Baba Ramdev has accused the Delhi Police of trying to hurt or kill him and put the blame on the minority community living near the protest venue of Ramlila Venue. He said that the Police are coming up with an alleged letter written by Islamic terrorists threatening to harm him, but he suspected the Police […]
The Civil Society leaders led by Anna Hazare and company have decided to go on with the planned fast on Wednesday in an effort to turn up the heat on the Government. Shanti Bhushan, co-chair of the bill drafting committee, said that the civil society members will continue to participate in the meetings only if […]
The government will make child-birth at government hospitals totally “cashless” from this year, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said. Speaking at a forum on HIV and AIDS in New York, Azad also said that India will start the supply of free contraceptives at people’s homes, covering about a sixth of the population, this year. […]
Loop Telecom, which has been linked with the Ruia-Essar group of companies, has claimed that it has got a clean chit from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs headed by Murli Deora. The response came in the wake of reports that the CBI is investigating the Ruia family for illegally owning stakes in Loop Telecom. “It […]
Two weeks after Chinese competitor Lenovo became the first mainstream brand in India to move most of its models to the second generation Intel Core i processors, Dell followed suit today. Second generation Core i processors are upto 40% faster than the Core i processors found in most computer models today and were initially supposed […]
As promised by her during the polls, Jayalalitha has moved to demolish the Maran’s cable TV empire by banning private companies in the sector. The government, in its address to the new legislative assembly, said it intends to privatize the cable TV network in the state. Cable TV services will now be provided by the […]
Baba Ramdev has said that the government has agreed to most of his demands except one or two demands. The spiritual leader however refused to abandon his fast till all the demands are met. Ramdev’s biggest demand, the abolition of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, has not been accepted by the government, according to […]
Uma Bharti, the former BJP leader, has attacked the Congress party for questioning how Baba can be against black money when he is at the head of a Rs 1,000 crore charitable trust. Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh have covertly or overtly questioned the moral authority of a “rich person” like Baba Ramdev to raise […]
The highest demand in the job market during May was for Banking and Marketing professionals, according to patterns calculated by India’s largest employment exchange – Naukri.com. The demand for these two segments rose 18% and 11% (respectively) in just one month, followed by a 4% rise in Software, Accounts and BPO jobs. Sales and Business […]
Ramdev Baba, the Yogi leading a nationwide demonstration against illicit money, has taken a two hour break seven hours into his ‘fast unto death’ program. He said he is taking the break to talk to the Government, pointing to ongoing efforts by the UPA to get the Baba to stop his agitation. “There will not […]
Congress spokesperson Digvijay Singh has accused Baba Ramdev of carrying on a fast “sponsored” by the BJP and RSS. “The foot soldiers are of RSS. The BJP and VHP are supporting it. We all know who is sponsoring this.. Who is trying to propagate (this),” he said, in the most direct attack on the Yogi’s […]
According to the BBC an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist and one of the main accused in the Mumbai terror attack,Ilyas Kashmiri,fell victim to the drone attack. He along with nine other terrorists were killed in a US drone attack in the south Waziristan tribal region according to the residents of the area. The BBC Urdu service says […]
Ashok Chawla, the former finance secretary and a “reformer”, will be the new chairman of India’s fledgling Competition Commission (CCI). He will replace Dhanendra Kumar, who retires on June 5. Chawla was chosen over Anurag Goel, a CCI member and Vijay Sharma, former secretary in the environment and forests ministry. The CCI chairman’s position is […]
BBC Urdu has reported that Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the top leaders of the al Qaida and one of the contenders to the top position, has been killed in a drone attack recently. Kashmiri was among the 9 or so militants killed in the drone attack in South Waziristan. This is not the first time […]
The government on Friday tried to win the battle for public support with Baba Ramdev by bringing out a detailed statement about what it plans to do to address the issue of illicit or ‘black’ money. Unfortunately, most of the half a dozen ‘steps’ promised by the government smacks of the exact characteristics that anti-corruption […]
Former Haryana Chief Minister of Haryana,Bhajan Lal died of cardiac arrest today. He served as the CM of the North Indian state twice.His first term lasted from from June 28, 1979 to July 5, 1985, and his second term from July 23, 1991 to May 11, 1996. At the centre he served as a cabinet […]
The special court hearing the 2G scam case has rejected former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura’s bail plea. Behura joins the long list of bail applicants who have had to return empty handed from the various courts in the 2G scam case. Behura had defended himself pointing out that he was merely an official and could […]
Close on the heels of denying a $10 billion fighter jet deal to the US, India seemed to be applying a healing touch to the country by awarding a $4 billion aircraft contract to it. The Cabinet Committee on security has cleared a $4 billion plus deal with the US to purchase of C-17 aircraft. […]
There was a moderate growth of around 7% in the number of foreign tourists that visited India last month, while earnings from them jumped 15.8%, the government said. A total of 3.69 lakh foreign tourists arrived in May, a decline compared to the previous months. Tourist arrivals dip as the summer progresses. During the first […]
The special CBI judge Talwant Singh hearing the Swiss Timing scam case against Suresh Kalmadi has rejected his bail application. The CBI argued that he has already tampered with documents and other evidence and if set on bail, may tamper or seek to influence witnesses in the case. Kalmadi is accused of illegally favoring the […]
