Addis Ababa/Juba: As this is being written, Chinese president Xi Jinping and his glam wife are in the African theatre. Beijing expects the duo, on their very first overseas trip after Xi took over, to charm their Tanzanian hosts and those in South
Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said "somebody has taken money" in the controversial AgustaWestland helicopter deal and no mercy would be shown to those involved. He also said that CBI is "vigorously" pursuing the
State-owned NTPC’s director (Finance) AK Singhal was awarded the lifetime achievement award- ‘The India CFO Award for Sustained Excellence Over a Decade’ for being the driving force behind NTPC achieving sustained financial excel
With the “successful” completion of the 5.8 percent stake sale in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the government has added to its treasury Rs 24,000 crore which it claims will help reduce the country’s fiscal deficit sig
The Congress appears far from upbeat about its prospects in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which may well be preponed by six months to November this year. An internal assessment by the party says that a Narendra Modi-led BJP may win as many
The Delhi High Court has designated the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Patiala House Court here for holding the trial of the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen. According to official sources in the high co
Here is the complete speech that Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal made to the Wharton India Economic Forum via video-conferencing on Saturday: Thank you for inviting me to address the Wharton India Economic Forum. It is an h
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Monday on a 4-day visit to Durban for attending the BRICS Summit expressing the hope that ways to revive global growth and faster movement on reform of institutions of global, political and economic governance wi
In further signs of fissures within DMK, party chief M Karunanidhi`s son M K Alagiri on Monday skipped the crucial Executive committee meet, which is likely to take key decisions in the wake of the party`s pullout from the UPA. Alagiri lef
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal began an indefinite hunger strike on Saturday against increased power and water bills in the national capital. The hunger strike is part of his campaign, so far restricted to rallies and
The Right to Education Act provoked many private schools to unite against the inclusion of students from economically weaker section (EWS) across the country. Not because they do not believe in education for all, but because the costs are prohibit
Recent protests by movie stars for themselves and for their colleagues and their lesser known associates against the extension of the service tax to their professional income and the spontaneous supportive response from the I&B ministry reinfo
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Jahuran Bibi and Baharjan Bibi have come to the Bangiya Grameen Vikas Bank, a rural bank, to withdraw an amount of Rs 8,000 for the marriage of the daughters of two other members. They are members of a self-help group (SHG) called Alahi Bharsa bas
Presiding over proceedings going from bad to worse in the Rajya Sabha on Friday afternoon — slogan-shouting, trooping to the well of the House, attacking the chairperson’s mike, and one MP having to be moved to hospital after collapsin
In 2011, parliamentarians bristled with anger when Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal suggested that parliament should immediately take up the Lokpal bill for debate and passage. Cutting across party lines, parliamentarians branded Hazare and Kejriwa
There’s something grossly wrong in the conscience of a nation if that conscience tries to turn an accused into a victim. Sanjay Dutt, let’s face it, is not the victim. He is an accused, convicted years ago and that conv
As Italy reversed its decision of not sending back its two marines, government on Friday said India has given assurances to that country that they will not face death penalty and will not be liable for arrest if they return by the deadline of toda
I was surrounded by film folks, art-directing a television commercial, when the news broke of the supreme court’s ruling on actor Sanjay Dutt’s sentencing. Within four weeks of March 21, Dutt has to return to jail to serve the remainin
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said that diplomacy is at work resulting in Italy`s decision to send back two marines charged in the fishermen killing case and parried questions on Italian media reports that Congress President
