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Indian bureaucracy ranked worst in Asia: Survey 3 Jun 2009, 1625 hrs IST, REUTERS ..

Pranab to meet state FMs to get their wish list The Manmohan Singh government is likely to break with the past before presenting the first General Budget of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. After many years, the Union finance mini..

Union Minister of Law M Veerappa Moily today said the next term of five years of the UPA Government led by Dr Manmohan Singh will be an era of judicial reforms including emphasis on speedy disposal of pending cases. Talking to newspersons, Mr Moily said steps would be ..

 Detroit, WashingtonGeneral Motors Corp, the world’s largest carmaker until its 77-year reign ended last year, filed for bankruptcy protection in the US with a plan to create a 21st-century company that can compete in world markets. GM reported $82.29 billion in assets and $172.81 billion in debt. The..

Bangalore Karnataka High Court has quashed further proceedings initiated against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on a lower court order in connection with his controversial remarks on Lord Rama made about two years ago. Justice Anand Byra Reddy, agreeing with the contentions of the stat..

ChandigarhWhile everyone is anticipating sops for affordable housing in the next Budget of the UPA government, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has initiated a number of steps to cut on delays in the approval of residential building plans. The new guidelines would come in force from June 1, 2009. T..

Senior Lawyer Abbas Kazmi, who is representing prime accused in the 26/11 terror attack case Mohammed Azmal Amir Kasab, will get Rs 2,500 per day as remuneration from the Maharashtra Government. The case is heard five days – Monday to Friday – every week, entitling Kazmi to Rs 12,500 per week or Rs 50,000 per month as..

 The government will lose Rs 40,000 crore in revenues if natural gas production is given tax breaks, the revenue department in the  div class="Normal" style="text-align: justify; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-..

It is nearly five years since the Madras High Court Bench staff here raised a demand to build residential quarters for them, two years from when the State Government allotted 3.67 acres of land near Maattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand and a year since a Lok Adalat presided over by the then Chief Jus..

Leading banks have told corporates that there can be no dramatic reduction in lending rates. While the government is nudging banks to cut rates, a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Banks-rule-out-drastic-cut-in-lending-rates/articleshow/4606291.cms#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink0" style="position: static; color: blue !important; text-decoration: underline; cu..

The Kerala High Court admitted a writ petition, demanding voting rights for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). A division bench comprising Chief Justice S R Bannurmath and Justice Kurian Joseph, directed to issue notices to the Union and state Governments and also the Election Commission.  /b..

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the Managing Director of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) and other authorities to inquire and send a report regarding stagnation of effluents on Grand Southern Trunk (GST) road at Pallavaram. Taking a suo - motu cognizance of a ..

The vacation judge of Orissa High Court, Justice R N Biswal, today stayed execution of non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against the controversial US writer Peter Heehs and author of book titled ‘The Lives of Sri Aurobindo’ The vacation judge also stayed further proceedings in the matter pending before the Judicial M..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), Mandla, to provide security to a couple in the wake of their inter-religion marriage. Justice Rajendra Menon heard a plea by Tasleema alias Ankita Maravi seeking protection from her tribal family aggrieved over her marriage with Tausee..

The Delhi High Court directed the private schools in the national capital not to collect arrears from parents, subjected to the huge burden of fee hike of their wards, giving them a substantial relief.  Imposing a stay on the schools for collection of dues accumulated from Jan 1, 2006 to Aug 31, 2008, a..