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Vedanta told to get public nod in Orissa for expansion

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd has been asked by the government to seek public consent afresh in Kalahandi district of Orissa as a precursor to getting environmental clearance for expanding its alumina refinery and power plant, a move the company wants to… Continue Reading →

Dr. Manmohan Singh wins lifetime achievement Oscar for acting as India’s Prime Minister

Dr. Manmohan Singh did India proud by bagging the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement for acting as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to present. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science said Dr. Singh’s Irving Thalberg Memorial Award… Continue Reading →

Citizens’ Statement Against Prime Minister’s Malicious Comment on Koodankulam Struggle

February 27, 2012 Who is under the foreign hand? We strongly deplore the PM’s recent statement that the people’s struggle against Koodankulam nuclear power plant is instigated by foreign agencies and funds. We cannot accept our PM to stoop to… Continue Reading →

Benegal pulls out of jury on Vedanta-promoted film competition

PTI New Delhi: Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal has pulled out of a jury panel that was to judge a creative film competition organised by mining group Vedanta, as part of its media campaign, apparently aimed at improving its image. Benegal… Continue Reading →

Rapist agrees to marry victim, seeks FIR quashing.

NEW DELHI: After spending a year in jail on charges of rape, a man has approached the Delhi high court seeking quashing of the FIR against him on the ground that he and the victim have decided to get married…. Continue Reading →

Presumed Guilty: After 14 wasted years in prison, life begins anew

PRAYAAG AKBAR NEW DELHI | 19th Feb Mohammed Aamir at his home in Sadr Bazaar. Aamir spent 14 years in jail before being acquitted in January this year. Photograph: ABHISHEK SHUKLA n the night of 20 February 1998, in the… Continue Reading →

No to War on Iran ! Don’t make Delhi Blasts an Excuse !

  NO TO WAR ON IRAN ! DON’T MAKE DELHI BLASTS AN EXCUSE !! The US–Israel machinations in the Middle-East are taking a dangerous turn. The hypocrisy of calling American and Israeli nuclear weapons “responsible” and arm-twisting on Iran’s unproven… Continue Reading →

Facebook vs govt: Why we should let judges take on free speech

  Firstpost Fear of censorship is probably the gut reaction of most right thinking people to the ongoing judicial case against 21 websites including Facebook, Google and Yahoo. The Delhi High Court demanded progress in advance of a hearing, scheduled… Continue Reading →

Hello! Delhi Police women’s helpline gets lewd, abusive calls

New Delhi, (IANS) “Are you single or married?”, “What’s your phone number, sweetie”, “Main tumse shadi karna chahta hoon”… are some of the pesky calls that female cops handling Delhi Police’s women’s helpline have to contend with daily. Over 40… Continue Reading →

“Free Medicines for All” soon to be a reality in Govt Hospitals

Feb 13, 2012 NEW DELHI: Free medicines to all patients visiting any government health facility across the country could soon be a reality with the health ministry ready to roll out a nearly Rs 30,000 crore ‘free-medicines-for-all’ scheme with the… Continue Reading →

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