New Delhi - 10 August 2011 (IANS): Hardening its posture, Team Anna Hazare today told a Parliamentary panel to recommend to the government to replace the Lokpal bill with a stronger anti-corruption draft legislation, or else the activist would go on an indefinite hunger-strike from August 16.Haz

New Delhi - 10 August 2011: The government on Tuesday said that prices of petrol and other fuel could be lowered if global crude prices continue to slip further.A fall in crude prices would also help the government bring down its subsidy bill on fuel which would help curb the fiscal deficit. The go

New Delhi - 09 August 2011 (PTI): The government intends to set up six AIIMS-like medical institutions in different states and Rs 847 crores have been released so far for them.Stating this in theRajya Sabhain reply to a written question, health and family welfare ministerGhulam Nabi Azadsaid the gov

Mumbai - 09 August 2011 (PTI):Anna Hazareon Tuesday alleged he is being targeted by the government, claiming his records in theArmywere being checked and people sent to his village in Maharashtra to check on his organisation."I have not done anything wrong throughout my life," Hazare said.The 74-yea

Bangalore - 08 August 2011 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today expanded his five-day-old ministry inducting 21 with Cabinet rank but left out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate Sreeramulu. All the ministers who were inducted had served in the outgoi

Mumbai - 08 August 2011: The Indian stocks continue to be under tremendous selling pressure in late morning trade, as investors continue to flee risky assets like equities and commodities in the wake of the S&P;'s decision to downgrade US' "AAA" rating by one notch. The BSE Sensex is down more th

The United States has always been a featherbed for scientists and researchers, irrespective of their origins or nationality. That is because of its unique institutional ecosystem that keeps the ground fertile for creativity, as well as individual entrepreneurship and commercial success. The cont

Guwahati: The Al-Ameen Welfare Society, a Guwahati based Non-Political voluntary organization formed in June 2003 has undertaken a project to chronicle the rich history of the Muslims of Assam with their cultural heritage and contributions to greater Society of Assam. Komoruzzaman Ahmed, founder

The anti-graft Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament on Thursday amid vehement protests from the opposition. Civil society activists, led by Gandhian Anna Hazare, too criticised the government draft. Here are the key points of disagreement between the government and the civil society on the bill

New Delhi - 04 August 2011: Home-grown terror was a new challenge India was facing because the problem was ignored and allowed to grow when the nation was fighting cross-border terrorism, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday. Replying to a parliamentary debate on the security situation in t

New Delhi - 04 August 2011: The Hindutva advocate and Janata Party chief, Subramaniam Swamy might end up being in serious trouble for writing an article which allegedly incited violence and hatred against Muslims. Swamy will have to face several criminal charges initiated by many individual and

Chennai - 04 August 2011 (PTI): Around 10 lakh bank employees across the country, including public, private and foreign banks, will observe a one-day token strike on Friday in protest against the Government's proposal to implement theBanking Law Amendment Bill, besides other things."It is a one day

New Delhi - 04 August 2011: Congress presidentSonia Gandhion Thursday underwent surgery at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for an undisclosed ailment which will keep her out ofIndiafor a month.Congress general secretaryJanardhan Dwivedisaid that in Sonia Gandhi's absence, she had a

New Delhi - 04 August 2011:Team Annaon Thursday began burning copies of the government's version of theLokpal Billthat was tabled in Parliament today. Team Anna said the symbolic protest would continue till August 16 when GandhianAnna Hazarewill go on fast to protest the exclusion of several recomme

Bangalore - 04 August 2011 (PTI): Lok Sabha member DVSadananda Gowdawas on Thursday sworn in as chief minister of Karnataka, succeedingBS Yeddyurappa, who quit in the wake of the Lokayukta report on illegal mining that indicted him.GovernorHR Bhardwajadministered the oath of office to 58-year-old De

Bangalore, Aug 3 (PTI): Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj V Patil was today sworn in as new Karnataka Lokayukta by Governor H R Bhardwaj.Retired Karnataka High Court judge R Gurarajan was also sworn in as new Upalokayukta at a function in Raj Bhavan. Patil succeeds Santosh Hegde, whose term as Lok

Srinagar - 03 August 2011: People in the Kashmir region observed a complete shutdown resulting life was severely affected by the strike which was called the by both the factions of Hurriyat against the death of the youth who was allegedly killed in the police custody last week. Reports reaching h

Bangalore - 03 August 2011 (PTI): Ousted chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's candidate and sitting MPDV Sadananda Gowdawill be the new CM of Karnataka after his election in a closely-fought battle on Wednesday in theBJPlegislature party defeating Jagadish Shettar of the rival camp.In a victory for the o