Plans are afoot to bring out a 'Report to the People' on the first anniversary of the United Progressive Alliance government's second term on May 22. The document is expected to be a progress......
Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......
Contrary to media hype, Finance Minister P Chidambaram's latest Budget does not mark a major break from past policies or set a new direction. Nor does it remotely address the huge distortions and......
The Congress has made it clear that the issue of 10 percent disinvestment of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has been put in cold storage due to a lack of consensus on the issue between it and......
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the new 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana' on April 4, aimed at providing electricity to rural areas.The programme is in line with the United......
One month into the life of the new government (counting from the second swearing in of ministers and the full allocation of portfolios), it is clear that the second Manmohan Singh government has......
The CPI (M) politburo has scheduled a meeting three days before Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram places the 2008-09 Budget. Through the meeting, the CPI (M) brass will, once again, convey to......
Last October, when Finance Minister P Chidambaram delivered a lecture at Stanford University, he dealt at length on India's economic situation and the recent policy initiatives of the United......
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......
India is on the move like never before. Every economic indicator indicates a vibrant emerging economy that is firing on all cylinders. GDP has grown almost 9 per cent in the first quarter of this......