Mumbai - NCP supremo and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that he was in favour of a non-political person as the next president of India to replacePratibha Patil, whose five-year term ends this July. "In my opinion, a non-political person would be the ideal choice as the next p

New Delhi - 24 Apr 2012 (PTI): The government on Tuesday said it has agreed in-principle to deregulate diesel prices, but is not considering similar proposal for the cooking gas. "Government has, in principle, agreed to make the prices of diesel market determined," minister of state for finance Namo

AHMEDABAD: The Supreme Court has slapped a penalty of Rs 25 lakh on the Gujarat government for intercepting meat containers on NH 8 and registering complaints against the exporters for violating the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act 2011, which prevents transportation of cow. The exporte

Srinagar - 23 Apr 2012: A major row has erupted over the depiction of PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) as 'Azad Kashmir' in a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) textbook. 'Geographical-historical' book being used to teach standard III students in several schools, including those run by the a

MUMBAI : (TNN) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board began its 22nd convention at Haj House on Friday with a resolve to protect sharia (Islamic laws). With 400 delegates from across the country participating in discussions on the mechanism to fight lacunae in different Acts like RTE, direct tax co

New Delhi - The three day conference organized by the Institute of Objective Studies as a part its Silver Jubilee Celebrations came to an end here in the Constitution Club New Delhi. On this occasion a seminar on the topic "Minority Rights and Identities - Challenges and Prospects in an Unfolding Gl

Bangalore - 17 Apr 2012 : Lecturers have given up the boycott of the II PUC answer paper evaluation "unconditionally" on Monday after a four-day strike. They announced that they would resume the valuation process on Tuesday. The lecturers' decision came after a core committee meeting of various PU l

Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI): Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today alluded to Karnataka as a ''snake'' after expressing shock at Maharashtra Government's decision to share water with people in scarcity-hit districts in neighbouring Karnataka.Thackeray also slammed the Congress-led government in Maharashtra,

New Delhi : In an important decision, the government has decided to go ahead with theHaj subsidy despite demands from certain quarters, including some Muslimgroups, that this subsidy be done away with as it is "unislamic". But the government has told the Supreme Court that it is going to restrict t

The Supreme Court in its verdict on Thursday said that the Right to Education Act 2009 will not be applicable to schools run by minority communities and schools which are not aided by the Government. Reacting to the order the Archbishop of Bhopal, Leo Cornelio said that those students who have alrea

New Delhi - 15 April 2012 (PTI):The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to restrict Haj pilgrimage at government subsidy to Muslims only as a "once in a lifetime" affair as against the existing policy of "once in five years". In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the gov

Mumbai - Two mild earthquakes, measuring 4.5 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, shook Gujarat and Maharashtra on Saturday, a top weather official said. The first tremor was felt at 8.53am in Gujarat with the epicentre in Bhuj, said director, weather forecasting, west, Rajeev Nair. Barely two hours later,

New Delhi - With theSupreme Courtbringing all recognized schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the government will have to boost spending on its flagship programme to meet the estimated Rs 2.3 lakh crore needed to fund the initiative over 2010-2014.RTE has been plagued with fund shortfalls

Lucknow - 12 April 2012: Imam of Masjid Al Aqsa, Akramah Abdullah Sayeed Al Sabri today after-noon paid visit to India's famous Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Nadvatul Ulama here in Lucknow. On this occasion while interacting with the students he highlighted the importance of education. He advised th

Sindhanur (Raichur dist), April 10, 2012: Twelve people were killed, 11 of them on the spot, in a head-on collision between a lorry and an ambulance near Dadesugur in the taluk in the wee hours of Tuesday. Gangamma, another victim, died during treatment at a hospital in Bellary. The victims, laboure

A special fast track court here on Monday convicted 23 persons of murder, conspiracy and abetment to murder and acquitted 23 others in the 2002 Ode communal riot massacre in Gujarat. District and Sessions Court judge Poonam Singh said the quantum of punishment would be announced on April 12. The Od

LEAD Trust, Bangalore, is conducting LEAD Talent Search Examination (LTSE) 2012 on Sunday, 22nd April 2012 in Karnataka and AP. The exam is open for all students who will/have completed 10th std in 2012 and have scored more than 70% (80% in Maths and Science) in the 9th standard and wish to pursue

Justice (Retd.) Markandey Katju, Chairman of the Press Council of India, has given the young chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav strange advice "to study Chanakya's principles". It is as if to advise him to run the affairs of his government in the light of these principles. But in fact he