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. […]
Uma Bharti has said that the last five years in the political wilderness has ‘opened her eyes.’ Bharti had left the BJP five years ago at a time when hardliners were leaving the party in droves due to what they perceived as a softening of the Party’s stand on ‘core’ issues such as building the […]
Vincent M Concessao, archbishop of Delhi Arch Diocese who had expressed reservations on Baba Ramdev’s movement, has joined Anna Hazare at his fast site near Mahatma Gandhi’s final resting place at Raj Ghat. The gesture is seen as an endorsement of the anti-corruption movement and a reply to those who try to portray the movement […]
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 […]
Kapil Sibal, cabinet minister and chief interlocutor for the Government in the Baba Ramdev case, accused the Baba of going back on his word after promising to withdraw his agitation by 6 June. “By 2 pm he was supposed to announce that he would end the fast on 6 June (Monday). He did not keep […]
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 […]
The Government has denied permission to Anna Hazare and his followers to hold a fast and demonstration in Jantar Mantar tomorrow. The permission was denied on the basis of the Section 144 — which is imposed in case of threat to public order or the country’s sovereignty or integrity. The Anna Hazare group is currently […]
Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has termed the crushing of Baba Ramdev’s agitation on Saturday a “crime against humanity” and compared it to the Jalianwalah Bagh massacre, “but for the shooting.” He alleged that the Government has been putting up obstacles in the process of framing the Lokpal bill. “If this keeps on happening, I state, […]
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 […]
Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi has attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the use of force against Baba Ramdev. “This is the fault of the Prime Minister, not of Sheila Dixit. This is your doing. Do not say that you did not know about this, you were not aware of this, you were not asked […]
The Government has given its preliminary nod for the setting up of India’s biggest security and monitoring network — the National Grid or NATGRID. The network, a brainchild of home minister P Chidambaram, will link most of India’s separate data stores with different agencies such as the banking regulator, national crime bureau etc.. The network […]
Justice Santosh Hegde, one of the five members from Civil Society on the Lokpal drafting panel and the Lokayukta of Karnataka, has warned that the Government seems to be turning blind to issues of justice and injustice. “People in power do not want anything being said against them. They want to make their seat permanent… […]
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 […]
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 […]
Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has condemned the police action against Baba Ramdev. “This is like strangulating democracy. The entire country must oppose this, irrespective of political affiliation.. There will be another big campaign against this kind of action that will teach a lesson to the Government,” he said. Hazare pointed out that the government did […]
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 […]
Anna Hazare and his Janlokpal movement have shifted the venue of tomorrow’s fast to Raj Ghat Under the current Section 144 order, only New Delhi district — about a fifth of Delhi’s size — has been prohibited for holding assembly or dharna. “Our intention is not to force a confrontation with the Police.. So we […]
Anna Hazare warned his followers at the Raj Ghat not to respond in kind if the Government uses violence today. “There is a possibility that the Government may do something, but I want my followers to remain peaceful.. We have another four hours to go. Do not respond to violence through violence,” Anna said. The […]
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 […]
Senior BJP leader has asked for an emergency session of the Parliament to discuss “corruption issues” surrounding the government. “We want an emergency session of the Parliament to discuss how deeply immersed this government is in corruption.. to discuss the black money issue,” he said. Advani warned that the trends seem to be hinting at […]
