FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

'A self-confident and self-sustaining India will make it a more effective player in the global arena,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out delivering the Sardar Patel......

'After Modi, Amit Shah, the next big leader is Adityanath'

'The BJP is not the party it was 10 years ago. It has changed. It is emerging like the Congress.''Sometimes, I feel the BJP has taken the Congress' space.''Its politics is also resembling the......

Why Indians vote for dons and criminals

'The voter thinks that the State is not going to impartially deliver services, provide justice, basic law and order, social insurance -- so as a voter it's very rational that I may choose a......

Maharashtra refinery hit by mega project jinx

The Rs 3-trillion West Coast or Nanar refinery has all the potential to become India’s flagship petrochemicals project, with the planet’s largest oil producer Saudi Aramco as its......

Thanks to Modi's push, GM mustard set to hit Indian markets

Activists are aghast that at a time when the entire nation is concerned with laxity in food safety regulation as seen in the Maggi case, the Modi government is pushing GM food crops without......

As Maggi goes off menu, Nestle gears up for damage control

Maggi sales are estimated to have been hit severely since the news of the contamination broke out 10 days ago. All hands are on deck at Nestle India as it grapples with possibly its biggest crisis......

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle it, feels......