The Pratapgarh administration on Thursday distributed ex-gratia to the next of kin of the victims of stampede at Kripaluji Maharaj ashram, a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati made an announcement in this regard, a government spokesman said on Thursday. “Cheques of Rs 2.50 lakh each were distributed among kin of 61 people killed in the stampede at Kripaluji Maharaj ashram on March 4. Financial assistance of Rs 75,000 each was provided to grievously injured,” he said

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Stampede victims’ families get compensation

A solution on the issue of suspension of seven Rajya Sabha members is expected by the evening. An assurance to this effect was given on Thursday by Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal in the Lok Sabha after RJD member Raghuvansh Prasad Singh vociferously protested against the members being kept out of the Upper House.

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Decision on suspended MPs by evening

The stand-off over Women’s Reservation Bill ended on Thursday with government announcing that the proposed legislation would be brought in the Lok Sabha only after consultations with all sections.

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Yadavs fight Women’s Bill, govt offers all-party meet

Delhi blast suspect Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad has told the police that two politicians helped him. One of them is Samajwadi Party MP Abu Azmi.

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Delhi blast suspect says Abu Azmi helped him

The Madras High Court will take up the case of Nalini’s Sriharan’s premature release as the Tamil Nadu government will produce the Prison Advisory Board report on her in court today.

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Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin’s plea in court today

It is a daily struggle for millions of slum dwellers in the country to get access to a toilet, a perennial problem that authorities have so far been unable to solve. But, now a Swedish firm has come out with a solution — Peepoo, a biodegradable toilet bag that can be used as fertiliser

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A bag that could solve India’s toilet woes

Students in Bihar can count on the support of their friends and family during their school exams. The state is now in the midst of its secondary school exams

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In Bihar, families and friends join students in exams

The BJP’s senior-most leaders, including Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, are meeting with the party’s MPs to discuss concerns over the Women’s Bill, which was passed on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha.

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BJP tries to reassure MPs about Women’s Bill

The government has intensified joint operations against Maoists along the Bengal-Jharkhand border, deploying more forces over a wider area.

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Anti-Maoist joint operations intensify

Seven Indian companies are planning to tap the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to raise capital. Of these, two companies would get listed shortly, said Alan Mackenzie, head, London Listings and Broking, Religare

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Seven Indian firms look at AIM to raise funds

The Reserve Bank of Indias (RBIs) no-frills savings accounts initiative is likely to handle around Rs 1 lakh crore once all state governments route their social sector payments through this system.

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No-frills savings accounts to handle around Rs 1 lakh crore, says RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) doesnt expect managing next years record government borrowings to be a huge challenge, Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn has said.

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Government borrowings not a ‘huge’ challenge: Gokarn

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has kicked off its programme on financial education among school and college students in Karnataka on a pilot basis, is keen on extending the programme to Orissa.

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RBI keen to partner state for financial education programme

In the last two months, 10 top militant commanders have been killed in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu. The police are working on a strategy to get information from their men planted within the militant circles.

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J&K: Infiltrating into militant ranks, new police strategy

After the high-voltage political drama over the last three days, the immediate challenge before the government now is getting the Finance Bill passed smoothly in the Lok Sabha. With a reduced majority.

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Government focus now on Finance Bill