India

New Delhi, Nov 5: If you file a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Assam today, you might have to wait 30 years for your appeal to be heard by the information commissioner (IC). The "waiting period" in West Bengal is over 11 years and seven in Kerala. A new study of the working of information commissions in 16 states shows that the RTI Act's purpose of ensuring greater transparency

Jalandhar, Nov 5: Aam Aadmi Party's reluctance to declare a chief ministerial face for the assembly elections in Punjab was the reason behind their talks failing with Navjot Singh Sidhu's outfit Awaaz-e-Punjab. Disclosing this, Awaaz-e-Punjab member, MLA Pargat Singh said: "They (AAP) offered deputy CM's post to Sidhu but he wanted to know under who he would work to bring Punjab out of its

New Delhi, Nov 4: A Delhi court today issued a non-bailable warrant against beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter and warned of initiating coercive process against him. The court observed that he had no inclination to return and had scant regard for the law of the land. It said coercive process has to be initiated against liquor

Bhopal, Nov 4: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial probe into the sensational jail-break by eight SIMI activists from the Bhopal central prison and their alleged encounter. The judicial probe will be conducted by retired High Court Judge Justice S K Pandey, an official release issued late last night here stated. "Justice Pandey will probe all aspects related

New Delhi, Nov 4: Even as ties with Pakistan remain tense, Indian and Chinese troops have been in a stand-off since Wednesday in Ladakh's Demchok area — a region bordering Tibet and site of previous Chinese incursions — over construction of an irrigation canal. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops are understood to have entered an area near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and stopped the

New Delhi, Nov 4: A four-tier GST tax structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent that aims to lower tax incidence on most goods and keep out essential items was decided by a high-powered council on Thursday - a major breakthrough for rollout of the Goods and Services Tax regime from April 1 next year. Luxury items like high-end cars and demerit goods including tobacco, pan masala and aerated drinks

Bhiwani, Nov 3: Amid tight security, ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, whose alleged suicide over 'one rank, one pension' triggered a political storm, was today cremated in his native village in Haryana which was flocked by political leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Grewal's eldest son Dilawar lit the pyre at around noon in the presence of a large number of

New Delhi, Nov 3: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced Rs 1 crore grant to the kin of Ram Kishan Grewal who committed suicide over OROP. Kejriwal went to Bhivani to take part in the last rites of Grewal. Also, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was present during the funeral of Grewal and met his family members. Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Haryana Congress Deepender

New Delhi, Nov 3: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached the residence of Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide over OROP. The suicide of Ram Kishan Grewal triggered a huge political drama on Wednesday, leading to the detention of Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and his deputy Manish Sisodia. Today last rites ceremony of Ram Kishan Grewal will be conducted

Lucknow, Nov 3: Utter confusion prevailed in ruling Samajwadi Party camp over presence of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal when Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav embarks on his highly-publicised 'Rath Yatra' on Thursday. Seen as a showdown or show of strength just two days ahead of another gala event to mark SP's silver jubilee, all eyes are on party patriarch Mulayam and Shivpal