21 Sworn-in as Ministers in New Burundian Government

Twenty-one ministers appointed late on Sunday evening were sworn-in as members of the new government of Burundi on Monday. The swearing in ceremony took place at Kigobe Congress Hall in the Burundian Capital Bujumbura. Each of the 21 appointed ministers passed in front of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and the two deputy presidents and went […]

Bill to monitor safety of dams

With several dams across the country being nearly half-a-century old, a bill which seeks to monitor their safety at regular intervals was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Dam Safety Bill, 2010 aims to establish an institutional system to regularly monitor the safety of large dams. The new legislation, tabled by Water Resources […]

SC issues notices former Satyam MD Rama Raju, 4 others

The Supreme Court Monday asked former Satyam managing director B Rama Raju and four others, accused in Rs 14,000-crore accounting fraud in Satyam, as to why their bails should not be cancelled. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Deepak Verma and Justice Dalbeer Bhandari issued notices to the five accused on a petition filed by […]

Pakistani anti-terror court dismisses LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s bail application in the Mumbai attacks case.

Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 PM after uproar over provisions of Enemy Property (Amendment) Bill.

Par adjourns till noon after uproar over CBI misuse charge

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon on Monday as opposition BJP alleged misuse of CBI by the govt, a charge strongly refuted by the Treasury benches. As soon as the Lok Sabha met, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj accused the government of misusing CBI to “protect some from the clutches of law, […]

12 Maoists Surrender in response to package

Efforts to wean away Maoists from the path of violence seems to be making progress going by the response to the government’s surrender packages announced in Jharkhand and WBengal a month back. Jharkhand has made a head-start with 10 rebels giving up arms since the state government announced the ‘Operation Nai Disha on 31st July. […]

President confers Saina Nehwal Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2010

Indian Woman Badminton star, Saina Nehwal has been conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2010. At a function held in Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday evening, the President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the Arjun Awards, Dronacharya Awards and Lifetime Achievement awards, besides other awards to outstanding sports persons, coaches […]

Sensex surges 218 points on firm Asian market cues

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Monday opened higher by over 218 points on widespread buying by funds, as the Asian markets firmed up in tandem with the recovery in the US markets last Friday. The 30-share index, which had lost 227.94 points in the previous session, shot up by 1.2 percent, that’s 218.09 […]

Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express derails in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. No casualty, Eastern Railway sources.