Issues of spurt in global food prices to "dangerous levels" and fragile economic recovery will figure prominently during the two-day meeting of the G-20 Finance Ministers beginning here tomorrow. The meeting, which will also be a
Former Telecom Minister A Raja, arrested for his alleged role in 2G Spectrum allocation scam, was sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court today under 14-days` judicial custody. "The accused is remanded in judicial custody till March 3,&qu
In the wake of the abduction of a district collector by Maoists in Orissa, the centre today hinted at temporary suspension of operations against the extremists to facilitate his safe release. Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said the ce
In the wake of falling onion prices, the government on Thursday lifted the ban on export of onions. The decision to this effect was taken by an empowered group of ministers on food headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Just a day after prime minister Manmohan Singh sought to explain away the controversial 2G spectrum allocations of 2008, it emerges that the finance ministry may not have agreed completely with the conditions of the allotments after all. In what s
Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the Centre is likely to take a tomorrow a decision on lifting the ban on export of sugar and onion. The State, where farmers are demanding lifting of the ban, has been consistently fo
Pollution and overheating have topped the list of seven deadly stress factors which effect Mumbai commuters the most, a survey has revealed. Road rage, rash and dangerous driving, loud mobile conversations, delays and service interruptions
The District Collector of Orissa`s Maoist-hit Malkangiri has been kidnapped by Maoists, who are demanding withdrawal of Central forces and release of jailed ultras. Malkangiri collector R V Krishna along with a junior engineer went missing
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday lashed out at prime minister Manmohan Singh over the latter`s assertion that A Raja was included in the UPA2 cabinet despite the glaring 2G losses he had incurred for the government because of coalition politic
The expert group on low carbon growth strategy formed by the planning commission will submit its report in the first week of March. Kirit Parikh, the head of the expert group, said that the report will be submitted to the plan panel first and then
History is never charitable to weak rulers. Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s interaction with TV editors today has reinforced his image of a ruler quite vulnerable to political machinations. During those 70 minutes when he fielded a volley of
After a meeting with the civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday, a member of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has said that the minister has promised to look into the grievances of the Indian Airlines pilots represented b
Union law minister M Veerappa Moily today said the government had no role to play on the issue of I-T authorities in Kerala declining to furnish details of assets of former CJI K G Balakrishnan and his family members. "I don`t
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted he was not aware of the methodology of the controversial first-come, first-serve (FCFS) policy followed for 2G spectrum allocation by disgraced former telecom minister A Raja, which resulted in a huge s
The controversial S-Band spectrum deal between ISRO`s commercial arm Antrix and private firm Devas Multimedia was scrapped on Thursday. The move came even as it emerged that the prime minister may have ignored the finance ministry`s sugge
Senior MPs questioned CBI director Amar Pratap Singh at the public accounts committee meeting. One MP, however, asked for Singh’s personal mobile number. Wonder which way the questioning went. DMK leader T R Baalu slipped at t
Congressmen on Tuesday batted for farmers, weavers, minorities and for making education loans cheaper in the upcoming Budget 2011-12. These were the predictable suggestions made by a bunch of party people to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who v
The Congress on Tuesday lashed out at L k advani for calling Manmohan Singh a "weak prime minister", saying that teh aging opposition leader did not have any issues to talk about. "Advani is like a stuck gramophone record. H
Railways minister Mamata Banerjee locked horns with her cabinet colleagues, finance`s Pranab Mukherjee and home`s P Chidmabaram, at a recent meeting over the treatment meted out to government servants accused of corruption. The troika were at a me
Faced with high food inflation, the government today decided to increase fertiliser subsidy to absorb high global prices so that the domestic price of urea, Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)and muriate of potash (MOP) are protected. The g
