India`s first National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, who died in New Delhi on Friday night, was a pivotal figure in shaping foreign policy during NDA government and a troubleshooter of prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A career diplo
Accusing the government of using the CBI to remain in power, BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said he was "almost sure" that it will not last till 2014. He attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claiming that his contention about
"Why should we pay to talk to each other?" questioned union minister for telecommunication and IT, Kapil Sibal. He said the mindset of the telecom industry should change. Instead of working on a model which charges people on voice, they
Sahara Group tells SC it will refund within three months Rs 24,000 crore raised from investors.
The crisis in Maharashtra government after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar`s resignation is expected to draw to a close with the intervention of Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Friday. Pawar will participate i
Finance minister P Chidambaram will be in Tokyo next month to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In his first official visit abroad since he resumed charge as finance minister, Chidambaram wou
The State Information Commissions (SIC) of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan which halted work after the Supreme Court’s order on appointment of commissioners, are still not funct
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Sasikala Natarajan, a close aide of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to inspect certain documents filed by the probe agency in the disproportionate assets case pending against them before a Bengaluru
Do we need different time zones for states?It refers to the panel formed by union government (ministry of energy) for suggesting change in time-zone for the country. A country like India with so much illiteracy and lack of awareness is not fit to
UPA Coordination Committee agrees that economic reforms were necessary and unavoidable: Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Prime Minister underlines the need for a number of measures to ensure investments continue to flow: Chidambaram.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected CBI`s plea to cancel the bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, but agreed to transfer the trial from Gujarat to Mumbai. "We are against the p
Kingfisher Airlines continues to default on its service tax outstandings, amounting of over Rs 60 crore, and the government move to allow FDI policy in civil aviation sector offers the "only ray of hope" to recover the dues from the debt
The election commission (EC) will declare dates of poll for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on October 4 and 5. As a final drill before announcing the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in November, the EC held a 4-hour long s
The Delhi government may distribute cash instead of PDS to the Below Poverty Line households. It may not even conduct another phase of the pilot project. Speaking to Governance Now, Dharam Pal, secretary cum commissioner, food and supply d
The appointment of UK Sinha as SEBI chairman came under judicial scanner on Wednesday with the Supreme Court asking the government to respond to a plea alleging various irregularities in his appointment. A bench headed by Justice S S Nijja
Prime minister Manmohan Singh, a reluctant birthday boy, turned 80 on Wednesday but will spend the day working as he has done in the past, officials said. The photo division is yet to upload the happy returns of the day celebrations at 7 Race Cour
With speculations rife about a Union cabinet reshuffle, the Congress has discussed the issue with DMK, the largest ally of the UPA with 18 MPs after the exit of the Trinamool Congress. Union Minister V Narayansamy called on DMK chief M Kar
When renowned Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath Renu wrote of Purnea in Bihar in the 1950s in ‘Maila Aanchal’, his protagonist, a doctor who chose to stay in the village observed from the closest quarters social backwardness, illiteracy, gr
A crucial meeting of the NCP Legislature Party will be held here on Wednesday to discuss the political situation in the aftermath of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar`s resignation from the Cong-NCP alliance government in Maharashtra. The L
On 14 September, 2012, when the cabinet decided to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, it raised a question. Why did Manmohan Singh initiate this move, opposed by most political parties, including Congress’ coalition partners, now? Some said th
