Against the backdrop of stiff opposition by UPA constituent Trinamool Congress to FDI in retail and rail fare hike, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the government will consult allies and take them on board whenever "tough" deci
The Indian airline industry on Friday got a major relief with the government allowing it to raise capital through external borrowings worth USD one billion for a year, as it planned to allocate Rs 4,000 crore to ailing Air India. In a bid
BJP Friday slammed the Union Budget as "anti-people" and said it would lead to further price rise hitting the common man. BJP`s vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "The budget will lead to further rise in prices that wi
Following are some of the key highlights of the Union Budget 2012-13, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Parliament Friday: *Tax burden for individuals to come down: Income tax exemption limit raised from Rs 1,80,
Threatening to launch a "big protest" for a strong Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare on Friday said the government will have to go if it does not bring a strong anti- corruption law. He said he will campaign for a strong Lokpal Bill till
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre, States and Union Territories on a petition alleging that over one lakh children have mysteriously disappeared from their homes across the country between 2008 and 2011. A bench o
The ruling Congress cut a sorry figure in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly as a united Opposition launched a ferocious attack on the "tainted ministers" issue for the fifth successive day on Friday. The tame defence and the "lame
Amid the uncertainty over his continuation, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Friday attended the meeting of the Union Cabinet. Chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the cabinet meeting was held to finalise the General Budget proposal
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has not only refused the Z-plus cover recommended to him at a state security review meeting here, but has also decided to either scale down or strip all other ministers of the elite blanket, officials said on Fr
Akhilesh Yadav instantly bowed to compulsion of muscle-politics just on taking oath as UP’s Chief Minister when he inducted ‘independent’ MLA Raja Bhaiyya in his cabinet even though his own party had a comfortable majority in the
The Election Commission has withdrawn its proposal for creation of an autonomous body to impart electoral training to professionals of other countries, Government said on Thursday. The proposed setting up of IIDEM as an independent autonom
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presents General Budget 2012-13 in Lok Sabha amid uproar. Cabinet approves Union Budget for 2012-13. Expect smaller current account deficit GDP to grow by 6.9 percent in 2011-12, say
Two-year-old battered baby Falak, whose harrowing ordeal shocked the country, died at AIIMS on Friday night following a cardiac arrest after fighting a grim 58-day battle for life. The abandoned child, who was admitted to the AIIMS on Janu
Companies keen on measuring their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from now on have two new standards to go by. World resource institute (WRI) and the world business council for sustainable development (WBCSD), launched the green house gas protocol
In the aftermath of the crackdown on NGOs sparked off by prime minister’s Manmohan Singh’s comments published in the Americanjournal Science, the voluntary sector is making efforts to restore its credibility and breach the trust defici
Facing questions from Opposition over the controversy surrounding Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, government on Thursday said he had not resigned but a "communication" had been received from Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee whic
Accusing the government of betraying him on the Jan Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare on Thursday said he would not approach them on this issue to fight corruption "uninvited". The 74-year-old social activist also said he would decide on
Indicating that the exit of Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister was a matter of time, Trinamool Congress on Thursday said its priority was to ensure a "complete rollback" of the fare hike announced in the rail budget. "
The Election Commission on Thursday made a strong pitch for financial autonomy on the lines granted to constitutional bodies like the Supreme Court and the CAG, saying the dependence on the government could lead to conflict of interest.
Advocating raising fuel price with rise in input cost, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Thursday asked the government to pay a fixed amount per litre as diesel subsidy so as to cut subsidy outgo. "For diesel, where even the rudimenta
