All you need to know about Modi's new ministers

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Cabinet and inducted 21 new ministers. Of these, 4 – Manohar Parrikar, JP Nadda, Suresh Prabhu and Birender Singh were appointed as......

Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements. Rao......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors: I think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have not......

Highlights of the Interim Budget 2009-10

Presenting the interim Budget for 2009-10 in Lok Sabha, acting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee claimed in Parliament on Monday that every effort has been made to fulfil promises made to the......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Highlights of Budget 2007-08

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in Parliament on Wednesday. While Chidambaram kept income tax limit unchanged, he increased the threshold limit by Rs 10,000......

Aus under-19 to tour India

Australia's under-19 team will tour India in September to play five one-day matches against the Indian under-19 squad.Cricket Australia, in a statement on Thursday, said thematches will be playedat......

Border-Gavaskar scholarship

Three of India's promising cricketers -- Vikram Rajvir Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh and Cheteshwar Pujara -- have won the 2005 Border-Gavaskar scholarship to undergo training at Australia's......

'Australia's approach is to keep innovating'

As cricket is turning into a multi-national business, players are not the only professionals around. The efficiency behind the scenes, in the boardrooms and the cricket structures, is becoming......