Nitish keeps home, Tejashwi gets health; JD-U ministers get depts back

Portfolios were on Tuesday allocated in the new Bihar cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who, predictably, retained the all-important home department which helps him keep direct control......

Revolt in Chhattisgarh govt, minister Singh Deo quits portfolio

Chhattisgarh minister TS Singh Deo, locked in a turf war with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on Saturday resigned from Panchayat and Rural development department, claiming not a single house was......

Baghel, Singh Deo back off but loyalists' spat on in Chhattisgarh

The tussle for power between Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and health minister TS Singh Deo appears to have quietened at the top, but the feud is very much visible at the lower level......

Kerala health dept on high alert after fresh Nipah outbreak

Nipah virus has returned to haunt Kerala with a 12-year old boy on Sunday succumbing to the infection, the first such incident three years after it wrecked havoc in parts of Kozhikode and......

Highlights of the Union Budget

Image: Budget aims at high growth. Photograph: Reuters   Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced a budget aimed at high growth, saying the pace of cutting the fiscal deficit......

FMCG: Give impetus to rural income generation

FMCG sector analysts say that due to excise free zones, impact of the excise duty hike will be limited, except for Hindustan Lever. The sector wants impetus for rural income generation and no hike......

Jack Welch gives Obama an 'A'

"So. . . how's Obama doing?" This was the question floated by our host at a recent dinner party. In response, two people said they were disappointed, seven claimed to be on the fence, four asserted......

America's backdoor layoffs

The latest US Labor Dept. job-loss figures came out Friday, Mar. 27, and they were predictably grim: Seven states now have unemployment rates of 10% or higher. And Friday, Apr. 3, economists......

BCCI not to punish players if they admit to age fudging

'However, if registered players do not disclose the facts and are found to have submitted fake/tampered DOB proof documents by BCCI, then they will be banned for 2 years.' IMAGE: BCCI president......