Seeking to take sting out of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed`s provocative statement crediting "people from across the border" for conduct of assembly polls, the BJP on Monday said that it is people of the state, s
As the saying goes, politics is the art of the possible. A political drama on the same lines is unfolding in Jammu and Kashmir where the foes, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are at the cusp of turning friends; pro
Despite finance minister Arun Jaitley’s good budget the country’s ratings are not likely to change due to subsidies, debt and missing reforms.The budget has in fact slowed the pace of fiscal consolidation. International
Announcing a budget aimed at high growth finance minister Arun Jaitley delivered his first full-year budget with proposals to boost investment and benefits to ordinary people. "India is about to take off," Jaitley said as
The supreme court on Friday has ordered the CBI to investigate the gang-rape videos that went viral on social media including the WhatsApp. The apex court has described the videos as scary and shocking and asked the CBI to register a case and iden
After announcing pan-India mobile number portability, the telecom regulator has proposed cut in roaming tariffs. “Through the Amendment Order, the Authority intends to reduce the ceiling tariffs for national roaming services,&
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that "if there is anything against farmers in land acquisition bill, the government is ready to change it". Speaking on motion of thanks to the president`s address to parliament,
The Economic Survey for 2014-2015, which normally gives indications of economic performance of the country and broad directions for the general budget forecasts a growth rate of over 8% for the financial year 2015-2016. However, farm output growth
With a bear hug a deal of historic importance has been sealed. Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was greeted with a hug by prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning in New Delhi and gave a final approval to PDP-BJP
Arvind Subramanian, the new chief economic adviser, has started a series of North Block Policy Charchas that focus on important policy issues of economic and social development, such as land acquisition, labour laws, and ease of doing business. Th
After computerization of ticket booking that was a big relief to passengers, railway minister Suresh Prabhu took another big leap in passengers’ amenities on Thursday. These cover normal to differently abled passengers and may
A day after he was called to take oath as chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, sitting in the lawns of his residence, looked pensive when asked by a journalist if he had also invited Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Let Kejriwa
Even while invoking the almighty ‘prabhu’ on bring his ministry back on rails; Suresh Prabhu unveiled a five-point programme on reforms and governance. As he presented the railway budget for 2015 Prabhu announced the ope
On the eve of general budget, the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has raised India’s growth forecasts. It raised India GDP growth forecast to 7.9 percent from 6.2 percent for the year ending March 2016, due to risin
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu presented the railway budget for 2015-16 on Thursday. Highlights of the budget No increase in passenger fares
It was an inauspicious start to the railway budget presentation in parliament on Thursday morning. Led by Congress president Sonia Gandhi the opposition parties stalled parliamentary business over Venkaiah Naidu’s remarks. The senior ministe
In a major blow to the Indian government’s ambitious project of constructing a railway line between Katra and Banihal, the expert committee headed by E Sreedharan has raised serious concerns over the existing ‘alignment’ to imple
In an interesting development, Delhi high court has issued a notice to health minister J P Nadda, in a public interest litigation case filed by Centre for public interest and litigation. The CPIL has prayed to the court to initiate enquiry in all
Militants of the Islamic State abducted at least 90 Assyrian Christians in Syria on February 24. Women and children were also among those abducted as the group raided villages in the Hassakeh province. While nearly 90 Christians wer
This is good news for thousands of families as the US has announced that it would provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa-holders. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting applications for work visas from H-1B
