Opposition walks out of RS over debate on duplicate voters

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Monday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commission's alleged lapses in......

The North-South Battle Gets Ugly

With its age-old fascination for education, southern states have done better than the North.Start-ups, IT hubs, and industry majors setting up shop have changed the face of the South.Nearly 79% of......

Kerala ADM's suicide amid graft charges sparks political turmoil

The alleged suicide of a senior district administration official in Kannur, amid corruption allegations, has sent ripples through the state's political landscape, with opposition parties mounting......

Fake voters' list row rocks Palakkad bypoll; EC warns of action

As the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India-Marxist blamed each other for enrolling fake voters for the Palakkad assembly by-poll, the Election Commission on Tuesday said a......

India short of 200,000 IT pros

India urgently faces a shortage of around 200,000 IT and ITeS professionals. The shortage is bound to grow to 3.6 million in the next eight years.According to a Nasscom-Mckinsey study, India needs......

'Government's first responsibility is to feed its people'

'It is a national shame that the only country that enacted a food security act is now better known as the land of farmer suicides. Indian farming can change only if national irrigation policy is......

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Union Railway Minister Lalu Yadav presented the Railway Budget for 2008-09 in Parliament on Tuesday. Following are the highlights: Review of performance: 2007-08 Double digit growth in traffic......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Arpinder fails to touch World C'ships mark Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh won the gold but failed to touch the World Championships qualifying mark on the second day of......