Poll panel rejects Punjab’s octroi abolition, more cash seized
Chandigarh : The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the Punjab government’s decision abolishing octroi on petrol and diesel sales in towns and cities across…
Anna Hazare ill, refuses to break fast
Mumbai : Anna Hazare refused Tuesday night to end his three-day fast in support of a strong Lokpal despite falling sick and running 102…
War of words: Stormy opposition tears into Lokpal bill
New Delhi : Opposition members Tuesday tore into the government’s Lokpal bill, terming it deeply flawed and weak, during a stormy daylong Lok Sabha…
Poll panel transfers 18 Punjab officials
Chandigarh : The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday transferred 18 officers in Punjab, including the district police chief of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s home…
Google India unveils new search format for ads
Bangalore : Google India Tuesday unveiled a new format for media advertisements (ads) to target, pay for and experience video ads on its web…
Looking to bat Australia out of the game: Ashwin
Melbourne : Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin hopes for another sunny day at the Mebourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Wednesday as it will make the pitch…
Chinese scholars come to listen to Dalai Lama
Dharamsala : A growing number of Chinese scholars from Taiwan, Tibet as well as mainland China are coming here to listen to discourses by…
CBI should be independent of Lokpal: PM
New Delhi : In a strong speech pitching for the Lokpal bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said a final decision on the legislation…
Lokpal debate begins in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha Tuesday began discussing the much-debated Lokpal bill that envisages setting up of an anti-corruption ombudsman in India. Leader…