New Delhi: In the midst of continued stand-off between the government and civil society activists on the proposed Lok Pal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the efforts being made to resolve the issue. "The Prime Minister briefed the President about the efforts being made by the […]

New Delhi: India Inc today extended support to social activist Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption, stating it is "sick" of the menace. "We support any such movement by anybody, including Ramdev and Anna Hazare, to reduce corruption soon… We are sick of corruption," leading industrialist and Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj said. Adi […]

New Delhi: Admitting that the benefits of high growth have not reached a large section of the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said inclusive growth cannot be achieved without removing corruption. "Governance failures and corruption in the system affect the poor disproportionately. An inclusive development agenda cannot succeed without addressing these issues," Mukherjee said […]

Berhampur: The famed Maa Budhisaantani yatra on Friday entered into its 12th day of celebration here. Maa Budhisaantani in a giant procession started her march to the royal palace on Thursday night and entered the temporary abode of her father’s house on Friday. After the Mahuli king Ashok Kumar Narendra Dev customarily performed some puja, […]

(image) Kochi: Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) will be aiming for a dream debut when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. For the Kochi fans, it will be a momentous occasion as their only association with big time cricket has been the […]

New Delhi: Solar-powered terrace gardens, self-cooling rooms and a basement parking where hundreds of cars can be `piled` one atop another might describe a skyscraper in any city in India, say another forty years from now. Or would it? Will India in the year 2047, a hundred years after it became a democracy, be able […]

Islamabad: Backed by fighter jets and artillery, Pakistan security forces attacked Taliban hideouts in the country`s restive tribal belt, killing at least 50 militants while losing four of their own men, officials said today. The aerial and ground bombardment against the militant positions was part of an operation codenamed `Brekhna` (lightning) aimed at flushing Taliban […]

Bhubaneswar: The impact of OTV’s Save Elephant Campaign was evident in the Assembly during Zero hour on Friday as members applauded the efforts taken by the channel towards this cause. NCP member Amar Prasad Satapathy had raised concern over the deaths of elephants in the State due to electrocution and hunting.  He alleged the State […]

Washington: The United States braced for a possible Government shutdown as the fourth meeting between President Barack Obama and the Congressional leadership in less than 48 hours failed to end impasse over a spending plan for the rest of the financial year. Talking to reporters last night, immediately after the meeting with the House of […]

Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has approved a proposal to hike the defence budget to over Rs 500 billion for the next fiscal as against Rs 442 billion for the current financial year. The Standing Committee on Defence of the National Assembly or lower house of parliament gave its approval during a meeting chaired yesterday […]

Bangalore: Electoral authorities have made arrangements for the conduct of bye-election in three assembly constituencies of Jagalur, Chennapatna and Bangarpet in Karnataka on saturday, for which the police have thrown a tight security cover. An estimated 4.93 lakh strong electorate is expected to decide the poll prospects of 33 candidates. Authorities have set up 694 […]

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the stalemate on the issue of an effective Lokpal Bill for which Gandhian Anna Hazare has launched a campaign. Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal, Political Secretary to Congress President Ahmed Patel and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister T […]

New Delhi: In an embarrassment to the BJP government in Gujarat, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Tulsiram Prajapati, stated to be an eyewitness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case allegedly involving former state minister Amit Shah. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B […]

Bhubanswar:  The state Revenue Minister Surya Narayan Patro inaugurated the 15th National Provisional Population Totals for Census 2011 on Thursday. According to the provisional reports, the state’s total population is four crore, 19 lakh, 47, thousand and 358. In a decade there has been a reported growth of 51 lakhs and 42 thousand 698 of […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has planned a film based on the sensational murder involving actress Maria Susairaj case, who along with her boyfriend killed her former lover before disposing off his body. `Dev D` actress Mahie Gill has been signed to play the role inspired by Maria in the film titled `A Love Story`. […]

Rourkela: Normal life was hit in the steel city as the 12 hour bandh called by the Bar Association here, demanding action against the police in the Judicial Magistrate assault case, began on Friday morning. The city witnessed deserted streets as public transport largely remained off the roads and shops and commercial establishments remained closed. […]

New Delhi: Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday announced a `jail bharo` movement across the country on April 13 after the government rejected his demands of chairmanship of the joint drafting committee being given to a civil society member and for a formal notification. Giving the call, Hazare asked people to stick to non-violence during the […]

New Delhi: Government today talked tough on Anna Hazare`s demand for an effective Lokpal Bill, saying it cannot accede to the demands of chairmanship of the joint drafting committee being given to a civil society member and for issuing an official notification. A meeting of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal with activists Swami Agnivesh and Arvind […]

Mumbai: Snapping a three-session losing streak, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by almost 83 points in opening trade today on the back of selective buying by funds as well as retail investors amid a firming trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share barometer, which has lost over 111 points in the previous three […]

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated by 19 paise to Rs 44.01 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today, supported by steady capital inflows and a higher opening in the stock market. Firmness in other Asian currencies against the American unit also supported the Indian rupee. The rupee had depreciated by 3 paise to close […]