Mere membership of a banned organisation does not make a person criminal unless he or she resorts or incites people to violence, the Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling assumes significance in the wake of life imprisonment imposed on noted civil liberties activist leader Binayak Sen by a sessions court in Chhattisgarh for acting as […]
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met film industry delegation, accompanied by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, as part of his pre-Budget consultations. Our correspondent reports, the delegation consisted of about 20 members including Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy and Mukesh Bhatt, all representing Films and Producers Guild. The representatives of different forums of film […]
Voicing concern over high school dropout rate among children, especially those belonging to weaker sections and minorities, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has said the govt is committed to ensure that not a single child is deprived of edu due to lack of money. “Despite government giving scholarships and free coaching facility, percentage of children dropping […]
Home Min P Chidambaram reviewed the security situation in J&K at a high-level meeting in Jammu attended by CM Omar Abdullah and stressed the need for a strong coordination among various agencies to stamp out militancy there. Chidambaram, who arrived in Jammu on a two-day visit to the state on Thursday, discussed the latest intelligence […]
Not willing to budge, the BJP insisted on a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam, saying larger governance issues were involved and govt never said why it was against it. “Our demand for JPC probe is not just regarding Raja (former Telecom Minister), but there are larger issues of governance involved […]
The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday had a stormy start with the Opposition members raising slogans against the Mayawati government, disrupting Governor B L Joshi’s address to the joint session of the House. As soon as the proceedings of the House started with the Governor’s address, the Opposition raised slogans […]
The Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies. Centre has notified rules in this regard. The rules make it clear that the NRIs would have to register as voters and be physically present with their passport on the polling day to exercise their franchise. There is, however, no provision for postal […]
RBI Governor D Subbarao appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and shared accurate information on the 2G spectrum allocation issue. He was Finance Secretary when the 2G spectrum allocations were made. Mr. Subbarao, as Finance Secretary, had raised questions over the entry fee for mobile operators ahead of the 2G spectrum allocations that led […]
India has condemned the detention of journalists in Egypt . Reports say, they were attacked in Cairo while covering the political turmoil . Terming them as unacceptable, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna demanded that such incidents must stop immediately and the detained media persons should be released forthwith. The minister said that the External […]
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh asserted that clear commitments from industrialized countries are essential to address effectively the challenges of climate change. He added it will also help to contain the likely temperature increase to two degrees or less. Inaugurating 11th edition of Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Thursday, he said India alone can […]
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