A protest by the BJP youth wing outside the Congress party office here Thursday set off a pitched battle between activists of both parties. Police used water cannons to disperse the violent crowd. The BJP youth wing members blockaded the office of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee and accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and […]
The union cabinet Thursday cleared the home ministry’s proposal for a presidential reference to the Supreme Court for a probe into allegations of sexual harassment against Justice (retd) A.K. Ganguly. “Proposal of the home ministry on Justice Ganguly has been approved,” Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters here. The allegations were levelled by a law […]
The Maharashtra cabinet Thursday partially accepted the report on the probe into the Adarsh Housing Society scam after rejecting it a fortnight ago. The opposition cried foul and threatened to move court. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told media persons that the government will initiate action against 25 members who were “ineligible” and also prosecute those […]
The government Thursday announced conversion of its preferential shares in three public sector banks – Indian Bank, UCO Bank and Vijaya Bank — into equity shares, in order to make more funds available to these lenders. The union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the proposal of conversion of “Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares […]
The government Thursday said it will invest Rs.990.36 crore during the 12th five year plan to develop leather sector that will help create 200,000 additional jobs. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the proposal to be implemented under the “Central Sector Scheme Indian Leather Development Programme”. The scheme […]
In a move to forestall former IPL czar Lalit Modi from staging a comeback on the Indian cricket scene, the Indian cricket board Thursday moved the apex court against his election as the Rajasthan Cricket Association president. The elections to the Rajasthan Cricket Association were held Dec 19, 2013, under the watch of the apex […]
The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a petition filed by Delhi Contract Bus Association challenging the recent steep Rs. 4.50 a kg hike in CNG price. Justice Manmohan sought response from the petroleum ministry and the Delhi government through Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) by Feb 18 on […]
The countdown for the launch of India’s heavy-duty rocket – the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) – that would carry communication satellite GSAT-14 is set to begin Jan 4 morning, said a space agency official Thursday. “The 29-hour countdown for the GSLV launch is expected to commence around 11.20 a.m. Saturday and the rocket is […]
The minority Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government won a crucial trust vote in the Delhi assembly Thursday after the Congress and two other legislators extended support to it. With only 28 legislators in the 70-member house, the AAP needed the backing of the Congress – whose 15-year rule ended in December – to remain in […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the media after a long gap on Friday morning when he “wants to dispel the myth that nothing has happened in this country” and say his government has “delivered” on its prommises, official sources said Thursday. Manmohan Singh, in his much-anticipated media interaction, will list the achievements of 10 […]