All athletes in the Indian team for Athens Olympics are clean, a top Athletics Federation of India official said.
'If Vajpayee's BJP saw a chance to redefine India's nuclear theology, Modi's BJP has scarcely paid any attention to it.'
The two countries to resume a composite dialogue next month to resolve all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir.
He will visit Kabul on February 15 before flying the same day to Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday approved 34 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 77.11 crore (Rs 77.1 million).
Newly appointed army chief Joginder Jaswant Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to take stock of the security situation and counter insurgency operations.
Government on Friday assured the Parliament that "wrong doers" in the multi-crore stock scam would be "identified and punished".
The President's address to Parliament on January 31 will contain the government's report card on the state of the economy, and will be no less important than the interim Budget announcements, says A K Bhattacharya.
Former deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha Najma Heptulla would contest from Rajasthan.
Several leaders arrived at the former PM's residence and remembered his contribution to the country.
Amit Shah now enters an unfamiliar and interesting phase of his political career. His success or failure will henceforth be assessed based on his performance as a key minister, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Gen Singh, who is right now the general officer commanding-in-chief, Western Command, will become the first Sikh officer to head the army.
The government on Wednesday cleared 21 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 18.46 crore.
The BJP has dubbed the seer's arrest as an "assault on religion".
This followed an angry outburst of the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister at a party meeting that was being telecast live on television.
His name for the post was proposed by outgoing BJP chief Venkaiah Naidu and seconded by the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh.
They met to finalise the resolution to be adopted at the conclave and decide on a new team.
However, district authorities denied receiving any such complaint and said a case in this regard was being being heard in court.
A Bill to restrict voting rights of brokers as shareholders and their participation on governing boards of stock exchanges was on Monday passed in Lok Sabha without discussion and by a voice vote.
The government cleared 15 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 70.1 crore (Rs 701 million) including that of Honda Motor, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Fijitsu, Atlanta Electricals and Marubeni Corporation.
About 200 children were taken to hospitals in Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chhattisgarh as they complained of uneasiness after being administered deworming tablets.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Wednesday launched a national Tax Information Network, which will be managed by the National Securities Depositories Ltd as part of efforts to streamline the system and check evasion.
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