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Bansal rejects Team Anna`s corruption charges against PM

A day after Team Anna clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with 14 other Cabinet Ministers whom the...

`PM post: Cong to fare better if BJP choose Modi`

If Modi is projected as Prime Ministerial candidate, it will be better for Congress, the Parliamenta...

No strain in Cong-Trinamool ties: Bansal

Bansal dismissed speculations of strains in Cong ties with Mamata and downplayed reports over the po...

‘Referring Lokpal bill to RS panel consulted with parties`

Bansal said the govt was keen on passage of the Lokpal Bill even on the last day of budget session b...

No sign of China diverting Brahmaputra water: Govt

Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday said there was "nothing to suggest" that C...

Water wastage in urban areas is about 50%: Govt

There is an wastage of about 50 per cent of water in urban areas due to pipeline leakages, thefts an...

Ganges should be saved: Pawan Kumar Bansal

There is an urgent need to save the Ganges, Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said.

Nearly 24,000 Delhiites fined for tinted glasses

About 24,000 people have been prosecuted for tinted glasses on their vehicles and Rs.24 lakh collect...

‘Farakka barrage gates to be replaced in 5 yrs’

All gates of Farakka barrage will be replaced in the next five years, of which 33 most vulnerable on...

Badal seeks clearance of irrigation projects

CM requested Bansal to immediately release Rs 734 crore for extension, renovation and modernisation ...

‘Fall in per capita availability of water’

Per capita availability of water in the country has declined to one-third in the past 65 years, Wate...

Govt seeking `practical` solution on turban issue

Govt assured Parl that it has been regularly taking up with France the sensitive issue of ban on Sik...

Cubans mark Good Friday as official holiday

Cuba removed references to atheism from its Constitution in the 1990s, and relations have since warm...

Woman forced to strip to save husband

A woman was allegedly forced to strip by her relatives who had threatened to kill her husband in Ban...

Rajasthan: Woman forced to strip to save husband

A woman was allegedly forced to strip by her relatives who had threatened to kill her husband in B...

‘Debate on Lokpal in first half of Parl session’

A united opposition on Wednesday sought to corner the government in Parliament over the Lokpal Bill ...

New sluice gates for Farakka Barrage: Bansal

The meeting of West Bengal Chief Minister and Prime Minister on the collapsed gates of Farakka Barra...

Sunderbans poster boy of climate change`s ill effects: Study

The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change.

Bengal clears acquisition of 3700 acres in Sunderbans

West Bengal cabinet has cleared acquisition of 3700 acres in Sunderbans for building new embankments...

Assault video case: BSF orders court martial against 8

The BSF has ordered court martial proceedings against eight of its men, who were caught on camera, s...

`Centre, MNCs join hands to exploit water resources`

Medha Patkar alleged that the central government and multi-national companies have joined hands to e...

Troops to fire if threatened along border: BSF DG

Noting that BSF is being exercising maximum restraint along Indo-Bangla border, the chief warned tha...

EU to lift Myanmar visa bans

EU foreign ministers agreed today to begin easing sanctions against Myanmar.

NHPC concern on delay of dam construction

NHPC has expressed serious concern at the delay in the construction of lower Subansiri dam project ...

Mullaperiyar row: Kerala CM to meet Union minister

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is due to meet Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal...

South African political veteran Rajbansi dies

Charismatic South African Indian politician Amichand Rajbansi, 69, died suffering from a bronchial ...

Anna`s fast is politically motivated: Bansal

Government said that Anna Hazare`s fast on Tuesday would mean a politically motivated campaign.

Uncertainty over Parl extension from Dec 27

Uncertainty prevailed over extension of Parliament`s Winter Session from December 27 to facilitate t...

Will table Lokpal Bill in Winter Session: Govt

Rejecting Anna Hazare’s demand for extending the Winter Session of Parliament, the Centre on Thursda...

PM keen PMO is brought under Lokpal ambit: Cong

Manmohan Singh is keen that the office of the PM is included under the purview of Lokpal, Union Min...

Another Indo-American elevated to key post in US

Preeta Bansal, who was an adviser to Barack Obama`s presidential campaign, has been appointed to a...

RS condemns removal of Sikhs` turbans overseas

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday condemned the incidents of forcing Sikhs to remove their turbans in th...

Sikh crew asked to remove turbans at Milan airport

A Sikh pilot and a crew member of a Jet Airways flight were asked to take off their turbans during a...

Lokpal Bill on govt agenda for winter session

Anna Hazare has threatened to go on a hunger strike again if the government does not pass the bill i...

Bangladesh Sundarbans to have dolphin sanctuaries

Hundreds of fishermen still catch fish in the water bodies, known as a hotspot for dolphins, he said...

TRS wins Banswada bypoll in Andhra

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Monday won the by-election to the Banswada Assembly seat in t...

Banswada bypoll: 77% polling reported

Over 77 percent polling was reported in the bypoll held to the Banswada Assembly constituency in AP...

Govt roping in ex-army men to tackle Maoists

Govt is roping in all kinds of expertise, including that from the Army, to train and enhance the ca...

`Pak trying to bleed India through thousand cuts`

Pak is trying to bleed India and the country`s economic establishments are running the risk of being...

Jan Lokpal: Govt not happy with Anna ultimatum

Unhappy with the ultimatum set by Anna Hazare on the Jan Lokpal issue, a senior minister today sai...

TDP likely to stay away from Banswada bypoll

The TDP has been facing flak in Telangana for being insincere on the statehood issue.

PETN mixed with nitrate used in blast: MHA

Preliminary investigations in the Delhi High Court bomb blast have indicated that "nitrate-based e...

Cong was not beneficiary of cash-for-vote: Bansal

Parliamentary Affairs Minister said it did not need the votes of three BJP MPs who claimed to have b...

Opposition trying to stall Parliament: Govt

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the attitude of the main opposition was ...

`WB to prepare integrated plan for Sundarbans`

The World Bank has taken up a mega-project for conserving the rich biodiversity of the Sundarbans ar...

Lokpal: Ready for voting but on what, asks Bansal

The BJP has demanded that a discussion on the anti-corruption bill should end with a vote in Parliam...

Congress casual on Lokpal: BJP

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, claimed the government actually wanted to hold Lok...

Parliament to debate on Lokpal on Saturday

BJP moved a motion in both houses of Parliament for voting on the Lokpal issue after discussion.

‘Special session of Parliament can`t be ruled out’

A special session of Parliament being called for passing the Lokpal bill could not be ruled out, Par...

No curtailing of Parliament session: Bansal

Government on Wednesday attacked the opposition for stalling proceedings of Parliament "on the most...

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