TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

CBI's AP real estate scam chargesheet: Govt officers named

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against seven accused persons and five private companies before the special judge for CBI cases, Hyderabad under sections 120-B,......

CBI arrests AP home secretary in land transfer case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested senior IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh Principal Home Secretary B P Acharya in a case related to alleged irregularities in land transfer and......

Independent-minded editors are an endangered species: Ansari

The slow erosion of the institution of the editor in Indian media organisations is a reality. When media space and media products are treated solely in terms of revenue maximisation strategies,......

Mammootty, Mohanlal to settle income tax dues

Malayalam actors Mammootty and Mohanlal, whose premises had been raided by the Income Tax department, have  admitted to having assets beyond their known sources of income. Both actors have agreed......

Olympics: Londoners looking to make money out of homes

Harriet Howse is one of many Londoners looking to make a profit out of their property during this summer's Olympics, leaving the city and their homes to strangers to avoid the anticipated mayhem of......

'Cheated' Noida villagers to protest F1 track land deal

Residents of villages in the Greater Noida region of Uttar Pradesh have threatened to launch a protest over being inadequately compensated for losing land to the new Formula One circuit coming up......