BJP leader in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj has attacked Congress leader Digvijay Singh for making fun of BJP after its leaders dance at Raj Ghat, the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi, after a demonstration. She pointed out that she joined a party of dancers at 2 am in the morning, after all the protests […]
Baba Ramdev may get most of his demands met by the government even before he starts his fast in less than 24 hours from now. According to sources, the Government is keen to present him with an ‘action plan’ at the venue of his planned fast, which is due to start tomorrow. The marathon meetings […]
Congress spokesperson Digvijay Singh said the agitation by Baba Ramdev was broken up as he did not have the permission to undertake a fast. “He was given permission only for conducting a Yoga-camp… Instead, he was inciting the people… He’s talking to us calmly in Claridges Hotel, but immediately goes to the Maidan and incites […]
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 […]
Only 4% of the enterprises (companies) in India have taken advantage of cloud computing, with the SaaS market reaching Rs 465 crore this year, according to Cyber Media Research. “This is expected to rise to 6.8% for all large and mid-size enterprises in the country by 2012,” it predicted. The key SaaS applications that showed […]
Kiran Bedi, former IPS officer and one of Anna Hazare’s Lieutenants, blamed India’s opposition parties for failing to take up the issue of corruption and pointed out politics is not the preserve of those who seek to monopolize it. She said that people like herself and Anna Hazare were forced to take up the issue […]
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 […]
Mystery surrounds the location of Swami Ramdev, with the government not revealing where the Yogi is. Unconfirmed reports suggest that he is being taken to his ashram in Haridwar by the government. Ram Bharath, Baba’s brother, said that the government is not telling him whether they have arrested him or whether they have just ‘detained’ […]
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 […]
Delhi High Court has poured water over Kanimozhi’s hopes of walking out of jail this summer, rejecting the bail on the same grounds as it has for others in the 2G scam case. Kanimozhi had appealed to the High Court after her application for bail was rejected by OP Saini, the special CBI judge hearing […]
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 […]
The forcible detention of Baba Ramdev and the alarmist statements made by the Congress party has prompted many to draw parallels between the current state and Indira Gandhi’s fears and paranoia before the suspension of democracy in India in 1975. Swami Agnivesh, Shanti Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal criticised the action and compared the situation to […]
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 […]
Baba Ramdev has declared support to tomorrow’s agitation and fast by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. “Lakhs of our followers will participate in tomorrow’s program,” Baba said at Haridwar moments ago. “There may be personal differences, but for the country as a whole, we support Shanti Bhushan and others,” he said. […]
Anna Hazare’s fast at Raj Ghat — the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi — is sharply focused on protesting the violent crackdown on anti black money protest last Saturday and upholding the people’s right to peaceful protest. “The Government is saying that if you are going to say things that are unpleasant to us, […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India’s top authority on domestic air transport, has blamed bad weather for yesterday’s crash of Apollo hospital aircraft in Delhi. In its preliminary report on the matter, it held that the 9-seater aircraft was simply too small and flimsy to survive the bad weather and crashed. DGCA authorities had […]
Sushma Swaraj defended herself against allegation of being close to the Bellary brothers of Karnataka, alleging that it was Arun Jaitely, Venkiah Naidu, Anant Kumar and Yeddyurappa who may have played any role in their political rise. Outlook magazine released an audio recording of Sushma’s comments to this effect. “I have had no hand in […]
India’s economy slowed down more than expected in the fourth quarter last year, slowing to just 7.8%, compared to 8.6% for the year a whole. The fourth quarter growth is below the 8% guidance that most economists have given for the current year. However, even last year’s full year number of 8.6% growth has been […]
World’s biggest software company, Microsoft, should be praying for the victory of Google’s Android operating system against its own ‘Windows Mobile’ OS, if numbers revealed by Citi ground analyst Walter Pritchard are anything to go by. Against the $2 or so that companies like Microsoft charge for letting manufacturers put their product (Windows) on their […]
UK based Serco Plc will buy out Intelenet, one of India’s bigger independent BPO companies with an employee strength of around 32,000, for up to £385m (Rs 2,500 crore), the Mumbai-based firm said. Around £50 million of the payment will be conditional on meeting milestones. Intelenet Global Services, started by TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) and […]
