Government waging ‘war’ against people: Kejriwal
byNew Delhi: With curfew imposed in the heart of Delhi to stop protests near the presidential palace, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal accused the…
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Opposition finally remembers Lokpal bill, Government moves on
byNew Delhi: A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house today questioned the government over tabling…
More police on the roads, fast track courts to try rapists – demand women protesters
byNew Delhi: About 150 women stated a noisy protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters here demanding more police presence on roads and fast-track courts to…
Time has come to dismiss parliament: Hazare
byNew Delhi: The time had come to dismiss parliament, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said Tuesday while announcing a nationwide tour against the United Progressive Alliance…
Goa greens vindicated by SC committee mining report
byPanaji: A Supreme Court-appointed committee has virtually confirmed the massive illegal mining scam in Goa, vindicating anti-mining activists who have been campaigning against the menace…
Ban cosmetic testing on animals, says PETA
byNew Delhi: Animal rights group PETA joined hands with some cosmetic companies and animal welfare organisations in urging union health ministry to ban painful and…
No lessons learnt from Bhopal disaster: Environmentalists
byAgra: Despite a “Himalayan disaster” like the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, government agencies and voluntary groups have learnt no lessons, speakers at a seminar…
This uttarakhand soldier used AIDS to save forests
byDehra Dun : He may have lost his wife and child to the deadly Aids virus, but this former soldier of Gangolihit village in…
Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers to ‘save’ Ganga in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : The recent publicity given to the pollution, garbage, dirt and filth in the river Ganga, has brought the desired results for…
British MP takes up cudgel against mining in Goa
byLondon: A campaign mounted in Britain over environmental damage in Goa due to mining has received support from a British parliamentarian who has so…