New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Athletics federation announces 92-member squad for CWG
New Delhi, Aug 31 - The Athletics Federation of India - Tuesday announced a 92-member squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.The Indian athletes will compete in 45 of the 46 events during the Games. India will not be participating in the women's pole-vault as it is still far from matching the international standards. The final team for men and women 20km event and relay will be decided later an ... read more

1 day ago
MPs' salary hike: Do they have a case?
The Lok Sabha has passed the bill to revise the salary of members of parliament. Much of the debate in the media has been on the wealth of current MPs and the lack of accountability. It is important to focus as well on structural issues related to remunerating legislators.Under the bill, the base salary of MPs is being raised to Rs.50,000 from Rs.16,000 per month. The daily allowance paid to MPs w ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
Dengue spurs sales in mosquito repellents, launch of new products
New Delhi, Aug 29 - With nearly 600 people in the national capital testing positive for dengue, the dread surrounding the disease that can be life-threatening, has resulted in a surge in sales of repellents like coils, liquid vapourisers and lotions.Manufacturers have also launched new products like wet wipes and special oil promising to ward off or kill the disease-bearing insect, which, accordin ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
Immigration policy not to put barriers: Britain
New Delhi, Aug 25 - British Immigration Minister Damian Green said Wednesday that his country has no plans to erect barriers and close doors on Indians in its efforts to control immigration effectively.'I wanted to tackle the perception that the UK's new immigration policy was about erecting barriers and closing doors. It is not and I hope that I have been able to explain this during my visit,' G ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Jairam Ramesh: India's crusading green minister
New Delhi, Aug 24 - Jairam Ramesh, India's green minister, has found new power in saying no to big industrialists and multi-million dollar projects if he thinks ecological balance is at stake.Saying no to London-based industrialist Anil Agarwal's Vedanta group's bauxite mining project in Orissa is the latest of his headline-hogging decisions that has firmed up his reputation as a no-nonsense minis ... read more

New Delhi | 9 days ago
Amended nuke liability bill too faces opposition
New Delhi, Aug 22 - The amended nuclear liability bill too faces objections from the opposition National Democratic Alliance - and the Left parties ahead of a discussion on it in parliament Wednesday.Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party - said there appeared to be 'further deviations' from the text of the agreed bill, while the Left alleged that the new amendments in the bill again let the foreig ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
Speed guns to check Delhi's rash drivers at night
New Delhi, Aug 21 - Soon people will have to think twice before speeding on Delhi roads at night. Delhi Traffic Police are set to procure radar-based speed guns at a cost of Rs.5.25 crore - that will check speedsters after dark.'We are in the process of procuring radar-based speed guns, which will be the latest in technology and would be able to operate at night as well. This will strengthen our a ... read more

New Delhi | 13 days ago
Bill to regulate foreign funds introduced in parliament
New Delhi, Aug 19 - A bill seeking to frame stricter regulations for foreign contributions in form of gifts, funds and other forms to individuals and organisations in social fields was introduced in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.The Foreign Contribution - Bill, 2006 seeks to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of all foreign funds through donations, gifts or grants, and is intended to replace the F ... read more

New Delhi | 14 days ago
Rs.28,876 crore aid to NGOs in three years
New Delhi, Aug 18 - Non-governmental organisations - received Rs.28,876 crore - from foreign donors between 2005 and 2008, parliament was told Wednesday.In a written reply to BJP's Ramdas Agarwal, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said in the Rajya Sabha that Rs.9,663 crore donation was received by 18,796 NGOs across the country in 2007-08 while Rs.11,337 crore was receiv ... read more

New Delhi | 14 days ago
Dip in road accidents in Delhi in last three years
New Delhi, Aug 17 - The number of road accidents in the capital have decreased over the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said in 2007, 8,620 accidents took place, in 2008, 8,435 and in 2009, 7,516. A total number of 3,481 accidents have taken place in the capital this year so far. Out of this 1,199 ... read more