Encouraged by the Supreme Court order granting bail to five corporate executives in the 2G case today, DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other accused, moved the Delhi High Court for early hearing of their bail plea. Shortly after the Supreme Cour
The government is likely to approve 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail tomorrow, a decision that will allow global mega chains like Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour to open outlets in India. Increasing the foreign investment (FDI) ceiling t
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday attributed the stock market crash to withdrawal of funds by foreign investors and depreciation of the rupee. "Markets have crashed because of continuous withdrawal of (funds by) FIIs.
Government`s efforts to avert a confrontation in Parliament today came to a naught with the Opposition pressing for adjournment motions on price rise and black money, paralysing the Winter session for the second day. No work was transacted
Targeting UP Chief Minister Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi today said they have "forgotten" the people after becoming big leaders and they "don`t feel for them". "They (Mayawat
Governor of Uttar Pradesh BL Joshi is in Delhi for a three days stay to consult central leadership on the resolution of Uttar Pradesh assembly dividing the state into four parts. BL Joshi is a former Police Service Officer therefore he wan
The accused in 2G spectrum case on Wednesday approached the Delhi high court challenging its administrative decision to shift the trial in the case from its present venue at Patiala House courts to high-security Tihar Jail. Around 15 defen
The excitement among relatives of the accused and ensuing commotion after grant of bail to five corporate executives in the 2G case on Wednesday led special CBI judge O P Saini to order their family members and scribes to move out of the court.
In the first bail in 2G case, the supreme court on Wednesday ordered the release of five top corporate executives from Tihar jail, raising hopes of other accused in the case including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who have be
The central rural development team found major irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) during inspection in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. The team also discovered fudging and manipulation of
The Jet Airways might find it difficult to meet its obligations if the cash flow is not generated soon. Jet Airways auditors have cautioned the company that it should start raising funds or generating cash flow in order to continue fling smoothly.
Don`t cry over the double digit inflation eating into your purchasing power. It is other way round. Your purchasing power has shot up and so you are consuming more, causing the demand-supply mismatch and resultant inflation, finance minister Prana
A cheerful Congress president Sonia Gandhi was back in parliament on Tuesday on the opening day of the winter session, indicating that she has fully recovered from the undisclosed ailment that prevented her to miss the entire monsoon session.
Trade and commerce organisations staged a protest here today against foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country`s retail sector. Over 300 office bearers of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI), Jammu Computer Deal
With the Indian rupee falling to a historic low against the US dollar, the finance ministry today said the Reserve Bank and the government are monitoring the situation. "The RBI and government are monitoring the issue. While th
As opposition geared up to move a an adjournment motion on the issue of price rise, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee admitted that more needs to be done to get desired outcomes on inflation control, hoping it will come down to 6-7 per cent by Mar
Home minister P Chidambaram had the first taste of the BJP-led NDA`s boycott of him in Parliament with the Lok Sabha today witnessing a brief but sharp protest from the Opposition when he was called to reply to a question. The entir
Cash-strapped Air India may soon earn the lost credibility again. A panel of secretaries has voted in favour of providing support of Rs 30,000 crore in order to save the crippling Maharajah. The panel has also discussed the possibility of disinves
Two encounters, in which five persons were gunned down by Gujarat police who claimed they were terrorists and conspired to assassinate chief minister Narendra Modi, have turned out to be "fake" while in another shootout, the High Court h
Asking whether the electronic media was really free or under the control of corporates who have hired them, Press Council chairman Justice Markandey Katju has insisted that he wants regulation of the news channels by an independent statutory autho
