Mamata to attend UPA co-ordination committee meeting

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has agreed to attend the second meeting of the UPA co-ordination committee to be held on August 22, sources said. The newly set up UPA co-ordination......

EC directs crackdown on illicit cash, liquor, drugs in Bihar polls

The Election Commission on Friday asked enforcement agencies and security forces to take proactive and preventive action during the Bihar elections to ensure drugs, liquor and cash are not used to......

'Kerala Has Done Very Well In Eradicating Poverty'

'Poverty eradication is a continuous process. There is no full stop to it.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Adhwaith......

Monitoring committee in J&K announced

The much awaited co-ordination committee comprising nine members to monitor the implementation of the Common Minimum Programme of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir was announced on......

Energy panel to discuss gas pricing on Tuesday

The Energy Co-ordination Committee, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, would meet on Tuesday with gas pricing, gas sourcing and gas allocation as the main topics on the agenda, an official......

New mechanism for financing NBFCs

The government is considering setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for financing of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) following the reluctance of banks and mutual funds to make available......

3G auction fund to help tackle fiscal deficit:Govt

The government on Monday said it is in a better position to handle its finances with the auction of 3G spectrum yielding almost double the revenue at Rs 67,719 crore (Rs 677.19 billion) against the......

Telecom FDI may come up in meet

As the Left parties got ready for Wednesday's co-ordination committee meeting with the United Progressive Alliance government, senior Left leaders said the agenda for the meeting was......

India's 2036 Olympics push: Key meeting in Hyderabad

'Hosting the Olympics is a national mission, and we must move forward together.' IMAGE: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged states to identify top sportsperson who can transition......

PCB launches committee to probe umpire fixing claims

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has constituted a committee to probe into the allegations of corruption against umpires Nadeem Ghouri and Anis-ur-Rehman. Although the PCB is yet to make an......

IOA: PT Usha confronted over CEO's Rs.20 lakh monthly salary!

IMAGE: The main agenda of the IOA Executive Council meeting called by Usha was ratification of Iyer's appointment as CEO on January 5. Photograph: ANI Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha......

BCCI to players: Obey new rules or face IPL ban, fee cuts

IMAGE: Restrictions were sought by head coach Gautam Gambhir in a review meeting of the team's recent poor run. Photograph: BCCI Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team's "star culture",......

BCCI tries to get media-savvy

The Board of Control for Cricket is finally waking up to professionalism. A week before the first Test against New Zealand, a mail from the Board provided information about media accreditation......