Calling for a whole set of structural reforms, the International Monetary Fund has said there is no reason why India could not resume an eight or nine per cent or even higher growth rate in…
The BJP leadership has cautioned its Jammu and Kashmir state unit against playing second fiddle to the Peoples Democratic Party in the coalition government. Facing criticism from all quarters over the unilateral decision of the…
The alleged confession of one of the accused has apparently further embroiled Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia in the synthetic drugs scam case. Key accused Jagjit Singh Chahal has claimed to have given Rs. 35 lakh as…
Income tax refunds to the tune of over Rs 1.2 lakh crore are pending for the last three fiscals, starting 201213, India’s minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply in…
Religious parties offer blood money to Taseer’s family A group of Pakistan’s prominent religious parties proposed to pay blood money to slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer’s family to pardon his killer, but the family rejected…
After a special CBI court summoned him over charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the award of a coal field to Hindalco Industries in 2005, former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh said the…
Barely a month after the AAP won a historic mandate in Delhi, the party has landed in deep crisis with the release of a recorded telephonic conversation between former AAP MLA Rajesh Garg and Arvind…
SAD-BJP alliance on Wednesday swept the civic polls in Punjab as it won 1,161 seats out of results declared in 2,037 wards, with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal describing the verdict as mandate in favour…
The Shiv Sena has defended Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwatover his comments that conversion to Christianity was the main objective behind Mother Teresa’s service to the poor. The Shiv Sena, in an editorial…
The government has ordered security audit of official computers and security vetting of staff of major Ministries and departments following detection of corporate espionage. The decisions have been taken at a high-level meeting convened by…