India

New Delhi, Feb 24: A casual worker employed at the Defence Ministry was arrested today for allegedly providing forged identity card to a key accused in Petroleum Ministry leaks case while police maintained that no sensitive documents were leaked or stolen from the Defence Ministry. With this, 13 people have been arrested in the corporate espionage case related to Petroleum Ministry, while one

New Delhi, Feb 24: Opposition parties on Tuesday remained adamant on their stance over the land acquisition bill and created a ruckus in Parliament even as the government said it is well within its right to issue ordinances. The Narendra Modi government will introduce the land acquisition amendment bill 2015 to replace the ordinance in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance

New Delhi, Feb 24: After being slammed from all quarters for its anti-farmer move, the NDA-led government will on Tuesday introduce in the Lok Sabha the bill to replace the contentious land acquisition ordinance. The Opposition has demanded the government to amend contentious clauses related to consent and Social Impact Assessment in the bill which will further pave way for pro-farmer law

New Delhi, Feb 24: The usual notions of minorities and their alienation are not valid in the Indian context, a global meet in the US was told by the Narendra Modi Government while citing the "pro-active" steps taken by the Centre and states to strengthen bonds between various communities. The Indian delegation cited the success story of recently-held election in "Muslim majority" Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi, Feb 23: Hinting at the government's intent to seek a consensus on passing the land acquisition bill, President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the interest of farmers and land owners has been protected in the fine-tuning of the bill. "Protecting the interest of the farmers, their right to fair compensation, rehabilitation, resettlement and financial compensation has been refined,"

New Delhi, Delhi 23: The government, which is looking to pass key legislation, is set to face a stormy Budget session starting Monday despite its promise to walk the “extra mile” to accommodate the opposition’s concerns. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the Opposition of addressing all its concerns as his government sought support for the bills that will replace six ordinances

Patna, Feb 22: The BJP today accused senior JD(U) leader and Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar of using former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and then throwing him away when his “self-respect” awakened. It also urged Kumar to seek forgiveness from the people of Bihar for betraying their mandate and teaming-up with RJD chief Lalu Prasad in his lust for power, and asserted that it will prepare

New Delhi, Feb 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said it was the collective responsibility of all parties to run the house. At an all party meeting here ahead of the parliament session that begins Monday, a source quoted Modi as saying that it was the collective responsibility of all parties to run the house. Modi assured all parties that issues raised would be discussed according to their

Mumbai, Feb 22: A bandh is being observed in Maharashtra today, following a call from the Left parties, to protest the cold-blooded murder of veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare. The Opposition Congress and the NCP have also declared their support for the Left-sponsored protest. RPI leader Ramdas Athawale participated in a 'rasta roko' at suburban Chembur here today to support the bandh and the Left

New Delhi, Feb 22: The corporate espionage scandal is a result of callous administrative approach and non-compliance of standard operating procedures in government offices dealing with sensitive and secret matters, according to former bureaucrats. Some of them criticised the way secret matters were being dealt. "There have been government's instructions on dealing with sensitive and classified