TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

New Body to Appoint PSB, PSI Heads

The Centre is looking to continue maintaining an arms length in financial sector appointments. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre has proposed setting up a Public Enterprises......

Dept of Public Enterprises now part of FinMin

The government has merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with the finance ministry to give it a better control over state-owned firms and facilitate its ambitious privatisation......

How the iconic Modern bread travelled from Chennai to Mexico

It was the first branded bread, launched more than half a century ago by the government. Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Wrapped in blue and orange wax paper, it’s a familiar sight on the......

Bank board picks Dinesh Khara as new SBI chairman

The Banks Board Bureau on Friday recommended Dinesh Kumar Khara, State Bank of India's senior-most managing director, as the next chairman of the country's largest lender. Khara will replace SBI......