Modi will be BJP's face against Nitish in Bihar polls

It is official now. Narendra Modi will be the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Ananth Kumar, the BJP election in-charge......

ML Khattar sworn in as CM of BJP's first govt in Haryana

ML Khattar acknowledges the crowd after taking the the oath of office. Photograph: PTI photo   Manohar Lal Khattar, a low-profile organisation man with active Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh......

Team Anna calls PM corrupt, seeks inquiry against him

Team Anna on Saturday clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with 13 other cabinet ministers, whom they accused of corruption, which the Congress dismissed as......

President's address to the Parliament

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......

Nifty settles June F&O series a tad above 9,500; Sensex ends flat

Market breadth depicted strength. There were almost 3 gainers against every loser on BSE The benchmark indices pared most of intraday gains to close flat with the S&P BSE Sensex ending below its......

Sensex closes in the red, Nifty ends unchanged

BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row The benchmark Nifty50 pared all its initial losses to settle the first day of the April F&O series......

Weak global cues, India services PMI drag markets

  Markets finished the session on a lower note with Indices snapping the six day winning streak after investors booked profits at higher and attractive levels. Also, weakness among global......

Govt eyes Rs 8,000 cr from stake sale in 4 PSUs

Dipam is conducting the selection of merchant bankers and legal advisors, and planning roadshows. To meet its ambitious stake sale target this year, the government is planning initial public......

Aga Khan hockey: RCF, Karnataka score

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mumbai, powered by Shiva Kumar's double strikes, overcame hosts Bombay Gymkhana President's XI 4-1 in a first round match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey......

Aga Khan hockey: Viren, Dhanraj for Bombay Gym

Three petroleum teams -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) -- all boasting experienced Indian stars in their......

Central hit Chandigarh XI for a six

Local outfit Central Railway drilled holes in a jittery Chandigarh XI defence at will to record a thumping 6-1 victory in a first round clash in the 43rd Bombay Gold Cup Hockey tournament, which......