June 3: In an important ruling that might prove handy for the Centre as well as states for quick resolution of disputes on acquisition of land for public purposes, the Supreme Court has held that an individual landowner loses the right to challenge the acquisition once a big chunk is notified for takeover under due process of law.

A day after its drubbing in the West Bengal civic elections, a senior CPI(M) leader acknowledged here on Thursday that there was a sense of disconnect and of “alienation” between the people and the party.

A lieutenant-general serving at Army Headquarters is facing allegations of sexual misconduct levelled by the wife of a subordinate officer. The lieutenant-general faces allegations that he misbehaved with the wife of a colonel serving under him during an official May 7-10 visit to Israel. The woman is reported to have complained against

Around 40 hardcore terrorists of different Pakistan-based militant outfits will attempt to cross into the Indian territory this month. The latest intelligence inputs reveal that these militants will try to enter India through Gurez and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that the majority of the militants who would attempt infiltration belong to Lashkar-e-Tayyaba.

Often mired in controversy earlier, the railways will be holding the first combined all-India exam for recruitment to nearly 40,000 posts on Sunday. Nearly 70 lakh candidates across the country are expected to appear for the exam.

US varsities are likely to partner with some of the innovation universities that the UPA government has proposed to establish in India. The decision on the collaboration is likely to be announced during the visit of US President Barak Obama to the country later this year.

India is eyeing the world and how. Growing food security concerns have forced the government to encourage Indian corporates to till foreign farmlands and bring the produce back home.

The government on Thursday appointed the Court of Enquiry into the recent Air India Express aircraft crash at Mangalore that will be conducted by former Indian Air Force vice-chief Air Marshal (Retd.) B.N. Gokhale.

India on Thursday unveiled its first indigenous vaccine against the dreaded H1N1 which claimed over 18,000 lives globally and more than 1,000 in the country.
The country was earlier importing the vaccine from French company, Sanofi Pasteurs, for only health workers and other high-risk people.

In its ruling on acquisition of land, the Supreme Court explained the three states of the acquisition process, saying Section 4 requires that the government should give proper publicity to the notification and purpose for which the land is being taken over, Section 6 covers the second state of declaration of the award while Section 9 takes