Govt has moved ‘substantially forward’ in curbing graft: PM

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said government has moved “substantially forward” in curbing corruption and improving public services delivery system but acknowledged there is “still a long way” to go to ensure transparency, accountability and probity in public life. Addressing the conference of chief sec ...

PM must quit after SC’s 2G spectrum ruling: Modi

Palanpur : Chief minister Narendra Modi has asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to resign after the Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled 122 2G licences granted to telecom companies during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja. Addressing people at his Sadbhavana Mission fast at Mandvi in Kutch district, Modi said, “Singh has no right t ...

Review petition likely against 2G case: Digvijay

Hyderabad :  The Supreme Court judgement cancelling the licences of telecom companies in 2G spectrum allocation case is likely to be challenged by way of a review petition, AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh said here today. “If there is something wrong with the allotment of licence, the CBI is already inquiring into it. “At the same ...

Cong manifesto counters BJP’s Ayodhya promise

Lucknow:  An accent on youth and technology, with a big Rahul Gandhi poster dominating a crowded stage. A focus on education and health, minority quota, better law and order. A counter to the BJP’s promise of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya by saying “stick to the court order on the Babri Masjid.” So where are the freebies in th ...

Chouhan’s Vikas Yatra starts today

Bhopal :  Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will undertake Padyatra in the rural areas of the state from February 1 with a view to having firsthand information of ground realities of the schemes’ implementation. He will start his Padyatra from Nasrullahgaj tahsil of Sehore district. Shri Chouhan will start his Padyatra from village Ma ...

Rafale wins USD 10.4 bn IAF jet fighter deal

New Delhi:  The Dassault Rafale fighter jet, manufactured by the French company Dassault Aviation, has won India’s mammoth contract worth $10.4 billion, say sources. The Indian Air Force plans to buy 126 aircraft over the next ten years. The process to determine the L1 (lowest bidder) has been completed, and sources indicate that the final c ...

Bedi warns another movement after Budget session

Jaipur: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today asked the people to remain prepared for another movement if no strong Lokpal bill is passed during budget session of Parliament. She said that if the government failed to pass a strong Lokpal bill during the upcoming budget session, people should remain prepare for Anna’s call to press for their dema ...

EC denies Uma to hold Rath yatra

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday denied senior BJP leader Uma Bharti to go in a Rath yatra during the Assebly elections. Uma Bharti was scheduled to start a Rath yatra as a part of her campaign in the Assembly election. BJP president Nitin Gadkari was supposed to flag off the rath yatra. Meanwhile, reacting to Election Comission’ ...

Pranab clears the air on FDI

Chicago:  On a two-day visit to the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met with American investors and business leaders of the corporate world and told them that the decision on allowing 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail has only been put on hold for now. Mr Mukherjee also told them that this is how things sometimes wo ...

Manmohan wants to resolve K-issue: Gilani

Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a “genuine person” who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. “We have resumed comprehensive dialogue with India, and are in the process of normalising trade relations with India, which will benefit the ...