New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for an all-party meet on Wednesday to discuss the Women's Reservation Bill. Looking to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in 2010. The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj party have decided to boycott the meeting. The bill is being opposed by the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya...
08:50 AM, Jun 22, 2011
Washington: An American national, apparently of Ethiopian origin, was detained on Friday after being found with a suspicious device in a vehicle near Pentagon, following which security around the Defence Department headquarters was tightened and roads to the building closed for some time. Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman said the person was taken into custody early on Friday, and that one or two other people may be involved. The suspected...
07:24 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Jat protests have led to over 70 trains being canceled and over 30 trains being re-scheduled and so, passengers are stranded at railway stations. ...
04:16 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Dibrugarh, Assam: In a bid to conserve India's easternmost rainforest here, home to seven wildcat species, authorities are trying to promote the wildlife preserve as an eco-tourism destination by involving the local populace. The first Rainforest Festival is being held on the banks of the Burhidihing at Jeypore in this district since Friday and tourists, including foreigners, have thronged in large numbers. The Jeypore rainforest is home to a number...
03:35 PM, Feb 13, 2011
Aruna Chopra highlights the problems she faces over nursery admissions even when they apply under EWS quota. ...
12:14 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Jaipur: Gujjars, demanding five per cent quota in jobs in Rajasthan, on Wednesday night called off their 17-day agitation after the state government assured them that it will complete within six months the quantifiable data collection for the purpose. The one per cent reservation quota for Gujjar in State job to stay as it is and State government is going to appeal against the Rajasthan High Court stay order on...
09:40 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Jaipur: Talks to end the 15-day-old impasse on the Gujjar quota issue failed to make much headway on Sunday with the agitators unrelenting on their demand for five per cent reservation in government jobs. The state government and the Gujjar agitators will have another round of talks on Monday, Energy Minister Jitendra Singh told reporters at the end of four hours of tough negotiations. "The deadlock persists," Gujjar leader Sriram...
07:56 AM, Jan 03, 2011
Jaipur: An amicable solution to the Gujjar agitation could be in sight with further talks between representatives of the community, demanding five per cent quota in government jobs, and the Rajasthan government expected on Friday afternoon. "We have decided to send a 21-member delegation to Jaipur to hold further talks with the state government officials," Roop Singh, spokesperson of Gujjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti, the body that is spearheading the agitation,...
12:15 PM, Dec 31, 2010
Jaipur: Agitating Gujjars in Rajasthan, demanding 5 per cent quota in state jobs, on Thursday held second round of talks with the government after which the two sides said that the negotiations were moving in the positive direction. "The meeting was held amicably and the community is ready for next round of talks. We have requested all of our public representatives including MP Sachin Pilot and state minister Jitendra Singh...
11:55 PM, Dec 30, 2010
Jaipur: A Gujjar delegation is likely to meet government officials in Bayana town of Bharatpur district on Thursday for talks aimed at ending the deadlock over the reservation issue. "A delegation comprising of around 15-25 Gujjars is expected to come here and meet us. I was informed by aides of Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla that a delegation will be coming here at Bayana for talks," GS Sandhu, Principal Secretary,...
11:48 AM, Dec 30, 2010
Jaipur: Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has agreed to hold talks with Rajasthan government over his community's demand for five per cent reservation in state government jobs and educational institutions. Colonel Bainsla, who is leading the agitation at Pilukapura, said that an eight-member delegation of Gujjars will hold talks with the state government. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had on Tuesday appealed to the agitating Gujjars to end their...
02:46 PM, Dec 29, 2010
Los Angeles: A range of movies from comedy "Airplane!" to George Lucas' "The Empire Strikes Back" and 1906 short film "A Trip Down Market Street" were named to the National Film Registry on Tuesday, ensuring their preservation for future generations. Among others are horror film "The Exorcist," political drama "All the President's Men," 1959 African-American cultural exploration "Cry of Jazz" and director John Huston's war documentary "Let There Be Light,"...
10:14 AM, Dec 29, 2010
New Delhi: Gujjar protest will on Wednesday be seen in Delhi on the tenth day of their agitation, demanding five per cent quota in the OBC category in Government jobs and educational institutions. Blocked rail routes due to the Gujjar protests between Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Mumbai, road blockades between Jaipur and Agra among other places in Rajasthan may have inconvenienced thousands of people in the ten days. But the Ashok Gehlot...
07:08 AM, Dec 29, 2010
Jaipur: Making a fresh appeal to Gujjars to call off their agitation, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the community should understand the Government's limitations over the reservation issue as the matter is subjudice. "What is in our hands will be done for sure, but since the matter is sub-judice, there are some limitations too and they (Gujjars) must understand it," Gehlot told reporters. The stand-off between Gujjars...
03:33 PM, Dec 28, 2010
New Delhi: The stalemate over the Gujjar quota issue continued for the ninth day on Tuesday. Community leader Colonel Bainsla maintains that he is ready for talks. He will be sending five representatives to meet the Gehlot Government's three-member panel in Bayana on Tuesday. Talks have been inconclusive so far. Gujjars have been demanding a special five per cent quota within the existing OBC quota in Government jobs and educational...
12:13 PM, Dec 28, 2010
Jaipur: Gujjars have intensified their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational agitations in Rajasthan. Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has put forward new demands asking the state government to put new recruitment on hold and take steps to ensure reservation for the community within a month. Agitators have disrupted Jaipur-Delhi rail tracks as well as road routes. The Gangapur-Lalsot route and the Dausa-Bharatpur-Agra highway...
11:37 AM, Dec 25, 2010
New Delhi: Blocking highways and railway tracks for three days now, the Gujjar community plans to intensify their protests over reservation for government jobs - after a Rajasthan High Court order on Wednesday refusing to grant 5 per cent quota. Members of the Gujjar community blocked roads and rail links for the third day running despite a Rajasthan High Court order that effectively postponed their claim to next year. The...
07:25 AM, Dec 23, 2010
Jaipur: The Gujjar protest in Rajasthan intensified on Wednesday after the Rajasthan High Court turned down the state government's petition for five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. Gujjars have blocked traffic on the Jaipur-Agra and Jaipur-Ajmer highway. They also pelted stones at the state roadways buses. Bus services on these roads were suspended. Earlier the protestors had also blocked rail routes to Rajasthan. The Centre rushed...
05:11 PM, Dec 22, 2010
Rahul Gandhi spoke on freedom and development at the Congress plenary meet. ...
05:45 PM, Dec 19, 2010
