Even as the Uttarakhand floods bring to the fore debate over strength of dams, there are over 4,500 such structures in the country which are operating without an ‘emergency action plan’ rendering huge area and property vulnerable to cascading effects of dam failure.

Extending gains for the fifth straight session, gold prices today rose by Rs 30 to Rs 26,830 per 10 grams in the national capital on increased buying by stockists and investoRs on the back of rising demand amid a firming global trend.

A day after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a court in Ahmedabad that it is probing the role of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers in Ishrat Jahan case, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said those guilty of carrying out the alleged fake encounter should be punished.

The UPA government is set to unleash its Bharat Nirman campaign, “Meelo hum aa gaye Meelo hamien jaana hain”, on regional airwaves.

Union minister Beni Prasad Verma, who made his party uncomfortable with his remarks against SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, was on Wednesday reprimanded by the Congress leadership after which he not only expressed regret, but also promised not to repeat it again.

The government has decided to continue with the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme, which covers about 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families under the Public Distribution System (PDS) under which th

Will the National Food Security Bill (FSB) help address the nutritional deficiencies of almost 75 million children in India who are victims of malnutrition.

Defence minister A.K.

The CBI has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech Ltd who is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on the grou

A Rajasthan Royals’ player was on Wednesday made a prosecution witness by the Delhi Police in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and his statement was recorded before a court here, tightening the agency’s ca