100-Word Insight

TNI Bureau: Hundreds of villages in the Khandwa region of Madhya Pradesh, have resorted to a unique protest by standing in neck-deep water for over two weeks. They have been demanding rehabilitation, after the Omkareshwar Dam waters flooded…

TNI Bureau: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh slammed BJP for disrupting the proceedings of Parliament. He said that there were important issues needed to be debated in both the Houses, but the Opposition paralysed the Monsoon session over…

TNI Bureau: Paras Bhasin, who was found dead near a railway track in East Delhi on last Saturday, the case took another twist when his wife claimed that he has committed suicide. However, his parents and relatives alleged that he was killed…

TNI Bureau: At least 30 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi on Wednesday afternoon. The authorities said that the death toll could rise as several people have been critically injured. The…

TNI Bureau: The Mumbai Metro mishap at the under-construction metro site near Andheri on Tuesday afternoon has exposed the negligence of administration even before the completion of the Metro station. The incident occurred on the…

TNI Bureau: It would be a great opportunity for the BJP to slam Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his alleged involvement in the coal blocks allocation scam after the Washington Post described him as a tragic figure in its recent article.…

TNI Bureau: While Congress is claiming the CAG report on coal blocks allocation is flawed on multiple counts, party MP Vijay Darda has been named in the CBI FIR. The government will have to face severe heats from the Opposition following…

TNI Bureau: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to provide reservation to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for their promotions in the government jobs. The Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament before…

TNI Bureau: In a major initiative to give protection and justice to women at the workplace, the Lok Sabha has passed the anti-sexual harassment bill 2010 amidst disruption in the House over coal blocks allocation on Monday. The famous…

TNI Bureau: While the fate of the 60 coal blocks is in suspense, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIRs against five companies in connection with the coal block allocation that caused a huge loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore to…