BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Friday said former police officer Kiran Bedi and former army chief V.K. Singh should be invited to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. The comments come as speculation is rife that the two are swaying the BJP way. “We should invite Kiran Bedi & Gen Singh to join BJP,” Swamy said in […]
The country needs a large pool of competent statisticians to support the analytical needs of the public and private sectors, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Friday. At the 48th convocation of Indian Statistical Institute, Mukherjee said: “A large pool of competent statisticians in the country is necessary to support the analytical needs of the public […]
The Supreme Court said Friday that someone whose name does not figure either in an FIR or a chargesheet but whose role in an alleged crime surfaces during the course of a trial would be subjected to the said trial. A constitution bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice B.S Chauhan, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ahead of the party’s core group meeting. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes and was followed by the Congress’s core group meet. According to party sources, anti-graft bills were on top of the agenda. Some of the important anti-corruption bills pending with parliament […]
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Friday denied that he said there will be no voting on Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2013, in the state assembly. He told reporters in the national capital that if he was summoned by the state assembly for alleged breach of privilege, he was ready to appear before the assembly and […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the country’s first woman president, is paying a state visit to India Jan 15-18. President Park, who is coming to India on the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee, will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues, a statement said. The visit […]
The government Thursday approved a proposal to increase the number of MBBS seats in the country by 10,000 by upgrading existing state and central government medical colleges. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the health ministry’s proposal related to the centrally-sponsored scheme for upgradation of existing state government/central government medical colleges to increase the […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved the National Youth Policy 2014, which focuses on education, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship and health. The National Youth Policy-2014 (NYP-2014) replaced the NYP-2003 currently in force. The vision of NYP-2014 is to empower youth to achieve their full potential and through them enable India to find its rightful place in […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved refunding Rs.11,258.48 crore to MTNL and BSNL which the two state-run telecom firms had paid for fourth generation (4G) spectrum in the 2010 auction. “BSNL will be refunded Rs.6,724.51 crore and MTNL will be given Rs.4,533.97 crore in due course … it would be done in a staggered manner over […]
The government Thursday introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for television rating agencies in India. The framework in the form of guidelines was approved by the union cabinet in a meeting here. The guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings, methodology for audience measurement and a […]