Everyone's worried, says HC, calls for report on Delhi's earthquake readiness

Everyone is concerned about the safety of their lives, the Delhi high court observed on Thursday while hearing a plea related to earthquake preparedness in the national capital.   IMAGE:......

G20 summit: Delhi civic body makes big plans to fight dengue

Municipal authorities have envisioned a comprehensive and pro-active plan to combat dengue this year with focussed fumigation at monument sites and markets in Delhi, which will host the G20 summit......

Govt to rename Rajpath in Delhi as 'Kartavya Path'

The Centre has decided to rename Rajpath and Centre Vista lawns stretching from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in New Delhi as 'Kartavya Path', official sources said on Monday. IMAGE: A......

BJP Tactics Won't Cut Much Ice In TN

Hindutva social media continues to present the DMK as anti-god, anti-Hindu and anti-Brahmin.The strategy did not work in the past, it has not worked in the present, and won't work in the future,......

10 clean cities that make India proud

Chandigarh has emerged as the cleanest city in India as per a study conducted by the ministry of urban development.   Dancers perform during the Republic Day celebrations in the northern......

E-rickshaws legal but aren't regulated

Jai Bhagwan Goel, a politician active in Delhi circles who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in February, was instrumental in getting a significant rally convened on  June 17. In the rally, he......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Column: Meeting the urban challenge effectively

The gap between promise and achievement in JNNURM is enormous, writes Subir Roy. The only positive change visible in Indian cities indicating that policy and action to meet the urban challenge are......

Kalmadi's name missing from CWG legacy report

Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi's name is not mentioned in the Games legacy report prepared by authorities here to give a bird's eye view of delays, successes......

Shunglu panel gives interim CWG report

Commonwealth Games works under investigation are worth Rs 28,000 crore and time is required to probe them, the high-level Shunglu committee said on Tuesday. "The total project costs worth Rs......

CVC likely to summon officials related to CWG scam

Irked by delay in response to queries raised by it, the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) may summon officials of Union and State governments in connection with alleged financial irregularities......

CVC may inspect Commonwealth Games venues, OC

Faced with problems of non-cooperation and lackadaisical approach from some of the departments, the Central Vigilance Commission may inspect Commonwealth Games venues and the OC office to gather......

22 more CWG works under CVC scanner

Widening its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is looking into at least 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government......