Earlier in the day, former India spinner Pragyan Ojha said the country knows how important farmers are and an outsider's opinion is not needed on an internal matter.
A PTI journalist was verbally intimidated and physically assaulted by Khalistan supporters protesting outside the Indian embassy in Washington, DC, drawing a strong reaction from the Indian mission which said such activities underscore the violent and anti-social tendencies of these separatists.
Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha.
Government is planning to foreclose seven major assured return schemes of the Unit Trust of India, including the 'Children Growth Fund'.
The Unit Trust of India Asset Management Company on Saturday called for a lower tax regime for mutual fund industry for the benefit of average investors.
The London-based investment Group J P Morgan has ranked Unit Trust of India's (UTI) IT-Fund as the number one among the Indian country funds over the last five years.
'It's a very tough situation. We're talking to India. We're talking to China. They've got a big problem there'
The government on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that officials found guilty by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which looked into the stock scam and the temporary freeze on Unit Trust of India's flagship scheme 64 will not be spared.\n\n\n\n
The challenge is to enhance opportunities for people to generate livelihoods through entrepreneurship, both big and small, argues R Jagannathan.
The government will soon come up with Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) bonds, offering a tax-free return of 6.6 per cent for investors in seven assured return schemes of the Unit Trust of India.
Opposition members said the former finance minister had misled the Lok Sabha on the Calcutta Stock Exchange payment crisis and the UTI fiasco.
Observing a 'disturbing nexus' between officials of DSQ group, CSE, SCHIL and UTI, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on stock scam on Thursday asked various regulators to expedite probe into the matter that led to a Rs 21.40-crore loss to UTI.
The government will provide Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) to UTI-I in the next fiscal to enable closure of three assured return schemes.
The Congress victory in Karnataka, its first big state since 2018, puts the party back in the game for general elections as it re-establishes primacy in the opposition space that is currently vastly fragmented despite efforts to cobble up a united front against the BJP.
Naik was booked by the Enforcement Directorate in 2016 based on a National Investigation Agency FIR that was registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
As the posters suddenly sprang up in Kumbakonam, the VCK members staged an agitation demanding stringent action on the Indu Makkal Katchi for their affront on Ambedkar.
Against the backdrop of Kerala's appetite for commonsense, it was assumed that this controversy would pass. Respect for rationalism and scientific outlook is strong in the state despite political forces gnawing at it for their own goals, observes Shyam G Menon.
The court on Thursday directed the CBI to withdraw a Look-Out Circular issued against Patel in a case of an alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act and apologise to him.
The United States has said it supports a direct dialogue between India and Pakistan as outlined in the Shimla Agreement
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the current logjam in Parliament could end if the Opposition and the government sit for a discussion and both move two steps forward.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make its maiden commercial launch of 36 broadband communication satellites on board the space agency's heaviest rocket LVM3-M2, the countdown for which began early on Saturday at Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
Parliamentarians and legislators across the country voted on Monday to elect India's 15th president, choosing between opposition pick Yashwant Sinha and National Democratic Alliance nominee Droupadi Murmu who is favoured to win the battle to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Joint Parliament Committee report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, has indicted former finance secretary Ajit Kumar for failing to resolve in time the redemption problem of the Unit Trust of India.
