'We Expect The President To Act!'

'The government is doing away with crucial laws such as the Forest Conservation Act and the Environment Protection Act which had helped safeguard our forests.''The President has to show that she......

Mamata's sister-in-law makes debut in Kolkata civic polls

Kajari Banerjee, the sister-in-law of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Trinamool Congress candidate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, doesn't consider herself a......

Ruling BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, wins 329 of 334 seats

Tripura's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party pulverised Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and the Left on Sunday, capturing with surprising ease the Agartala Municipal Corporation and 13 other civic......

'Mamata is a very good actor'

'Mamata has used minorities only as her vote bank.''In her entire election campaign Mamata did not utter a single sentence against the RSS.' IMAGE: A Trinamool Congress leader seeks West Bengal......

IOC seeks refund of HPL earnest bid money

 Indian Oil Corporation, sole bidder for stake in Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, has sought the release of their earnest bid money, indicating withdrawal from the sale process. "We have......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

It's destination India for Japan Inc!

India has become the most sought destination for investment by Japanese companies, next to China, and ahead of other Asian countries and emerging economies like Russia, Brazil, Mexico and even the......

Why land acquisition issue needs a quick solution

The stalled Land Acquisition Bill should be completely overhauled, says Pranab Bardhan. In both China and India the issue of land acquisition has become politically very sensitive. In China by......