Uttar Pradesh to develop eco-tourism
If you are looking for wildlife tourist destination for a holiday, you need not look beyond Uttar Pradesh now.The state government has drawn up an ambitious plan to develop eco-tourism and selected...
View ArticleLucknow, Agra to go pro-cycle
Known for its penchant for the cycle, which is also the Samajwadi Party’s election symbol, the Akhilesh government in Uttar Pradesh has now decided to develop Noida, Lucknow and Agra as cycle-friendly...
View Article'For God's sake, behave', says Pranab Mukherjee after MPs' fight over room in...
President Pranab Mukherjee has made an emotional appeal to lawmakers to maintain Parliament's dignity, honour and prestige, after a row erupted between members of the Trinamool Congress or TMC and the...
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Resist sectarian tendencies: Sonia Gandhi
Sonia GandhiCongress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday asked her party MPs to “resist the authoritarian and sectarian tendencies” of the new government as it tries to get its way in Parliament. “This...
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Chief Minister detractors to head Maharashtra Congress panels
Ashok Chavan In a significant move, Narayan Rane and Ashok Chavan, two known detractors of chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, were on Wednesday made chairmen of the campaign and coordination committees,...
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Is Azam Khan losing clout in SP?
Mohammed Azam KhanSenior UP minister Mohammed Azam seems to be gradually losing his clout in the Samajwadi Party as well as in the Akhilesh Yadav government and this is apparently a result of the fact...
View ArticleSupreme Court gives two weeks for Ganga roadmap
Despite cleaning of river Ganga being the top priority of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked why the new dispensation was not showing interest in cleaning the...
View ArticleAir India told not to delay flights for VIPs
Air India flights are not to be delayed even if some passengers, including MPs and VIPs, arrive late. The average age of the cabin crew on board will also be at par with the best competing airlines,...
View ArticleMayawati rejects pact with SP, but Mulayam Singh Yadav not unwilling
BSP supremo Mayawati has trashed the idea floated by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav that her party should ally with the Samajwadi Party to form a grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh against the BJP. Rejecting...
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan in spat over terror again
India hit back at Pakistan on Tuesday over its reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on Pakistan’s “proxy war” against this country, saying that it remained a “core concern” in its ties...
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Judges’ Bill clears Lok Sabha, moved in Rajya Sabha
Judges’ Bill clears Lok Sabha, moved in Rajya SabhaThe Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a historic bill to scrap the collegium system for selection of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts after a...
View ArticleSonia Gandhi raps Narendra Modi on riots, BJP hits back
Congress : 600 riots after Modi became Prime Minister The communal violence issue reverberated Wednesday both inside and outside Parliament, as Congress president Sonia Gandhi tried to put the BJP and...
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Will Judges Appointment Bill pass litmus test in Rajya Sabha?
Supreme Court Of India. (Photo: PTI/File)A landmark to replace the collegium system of choosing judges faces a crucial test in Parliament on Thursday, before it becomes law.The Judicial Appointments...
View ArticleNDA government refers insurance bill to select committee
Bowing to Congress pressure, the NDA government has referred the insurance bill to a select committee. BJP MP from Rajya Sabha, Chandan Mitra will head the select committee for the bill. Making an...
View ArticleKids below 12 barred from Dahi Handi
No child below the age of 12 years will be permitted to participate in forming human pyramids during the popular “Dahi Handi” festival, the Supreme Court directed on Thursday while keeping on hold a...
View ArticleDope test mandatory for Punjab government jobs
Keeping in view the large number of drug addicts in the state, the Punjab government on Thursday decided to make a dope test clearance mandatory during the recruitment process in all departments of the...
View ArticleTarun Gogoi blames Centre for violence
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday blamed the Central government for the situation in the disputed areas of the Assam-Nagaland border while clarifying that trouble-torn sectors of the...
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Phoolan Devi’s killer gets life
Phoolan Devi’s sister Rukmani Devi (right) and Shikha Singh, the sister of Phoolan’s killer Sher Singh Rana -AP Sher Singh Rana, who was held guilty by a Delhi court for committing the murder of...
View ArticleKhap lets off rapist with Rs 500 p.m.
The horrific incident took place in the village of Sankara under Somni police limits in north Chhattisgarh district of Rajnandgaon A khap in a Chhattisgarh village has let off a rape accused by...
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Correct sons, don’t question daughters, says Narendra Modi on rapes in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that he would like to run the country on the basis of consensus and not on majority in Parliament and called for a 10-year...
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