Congress on Tuesday said it was ready to hold ‘Kisan Panchayat’ at some other place if the Uttar Pradesh government refused permission for Bhatta-Parsaul, the epicentre of the recent stir against forcible land acquisition. “We have not yet sought permission from the state government for holding farmers’ panchayat in Bhatta-Parsaul as its date has not […]
Amidst heated exchange of words and walkout by opposition members, West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill scrapping the previous Left Front government’s deal with Tata Motors to return land to ‘unwilling’ farmers in Singur. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, enabled the government to return land to farmers who had unwillingly […]
India and Sri Lanka have resumed the passenger ferry service between the two countries after a gap of nearly 30 years. The ferry Scotia Prince from Tuticorin reached the Colombo Port today with 200 passengers, including some VIPs. It was flagged off by the Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan at Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin on […]
An investigation team of the National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday inspected the scene of crime in Nighasan where a teenaged girl was allegedly murdered inside the premises of a police station and examined the records. The two-member team comprising IPS officers P S Rao and Anil Sharma, which arrived Lakhimpur, UP Tuesday morning, visited […]
On her maiden visit to the national capital after winning the Assembly polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During her meeting, she handed over to the Prime Minister a 65-page memorandum detailing the state government’s demands including an additional 1000 MW of power to Tamil Nadu from […]
India is likely to seek a greater role for itself in the Sanghai Cooperation Organisation, when External Affairs Minister S M Krishna visits Kazakhstan capital Astana tomorrow to attend the two-day SCO Summit. The SCO serves as an important platform for resolution and discussion of regional issues. Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, External Affairs […]
The Assam Government has decided to implement the Right to Education Act in the state from the current academic year. This was disclosed by State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma in Guwahati on Monday. State government will open four more universities and 12 new Government colleges for the purpose. Similarly, the number of primary, middle […]
India will raise the issue of nexus between Pakistan’s ISI and the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks during the forthcoming talks between the foreign secretaries of the two countries. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that all issues of bilateral nature will be taken up during […]
The WBengal govt has put the onus on Tata Motors for “non-commissioning” and “abandoning” its Nano project and ancilliary factories at Singur for which a Bill would be tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday to vest the land with the state. The Singur Land Rehabilitation Bill, 2011, which was circulated in the House on Monday, […]
Seeking to forge closer economic relations, Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor arrived on a first ever official visit to India, the visiting dignitary will be accorded a ceremonial welcome in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday. Pahor began his visit in Mumbai on Monday where he met Maharashtra Governor K Shankarnarayanan and offered […]
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