As the month-long monsoon session of Parliament got underway, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with rules and hoped the opposition would cooperate in tackling legislative
The Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani has squirmed on his "non-Congress, non-BJP PM" remark in his Sunday blog "misunderstood" and wondered why he is often misunderstood instead of taking him in right context.
Seventy-six-year-old Pranab Mukherjee has shown early signs of becoming an active president who will keep the government on its toes by forcing it to address the people`s grievances. A "helpline portal" on the presidential website will h
With Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has been given additional charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry. Deshmukh, who is Science and Technology Minister, was giv
Amartya Sen, in his book “Employment, Technology and Development”, distinguishes among three different aspects of employment: 1 The income aspect : Employment gives income 2 The
In view of an alarming rise in the number of bank fraud cases, the central bureau of investigation (CBI) is developing a sophisticated information system to help an embattled banking industry. The system, called ‘Bank Case Information System
There are few villages in Saranda that are as remote as Rongo, a village of five hamlets in Raidih panchayat. Not only is Rongo the largest village of the panchayat with the hamlets spread over a seven-kilometre median, it also happens to be the s
The army has let off its 73 officers illegally selling their weapons in Rajasthan with either a reprimand or a token fine of Rs 500 despite the Rajasthan government telling the supreme court on Monday that the gun selling racket of the aArmy perso
The polit bureau of the CPI(M) strongly criticises the first statement made by the finance minister P Chidambaram after assuming office. The measures announced are meant to help multinational companies. The non-payment of tax on assets they
India has sought an assurance from the United States over the safety of the Indian community there in the wake of the shooting at a Wisconsin gurudwara that left seven people, including the gunman, dead. External Affairs Minister S M Krish
Polling on Tuesday began on a brisk note for the Vice-Presidential election in which UPA candidate Hamid Ansari appears set to fend off the contest put up by NDA nominee Jaswant Singh. A total of 788 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, includin
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said the UPA government stands exposed by setting new floor price for the 2G spectrum at Rs 14,000 for a Pan India licence as its own earlier stand of zero loss at Rs 1,650 crore stands exposed. "K
Team Anna has been dissolved. The team that was formed to demand the Jan Lokpal Bill is no more functional, declares anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare in his latest blog on India against corruption’s website
As the CAG report on Coalgate is set to be presented during the monsoon session of parliament and give ammunition to the Opposition, the CBI is examining the role of four Opposition ruled states — Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisg
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to BJP strongman and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa by the state High Court in a corruption case relating to a mining lease. A bench of justices T
Rebel BJP leader Keshubhai Patel, who announced the formation of a new party to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming assembly polls, is likely to be projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the anti-Modi outfit and i
The UPA2 has decided to take on yoga guru baba Ramdev. Ramdev, who is campaigning against black money may have to explain the black money he has been generating by evading payment of taxes to the government. His Haridwar-based Divy
Speculations are on these days as to what is likely to happen in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to take place in 2014. LK Advani in his latest blog writes about two cabinet ministers` apprehensions about the Lok Sabha elections.
Though the order in which names of the Cabinet ministers are list on the government website do not signify any seniority, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar who had jumped to No 2 position after Pranab Mukherjee`s exit is back as No 3 with finance
Belgium is looking at investment in India’s lagging infrastructure and deepening trade ties between two countries. Visiting deputy prime minister of Belgium Didier Reyneders said at a gathering of industrialists in New Delhi that his country
