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  • NAC to consider food security proposals on Mon

    Keen on a holistic approach on food security issues, the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council will meet on Monday to discuss proposals from a working group on the right to food Bill that it would recommend to the govt. The framework, proposed by the NAC’s working group headed by human rights activist Harsh Mander, presents […]

    Sonia all set to be Congress President for record fourth term

    Sonia Gandhi is all set to be re-elected as Congress President for a record fourth term this week with the polls for the top party post likely to be an uncontested affair. The last date for filing nominations for the election is 2nd September, a day on which several sets of nomination papers are expected […]

    PM visits JN stadium, asks authorities to redouble efforts

    The Government will table the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code (DTC) bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, that is expected to provide relief to income tax payers, both personal and corporate, though not as much as was proposed earlier in the draft. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday visited the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex in […]

    5 security personnel killed in Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh

    At least five security personnel, including three BSF jawans, were killed and another injured when Naxalites amushed them in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday morning. A joint team of BSF and district police was attacked by the rebels in Bhuski village under Durg Kondal police station in the district while they were conducting routine search […]

    Flood situation grim in UP with major rivers flowing above danger mark

    Flood situation continued to remain grim in several districts in Uttar Pradesh with major rivers like Ghagra, Ganga, Yamuna and Gomti flowing above the danger mark. Parsawal dam on Ghagra river breached in the flood affected Barabanki district. The threat of floods in certain areas of East Delhi is still looming large as water level […]

    Prime Minister to visit Games venues today

    Against the backdrop of construction delays and missed deadlines, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit a few Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi on Sunday for an on the spot inspection of the facilities. The Prime Minister’s inspection visit comes as part of the series of steps he had taken to streamline and expedite the […]

    Bills to regulate pvt sector in education in the offing

    Asserting that education cannot be allowed to become a “money-spinning enterprise”, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Centre would bring forward bills in Parliament to regulate the private sector in the field of education. Chidambaram said as education for children is uppermost in the minds of every Indian family, it had led to […]

    Flooded rivers continue to create havoc in North India

    Flooded rivers continue to create havoc and cripple normal life at various places in North India. The swollen river Sutlej flowing through Firozpur region in Punjab is yet to ebb. There has been massive loss of property as many villages in the district have been submerged and standing crops have been destroyed. The water level […]

    Sohrabuddin case: Geetha Johri accuses CBI of pressurising her

    In a new turn in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, senior Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Geetha Johri has accused the CBI of pressurising her to implicate some political leaders, including arrested BJP leader Amit Shah. In a curative petition filed with the apex court, she has sought the removal of Balwinder Singh, CBI’s Special Director […]

    Even judges enjoy rights to work with dignity: CJI

    Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia on Saturday expressed anguish over pathetic working conditions in trial courts in the country, saying even judges enjoy the rights enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. “For the last 20 years, I have been seeing the pathetic condition in which most the states’ district judges are working. […]