Row over Durga Sakthi intensifies between UP govt, Centre
Confrontation between the Centre and UP government over Durga Shakti Nagpal intensified with Samajwadi Party (SP) Monday threatening to seek withdrawal of all IAS officers from the state after the Union government suggested that it could step in if the suspended official writes to it directly.
Centre in touch with UP on IAS officer suspension issue: PM
As the UP government charge sheeted IAS officer Durga Sakhti Nagpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the Centre is in touch with the state authorities on the issue and that laid down rules will be followed.
Don't need IAS officers in UP: SP, Centre row on Durga suspension intensifies
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party today struck a defiant note on the issue of suspension of IAS officer Durga Sakhti Nagpal, saying officials are punished whenever they do something wrong and the Centre can w
Boycott Commonwealth Heads meeting at Colombo: DMK to Centre
Chennai: After quitting the UPA coalition on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, DMK today demanded that India should boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled to be held in Colombo in
Centre lacks concern for Telangana people: K Chandrasekhar Rao
Hyderabad: Hitting out at the ruling Congress for not coming out with a favourable decision on the separate Telangana demand, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao today alleged that the Centre lacked ev
After reshuffle, Centre to settle T-issue in November
With the central Cabinet reshuffle finally over and with indications that a similar reshuffle at the AICC level will be affected in the first week of November, it is widely expected by Congress leader
Centre signs agreement with agitating farmers
Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today met Jan Satyagrah activists and agreed to their demands for framing a National Land Reforms Policy, defusing a crisis that could have been triggered by their march to the national capital.
SC says no to Centre’s plea to relax Haj pilgrims quota order
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain the Centre's request to defer till next year its July 23 order limiting the government's discretionary quota for Haj pilgrims.
SC notice to govts on plea for probe into all fake encounters
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the stand of the Centre and all state governments on a plea for independent probe into all cases of alleged killings by police in staged shootouts in past 10 years i
Centre supports HC gay verdict
After much cajoling by the Supreme Court, the Centre finally came out with a 'changed but clear' stand on homosexuality on Wednesday.
The top court with the Attorney-General making a statement that