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After four years of UPA 2, the India story looks bleak
As UPA 2 completes four years in office, it appears that for the Indian polity and the economy, things will likely get a lot worse before they can get better. #Manmohan Singh #UPA government #Governance
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Appointment of new CAG Shashi Kant Sharma unconstitutional, says AAP
The AAP has accused the government of not having a set procedure in place to ensure the CAG remains independent of the government's influence. #Prashant Bhushan #CAG #TheySaidIt #UPA government #Vinod Rai #Defence Secretary #Audit reports #AAP
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BCCI Working Committee to chalk out course of action tomorrow
Jolted by the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI's all-powerful working committee will hold an emergency meeting in Chennai on Sunday to discuss the fallout of the controversy and decide the future course of action against the three arrested cricketers. #BCCI #India #Cricket #Rajiv Shukla #N Srinivasan #Spot fixing #IPL Governing Council #IPL 6
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Goa tourism looks towards Israel with hope
When Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar travels to Israel next month, he will be hoping to persuade its tour and travel companies to add the popular beach tourism-oriented state to their itineraries. #Israel #Tourism #Goa #St Petersburg #Goa Government #Dilip Parulekar #Yekaterinburg
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Delhi govt's women helpline gets over 2 lakh calls in 4 months
The Delhi Government's 181 helpline for women in distress, which was launched in the wake of the December 16 gangrape, has received over two lakh calls in the last four-and-half months. #NewsTracker #Delhi government #gangrape #calls
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Snap polls only solution for UPA's policy paralysis: Venkaiah Naidu
Tearing into the Central government, the senior BJP leader said that "corruption and inflation" have become hallmarks of government and snap polls is the only option for the country in such scenario. #Politics #UPA #Congress #BJP #NewsTracker #Venkaiah Naidu #Central Government
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Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. Cyclone Mahasen has already killed at least seven people and displaced 3,881 in Sri Lanka, its Disaster Management Center said on Tuesday #China #Business #Brazil #Arabic #Government #United Kingdom #Latin America #lifestyle
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As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
REUTERS - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. #India #Business #Japan #Bangladesh #Government #markets #Latin America #Mexico #european #opinion #lifestyle
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SC to hear plea to prevent govt restrain on FB comments today
An application was filed before the apex court seeking its direction to the authorities not to take action for posting such comments during the pendency of a case before it pertaining to constitutional validity of section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act. #facebook #India #Tech #NewsTracker #Supreme Court #Government of India #Information Technology Act #Facebook comments
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Obama calls Pakistan's Sharif, congratulates him on poll win
US President Barack Obama called PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, to congratulate him on his election victory and pledge to further strengthen friendly ties with Islamabad. #Barack Obama #Pakistan #NewsTracker #Nawaz Sharif #USA #United States of America #PML-N government #Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz #Pakistan elections 2013