Govt mulls basic facilities for NREGA work centres
Concerned over lack of facilities like creche and drinking water at the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) worksites, the Centre has asked the states to explore setting u
Telecom players may pay higher for renewal
While it appears that the old telecom players haven’t been hit by the new policy, these companies will have to pay high prices when their licences come up for renewal.
Navy blasts pirate vessel, arrests 15
The Indian Navy on Friday evening blasted a pirate vessel in self-defence in the Arabian Sea just 90 miles north of the Lakshadweep Islands, and captured 15 pirates besides rescuing 20 Thai and Burmes
AGP begins campaign, targets Cong
The principal Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Saturday kicked off its election campaign by launching a frontal attack on the ruling Congress, charging them of indulging in rampant corruption in the s
Dwindled Opp. makes impact
Despite fears that the Opposition parties’ severely diminished numerical strength in the Bihar Assembly might make the Nitish Kumar-led ruling alliance too arrogant about its functioning and policies,
Rahul: Parties lack internal democracy
On the last day of his Maharashtra tour on Saturday, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi blamed the lack of internal democracy within political parties as the reason for the youth not joining politics
Congmen face teargas in MP stir
The police used force, burst teargas shells and resorted to a lathicharge at Congress workers near the police headquarters here on Saturday afternoon when they were going in a procession towards Raj B
Moily for CBI inquiry into church attacks
Union law minister M.
Karuna in Delhi today for talks
DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi is arriving in the capital on Sunday to have seat-sharing talks with Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Retd UP babus set for politics
Weary of trying to find a foothold in various political parties, retired IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh are now planning to launch their own political parties.