The Congress on Wednesday named union minister of state for administrative reforms, personnel and public grievances Prithviraj Chavan as the chief minister of Maharashtra after Ashok Chavan resigned from the post on Tuesday following charges of co
India and US are looking toward building on the economic partnership betwen the two countries in the backdrop of US president Barack Obama`s recent visit. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday that New Delhi is
BJP today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into corruption allegations in the Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum allocation and the Adarsh Housing Society and said it will corner the government on these issues in Parliament from tomorro
Sounding positive to US President Barack Obama`s endorsement of India`s bid for permanent seat in the UNSC, China today said it understands New Delhi`s "aspirations" to play a bigger role in the UN and is ready for consultations with it
Based on three internal inquiries, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a detailed probe into the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam and fix responsibility for any lapses. The prob
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the government was willing to discuss all issues with the opposition parties and hoped that the Winter Session of Parliament will be peaceful and productive. "Greetings to you all.
In one fell swoop the Congress excised those accused of corruption from within its ranks - amidst much arm-twisting by the BJP-led opposition. Hours before the winter session of Parliament, the party announced the resignation of Ashok Cha
Even before US president Barack Obama concluded his India visit on Tuesday morning, foreign policy watchers were assessing the significance of a new paradigm in Indo-US relations, as read from his speeches here. Contrary to expectations of
Riding on the infrastructure wave India, a body of corporate honchos from the US and India on Monday proposed the setting up of a $10 billion debt fund for the sector to expedite investments for projects in under public-private-partnership.
India and the United States on Monday inked four memoranda of understanding (MoU) and two agreements, including one on the energy cooperation programme that will mobilise private sector expertise and resources to address important energy related issu
The supreme court on Monday asked the centre to put before its bench the file on the appointmnet of central vigilance commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas. "We would first like to see the file”, said the constitutional bench hea
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reversed his stand on talks with Pakistan, choosing to declare for the first time at the joint presser with US President Barack Obama here on Monday that talks and terror cannot go together. This is the exact line
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reversed his stand on talks with Pakistan, choosing to declare for the first time at the joint presser with US President Barack Obama here on Monday that talks and terror cannot go together. This is the exact line
As states possessing nuclear weapons, India and the United States on Monday put forth "a common vision of a world without nuclear weapons" and cooperation to tackle nuclear terrorism. Both have decided to lead global efforts for non-proliferation
Remarks of President Barack Obama -– Address to a Joint Session of the Indian Parliament New Delhi, India Monday, November 8, 2010 [As Prepared for Delivery—] Mr. Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the Lok S
US president Barack Obama today offered to play any role India and Pakistan would like on resolving Kashmir issue while prime minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that New Delhi was not afraid of discussions but terror from across the border must
The supreme court today rejected a plea of S A R Geelani, a Delhi University teacher who was acquitted in 2002 Parliament attack case, for quashing of criminal proceedings against him on the charge of perjury for giving false residential address i
RSS chief of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Srikrishna Maheshwari today said the term "Saffron terrorism" was being bandied about only to malign the Hindus and garner Muslim votes. "Those who talk of saffron terrorism are
The winter session of Parliament beginning tomorrow is expected to be a hot affair for the Congress-led ruling coalition with the opposition gearing up for bringing to the fore the issue of corruption by raising "various scams" including
Making strong political comments after a long gap, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today alleged that attempts were being made to marginalise him and his followers within the Congress party. Addressing a public meeting here on the conclu
