-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Concern over the anti-Naxal policies not yielding desired results despite massive fund allocations and ambitious development schemes found voice at the meeting of the UPA coordination committee meeting on Monday. The discussion, held in the wake of a massacre of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh on May 25, saw leaders pondering whether the government is getting it right in terms of its policy efforts and needs to...
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Important to keep practical control of RTI objectives, Khurshid says
-PTI NEW DELHI: With the CIC holding that political parties are answerable to citizens under RTI, Union minister Salman Khurshid said on Tuesday it is important to keep a practical control of RTI objectives as they cannot be allowed to "run riot". He said said RTI is still an evolving process in the country and its reach and ambit are being tested. "There is a logic of RTI and this is reflected in...
More »India to have 348 million internet users by 2017: Cisco
-PTI NEW DELHI: India has the fastest internet traffic growth globally and is expected to have 348 million users by 2017, a study by networking giant Cisco said. According to Cisco's Visuals Networking Index (VNI) forecast (2012-17), internet traffic in India will reach 2.5 exabytes per month in 2017, up from 393 petabytes per month in 2012. One exabyte equals 1 million terabytes. "In India, there will be 348 million internet users in...
More »'Link auto, taxi fare with inflation index' -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Officials in the know said that the commission is of the opinion that auto and taxi fares in the capital should be increased rationally Auto and taxi fares in Delhi could soon be linked to fuel price changes, inflation index and the cost of maintenance, if the Delhi Government accepts a proposal floated by the Planning Commission. Officials in the know said that the Commission is of the opinion that...
More »UPA meet on food bill on Monday
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The UPA coordination committee will meet on Monday to consider options to pass the food security bill that includes a special session of Parliament or an ordinance. The decision to seek the views of allies over the bill was taken by the Congress core group that also discussed the Telangana issue and the recent killings of party leaders in Chhattisgarh. It is expected that if the allies...
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