Food inflation is 17 to 20% for the last 20 weeks. 1. Where have things gone wrong? 11% inflation in India is highest in the world. Though Chinese GDP growth is 9.5% (India 7.2%), China has 2% inflation and India 11% 2. ... (Continue reading)
3 Apr : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has approved the stripping of former Haryana DGP S P S Rathore of his the meritorious service medal following his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. Rashtrapati Bhavan sources confirmed that the President... (Continue reading)
2 Apr : Christians on Friday thronged churches to hold special prayers and observed fasts as a way of renunciation of earthly comforts to commemorate Good Friday, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Members of Catholic Church held processions at various... (Continue reading)
30 Mar : In a landmark judgement in a Haryana honour killing case, a court in Karnal has awarded capital punishment to five persons and life sentence to one for murdering a couple on the diktats of a self-styled community... (Continue reading)
21 mar : A country-made bomb was found onboard the Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Kingfisher flight on its arrival at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning, putting security agencies on alert. Airport authorities term the bomb found on a Kingfisher flight as... (Continue reading)
20 Mar : To give sharper focus to wildlife-related issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given approval for setting up of a separate department dedicated to wildlife and forests which will be distinct from the one for environment. The decision was... (Continue reading)
20 Mar : Nepal’s five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a close friend of India and architect of the landmark peace deal with Maoists that ended a bloody decade-long insurgency, died in Kathmandu on Saturday of multiple organ failure at... (Continue reading)
19 Mar : Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar were on Friday nominated to Rajya Sabha along with three others. Noted economist and former Planning Commission member Bhalchandra Mungekar, Educationist Ram Dayal Munda and theatre personality B... (Continue reading)
19 Mar : The Union Cabinet met in New Delhi on Friday where-in several important decisions including clearing of amendment in the Anti Hijacking Act 1982 , Bill to create an Educational Tribunal, and creation of National Population Registrar were... (Continue reading)
18 Mar : Four education reforms bills of HRD Ministry, including one seeking to ban unfair practices in technical and medical educational institutions and universities are expected to come up before the Union Cabinet on Friday. The other proposed legislations include... (Continue reading)