India made G20 more inclusive, African Union included: Modi

Ahead of the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's presidency has been a "people's presidency" and it has made the grouping a more......

How Parliament Can Function As It Must

The need for finding options for proper functioning of Parliament is of paramount importance as the frequency of the passage of Budgets and other economic Bills without discussion or debate has......

No question of Rahul's apology, JPC demand 'non-negotiable': Jairam

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said he does not see a 'middle path' to end the logjam in Parliament as the Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into......

If BJP wants Rahul's apology, then...: Tharoor

Amid a raging row over Rahul Gandhi's remarks made in the United Kingdom, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asserted on Friday that the former party chief at no point called on foreign......

The 5 men who will decide how funds get shared by Centre and states

The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for......

How Indian politicians must deal with global economic matters

It's time Indian parliamentarians learnt to view global economic frameworks without the narrow prism of domestic politics, says A K Bhattacharya. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting of......

India's prescription to improve trade with Afganisthan

"The announcement by India last year to allow duty-free export of all items into the country by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is......

Top dignitaries to attend 'Vibrant Gujarat' summit

Top dignitaries from various countries will participate in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit-2009, senior state officials said on Friday. Three parliamentarians from UK, vice......

Anurag Thakur: An astute go-getter to lead BCCI in his unique style

IMAGE: Newly appointed BCCI president Anurag Thakur. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter The youngest president of the Indian cricket board in India in independent India, Anurag Thakur took over the reins of......

If it is war, so be it - 2

Raghu Sakleshpur: To elaborate, why do we give so much prominence to Pakistan, I do not understand. They are a terrorist, rogue nation out to undermine and destabilize India. We should not be......