West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Wednesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the right person to speak on the issue of FDI in retail as he is an economist. "The prime minister is looking after it. He is the right person to sp
In a huge embarrassment to Narendra Modi who has been raising questions on the expenditure on foreign travels of Sonia Gandhi, an RTI activist in Gujarat has accused the state government of not providing details on the travel bills of the Chief Mi
A report, released on October 1, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says that India`s senior citizen opulation will be overwhelmingly female by 2050 — women will outnumber men in the 60 years plus category for age. We explored the
Jharkhand High Court Monday rejected a bail petition moved by former chief minister Madhu Koda in a money laundering case against him pertaining to Rs 1,340 crore. Justice H C Mishra, who had on Friday reserved the order, dismissed the pet
What is the price of life? This is not a rhetorical question or about fixing compensation after a disaster. What is the price of life for a man facing death? That is the uncomfortable question many cancer specialists have to ask themselves.
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday played down criticism by Anna Hazare of his anti-corruption group getting into politics, saying there was no fight between the two and they were combating graft through different routes. Kejriwal, who met Hazare f
India`s first National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, who died in New Delhi on Friday night, was a pivotal figure in shaping foreign policy during NDA government and a troubleshooter of prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A career diplo
Accusing the government of using the CBI to remain in power, BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said he was "almost sure" that it will not last till 2014. He attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claiming that his contention about
"Why should we pay to talk to each other?" questioned union minister for telecommunication and IT, Kapil Sibal. He said the mindset of the telecom industry should change. Instead of working on a model which charges people on voice, they
Sahara Group tells SC it will refund within three months Rs 24,000 crore raised from investors.
The crisis in Maharashtra government after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar`s resignation is expected to draw to a close with the intervention of Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Friday. Pawar will participate i
Finance minister P Chidambaram will be in Tokyo next month to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In his first official visit abroad since he resumed charge as finance minister, Chidambaram wou
The State Information Commissions (SIC) of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan which halted work after the Supreme Court’s order on appointment of commissioners, are still not funct
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Sasikala Natarajan, a close aide of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to inspect certain documents filed by the probe agency in the disproportionate assets case pending against them before a Bengaluru
UPA Coordination Committee agrees that economic reforms were necessary and unavoidable: Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Prime Minister underlines the need for a number of measures to ensure investments continue to flow: Chidambaram.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected CBI`s plea to cancel the bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, but agreed to transfer the trial from Gujarat to Mumbai. "We are against the p
Kingfisher Airlines continues to default on its service tax outstandings, amounting of over Rs 60 crore, and the government move to allow FDI policy in civil aviation sector offers the "only ray of hope" to recover the dues from the debt
The election commission (EC) will declare dates of poll for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on October 4 and 5. As a final drill before announcing the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in November, the EC held a 4-hour long s
The Delhi government may distribute cash instead of PDS to the Below Poverty Line households. It may not even conduct another phase of the pilot project. Speaking to Governance Now, Dharam Pal, secretary cum commissioner, food and supply d
The appointment of UK Sinha as SEBI chairman came under judicial scanner on Wednesday with the Supreme Court asking the government to respond to a plea alleging various irregularities in his appointment. A bench headed by Justice S S Nijja
