With only 45 days remaining for the Commonwealth Games, the preparations seem to be far from complete. The issue has been raised formally by an Opposition MLA, Sahib Singh Chauhan, in the Delhi Assembly and it will come up for discussion in a couple of days, when the government is expected to tender a formal reply.

Even as the total number of dengue cases in the capital neared the 300-mark on Wednesday, the Opposition and the Delhi government indulged in blame game during a heated discussion in the Delhi Assembly. Meanwhile, Delhi mayor P.R. Sawhney earned the wrath of the residents in Jamia Nagar, where he had gone for an inspection visit as it has turned out to be the worst affected area.

As allegations of abetment to suicide has become a common practice these days with people leading stressful life, the Supreme Court in an important judgement has a world of caution to the trial courts regarding handling such cases with utmost care and not to take the suicide statements merely on their face value.

The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the executive domain on the issue of growing non-performing assets with the banks and other financial institutions, saying it was a matter to be dealt only by the government.

President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said the image of Parliament in the public mind should be one where debates and discussions take place with a view to find an outcome through a constructive and cooperative approach. The functioning of Parliament of the world’s largest democracy must meet “exacting standards” to set an example for the rest of the world.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday accused the Congress of not taking enough interest to protect the mineral wealth of the country. The allegation was made in the context of the debate that took place in the Lok Sabha on the issue of illegal mining when no Congress MP or Union minister from Karnataka was present in the House, leave alone participate in the debate.

Mexico is working overtime to save the upcoming UN Climate Change Summit in Cancun from collapse. Patricia Espinosa, minister of foreign affairs of Mexico and the chairperson of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in her recent visit to India has been working hard to

The government is considering a proposal to upgrade its current Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft fleet at a cost of over Rs 10,000 crore. This follows another proposal, reported earlier, for acquisition of 42 more Sukhoi aircraft at a cost of over Rs 20,000 crore.

Major changes on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Bill 2010 including trebling compensation and the extension of liability to private firms should see the opening up of Indian $150 billion nuclear power market as also pave the way for an early enactment in both Houses of Parliament.

Amidst the hype and hoopla over Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar being conferred World Heritage Site status by Unesco recently, the over a century old Matheran light railway’s failed bid to also acquire this prestigious tag may not have hit the headlines. But the fact is that India decided to withdraw its application seeking this toy train’s inscription as a World Heritage Site at the last minute — and thereby hangs a tale.