any legal back-up or documentary evidence” of the Army’s claim that it is a defence air
‘Pak should act against infiltration’
In a terse rejoiner to Pakistan over its foreign affairs minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s statement on Kashmir, the external affairs ministry spokesman said, “Pakistan should take credible and effectiv
Pro-democratic voices in the Valley must be heard
When the all-party delegation visits Kashmir on its listening brief next week, as per the schedule being drawn up now, it may well find it is either being given a hot reception or the cold shoulder by
‘Keep schools, colleges out of curfew ambit’
Aggrieved by the present tense situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which was prevailing in the state, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party on Friday has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking
All-party delegation to J&K will be led by Chidambaram
In a bid to accord high stature to the All-Party Delegation to Jammu and Kashmir early next week, the government on Friday decided that home minister P.
2/3rds of undernourished people in India
Two-thirds of the world’s undernourished people live in India and six other countries in Asia and Africa, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
Koda aide names politicians, babus
The CBI, which arrested Binod Sinha on Thursday, is reportedly trying to gather details about the overseas purchase of land by former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates.