The Centre is said to have made up its mind to demolish the complete structure of the Adarsh Housing Society building located in a plush area of Mumbai, expectedly after December 15.

Endorsing the demand for full statehood for Delhi, which was raised through MLA Mukesh Sharma and a resolution passed in the Assembly on Thursday, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that she did not want any administrative order diluting constitutional powers of the city government. Strongly replying to the motion, Ms Dikshit

Facilitating the probe agency, CBI, to unravel the alleged financial bunglings in conduct of the Queen’s Baton Relay in London 2010, Patiala House Court Special CBI Judge A.S. Yadav on Thursday extended the police custody of CWG Organising Committee (OC) official M. Jayachandran for two more days.

The ambitious proposal to have 50 world-class stations that was announced by railway minister Mamata Banerjee in her Rail Budget speech earlier this year will take between five to six years to come up. The long duration for the completion of the project is not only due to the complexity of the project but also the need to keep a station operational while it is being upgraded to world-class status.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed concern over the fact that despite the progress made by the country’s economy, malnutrition levels in the country remain “unacceptably high”.

With both the government and the Opposition sticking to their guns, Parliament had to be adjourned on Thursday for the 10th consecutive day without transacting any business. The Samajwadi Party members earlier staged a sit-in dharna before Mahatma Gandhi’s statue demanding a joint parliamentary probe (JPC) into the 2G

In a bid to improve level of utilisation of funds specially allocated for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), a task force, constituted by Planning Commission, has suggested overhauling the guidelines for providing the dedicated resources. The task force, headed by plan panel member Narendra Jadhav, has also suggested classification of ministries into four categories for earmarking funds for improving the living standard of the SC/ST.

The main Opposition BJP on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum issue. The party alleged that Dr Singh was “guilty” of not taking a firm stand on the matter and not preventing the scam from taking place.

Defending AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Congress on Thursday said that the term “Rahul magic” was a misconception and was entirely a media creation. The young leader continues to be a “youth icon” and will travel across the country to galvanise the youth and the party workers, claimed the party.

With worst-ever electoral performance in Bihar, heads have started rolling in the Congress. The first to go is the state unit chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser, who has decided to resign from the post owning moral responsibility for the dismal show.