Nirbhaya fund caught in red tape

Guwahati, April 11: The dissolution of the Arunachal unit of Trinamul Congress has come as a huge boost for the Peoples Party of Aruna-chal (PPA) ahead of next months panchayat and municipal polls. Both the PPA and the Trinamul were floundering ...

It has rarely been easy for journalists to ferret out information from government offices despite the climate of transparency ushered in by the Right to Information Act in 2005. And when they get too close to uncomfortable truths, the ambiguous ...

Despite warnings from a parliamentary panel, the list of tax exemptions in 2012-13 shows a rising trend, writes Sreelatha Menon. The Union Budget shows the charitable instincts of the government continuing to overwhelm it - though some would call it part inefficiency and part helplessness. The  exemptions given to citizens on the tax they ought to pay have been exceeding the Plan expenditure, and even the total fiscal deficit as it did in 2012-13. This has prompted criticism from the Left ...

India: Only a Comprehensive Food Security Law Can Eradicate Hunger In India, Not This Piecemeal Bill (Hong Kong, May 06, 2013) The Asian Human Rights Commission endorses the following Press Note issued by the Right to Food Campaign. The AHRC urges ...

Man-To-Man Marking Economy: The second UPA term has seen an unravelling, marked by 6-7% growth, persistent high food inflation, stalled projects, and a high current account deficit. With job growth still inadequate, the prevailing mood is sombre.

New Delhi, Apr 30 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Tuesday expressed deep concerns on the introduction of the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, 2013 by Union Science and Technology Minister ...

The current effort by political parties to bring more women into the political process through reservations and and panchayats is only one part of a national project to make woman an important stakeholder in India's democracy. The other part is to ...

Tags: Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber Selena Gomez break up 0 Los Angeles: Singer-actress Selena Gomez reportedly parties with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber`s friends to annoy him. The duo was together for two years and parted ways in ...

MoEF vs NHAI: Minister defends delay in GMR project clearance In conversation with NDTV, Jayanthi Natarajan, minister of environment and forests, says t... published: 16 Jan 2013 author: MoEF vs NHAI: Minister defends delay in GMR project clearance ...