The Supreme Court on Friday refused to intervene in the Bombay high court order lifting Maharasthra government’s ban on foreign author James Laine book on Hindu icon Chhattrapati Shivaji.

Passengers will soon find it easier to make flight bookings.
The civil aviation ministry is working towards establishment of a single number to make flight bookings on domestic scheduled airlines, well-placed sources have told this newspaper.

Trying to make the proposed National Food Security Act work on the ground, Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council will consider local procurement and distribution of food grains as an alternative to the “inefficient and corrupt” targeted public distribution system.

Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who had termed the killing of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad as a “setback to the Naxal peace process, met home minister P. Chidambaram demanding a judicial inquiry into the death of Azad and his associate, killed in an alleged police encounter a few days back. The demand,

The Centre is finalising a special development package for 34-worst Naxal affected districts in the country aimed at speeding up developmental works along with close monitoring by government agencies.

The Union health ministry has decided to draft guidelines for gene therapy and xenografting to define the limits of research keeping in view the ethical aspects involved. Infact, in the case of gene therapy, there is a move to limit its unnecessary experimentation on humans.

The BJP demanded an explanation from the government on the outcome of the recent high-level talks between Home minister P. Chidambaram and his Pakistani counterpart.

Cross-border terror outfits are closely watching the deployment of Army troops in the Kashmir Valley. Central security agencies have intercepted conversations of a Hizbul Mujahideen activist based in the PoK, Abdul Inquilabi, talking to a suspect in the Valley suggesting that the Indian Army is troubling Kashmiris. During the conversations,

Interrogation of Shabir Ahmed Wani, arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday, by security forces and Central intelligence agencies has reportedly revealed that certain separatist leaders in the state are in direct touch with top officials of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

A parliamentary panel on public sector units has sought action against BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal for not showing up for its meeting on Thursday to examine the functioning of the state-owned telecom firm.