PM, Sonia to address NREGA meet
The implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) continues to suffer from bottlenecks even as the UPA flagship programme completes five years on February 2, 2011.
Raja kin grilled by CBI
The CBI on Tuesday questioned brother of former telecom minister A. Raja in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.
SC: Firms have right to be heard
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass any interim order for suspending the 2G licences of 69 telecom operators who failed to roll-out their services, saying no unilateral order could be passed
OC asked to return CWG equipment immediately
The Commonwealth Games Association has asked the Organising Committee (OC) to immediately return equipment taken on lease from foreign companies for beautifying the Aerostat displayed in the opening c
2G scam: Raja could be arrested soon
With the 2G spectrum scam refusing to die down, the controversial former telecom minister A. Raja could be in for trouble.
Cracker unit blast kills 9 in Kerala
Nine people died after a blast occurred in a cracker unit located near a railway track in Shornur near Palakkad on Tuesday evening.
The blast, triggered by a fire, also injured around 25 people.
Modi targets PC on Naxal attacks
Differences between home minister P. Chidambaram and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi surfaced during the chief ministers’ meet on internal security on Tuesday.
States asked to focus on police training
The Centre on Tuesday urged states to speed up police reforms and focus on training of the police forces.
Maoism, terrorism, still challenges: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and home minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday went on to blend “religious fundamentalism” with by Left-wing extremism, cross border terrorism, and ethnic violence.
Sonia: Race for power must end
Expressing concern over the present state of affairs in the country, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said, the race for power and pelf, which after a certain limit translates into mere purs