Modi, Prez, VP Pay Respects To Dr Singh

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, senior Cabinet ministers, Congress and Opposition leaders paid their respects to former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed into......

K M Chandrasekhar takes over as cabinet secretary

K M Chandrasekhar on Wednesday took over as cabinet secretary, succeeding B K Chaturvedi, who has been appointed a member in the Planning Commission upon his retirement. A 1970 Kerala-cadre IAS......

'If We Are A Global Power It's Because Of Him'

'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.' 'A man who fought for nuclear reforms even though......

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......

Cabinet secretary says stimulus review in Budget

Sounding confident of the industry maintaining higher growth rate in the coming months, Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar has said the government would review the stimulus measures in the FY11......

National broadband policy to be sent to Cabinet

Telecom Ministry said on Wednesday it will send the national broadband policy, aimed at setting up networks estimated to cost Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) to facilitate high-speed data and......

Crisis: Cabinet Secy to meet bankers tomorrow

The government will take stock of interest rates and credit growthon Thursdaywhen it meets industry chambers and bankers, as India Inc has demanded cuts in interest rates and higher loan disbursal......

Data protection bill: Govt hopes to pass new law by next Budget session

After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget session of Parliament, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has......

PM takes charge of the Commonwealth Games

Sensing the urgency to ensure that the Commonwealth Gamesare held in New Delhi on schedule from October 3 to 14 and to remove the clouds of uncertainty over the Games, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan......

'They were reluctant to accept outside view'

Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell has rubbished CWG Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot's view that the other nations' standard of hygiene is different from that......

Sheila Dikshit visits Commonwealth Games Village

A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance......