10 June :  The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress bagged seven seats each as Union Minister Ambika Soni, BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Satish Sharma and journalist Chandan Mitra were among 30 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The BJP garnered five seats, the DMK three, the SP, the NCP and the AIADMK two apiece and the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiv Sena one each as all 30 made it to the Upper House after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations drew to close this evening.
With 30 …

21 Oct :Nonagenarian singer Manna Dey,Bollywood producer Yash Chopra were among the personalities of Indian cinema honoured at the 55th National Awards, presented by President Pratibha Patil at a ceremony in New Delhi on Wednesday. Manna Dey who was presented with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award was lauded by Patil as a “singer par-excellence” who easily bridged the gap between Hindustani and popular music and rendered more than three thousand songs in a career spanning four decades. Dey, who received a standing ovation from the audience, was felicitated with a …

18 Sep :The Union government on Thursday said that it won’t oppose the Delhi High Court order decriminalising homosexuality, and also said that it was up to the Supreme Court to take a final decision on the issue.
The government’s stand is on expected lines considering the political implications of the issue given the strong reservations exhibited by sections of the society.By deciding against taking a position on the issue, the government has, effectively, decided not to oppose the Delhi HC order that leaglaised gay sex and has put the ball …

8 Sep : The Indian Institute of Mass Communication will have four more branches – one each in Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram as also one each in the Southern and Western India. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Smt Ambika Soni announced this at the 42nd Convocation function held at IIMC, New Delhi today. The Minister said that these Institutes would be set up in a phased manner and proposals will be firmed up soon in consultation with the concerned agencies and the State Governments. The Minister also said that …

27 Aug : Paving the way for moving to the next generation of mobile services, an empowered Group of Ministers on Thursday fixed Rs 3,500 crore as reserve price for 3G spectrum to be given to a maximum five players initially.
The EGoM also decided a base price of Rs 1,750 crore for pan-India WiMax (wireless internet) spectrum and the auction of both will be completed within 90 days, Telecom Minister A Raja told reporters.
“I do feel that the Government of India, putting together 3G and Wimax, will easily get Rs …