“Frankly speaking, the Left has become irrelevant India.” That was the pithy diagnosis from LK Advani, when he addressed a press meet after releasing the party manifesto for the 1999 elections. Of course, this was not the first time Ad
Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday expressed regret on the floor of Lok Sabha over his sexist remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “Meri baaton se agar kisi ko dukh pahuncha hai to mai khed vyakt karta hun. Kis
The lawyer has spoken. Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan on Monday sent a strong reply to the show-cause notice issued to him by the
Temperatures are going to rise both outside parliament and inside. Lok Sabha resumed its budget session after a break and Rajya Sabha sitting is from Aril 23. The debate over land bill is going to be heated (to say it parliamentary parlance) as in
Telecom regulator has asked the government to conduct spectrum audit for efficient use and also called for exemption of fixed line broadband service from license fee for at least 5 years. Suggested a series of measures to expedite t
In pursuit of black money, the government is hauling up ordinary tax payers and seeking additional details in the new income tax return (ITR) form for assessment year 2015-16. This will be applicable to financial year 2014-15, for which returns ha
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With a rider of 15-year grace period, India has finally agreed to phasing down of climate-damaging refrigerant hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) used in air-conditioners, refrigerators and insulating foam. This surprise decision under United Nations
India cannot make up its mind: it grows fast sometimes, and slows down from time to time. Its growth rate has varied from 5 per cent a year in 1984-94 to 6.7 per cent a year in 1994-2000, 5.7 per cent in 2000-06 and 7.5 per cent in 2006-14. But wh
India’s most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed has said that his organization (JuD) and Pakistani establishment help separatist wage a war in Kashmir. He told media channels that “we help Kashmiris with Pakistan government and Pakista
The cash-strapped Maharaja has been wobbling for sometimes one of the reasons is government itself. The cash-crunched Air India is craving for funds with a debt burden of Rs 40,000 crore, the government itself owes Rs 600 crore to the national car
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is giving bonus to its staff on 10th anniversary of its initial public offer (IPO) and is facing a law suit by a white American worker. He has accused India`s largest software services exporter of overwhelming favorit
Under pressure from the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Masarat Alam was arrested, despite his denial of having allegedly waved Pakistani flag to greet Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani during a rally in Srinagar some days back.
Prime minister Narendra Modi features in the TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people list and the short note that describes his works and achievement was
Rahul Gandhi’s disappearance and reappearance have led to much discussion and debate. That is surprising, because he is a leader far outshined by his mother, in a party far outshined by Modi’s strident BJP. In other words, the leader N
The national capital has only 7.94 % of its total geographical area covered by trees. This has came down from 8.07 % in 2011. Out of the total geographical area of 1,483 sq km, only 120 sq km area was covered with trees in 2011, thi
On November 17, 2012 Shiv Sena founder and chief Bal Thackeray died. Owing to all possible attributes of the ‘Godfather’ attached to his name, what followed was expected. To mourn the death of the leader, the city which ‘never sl
The supreme court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on a petition challenging the appointment of G Bhawani Singh as special public prosecutor in former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate asset case. Jus
The differential interest rates based on whether the term deposits are with or without the premature withdrawal facility come to India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given green signal to banks to offer differential interest r
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday returned from his 56-day ‘sabbatical’. He was on an unexplained leave amid speculations about his possible elevation as party president. His mysterious absence led to a lo
