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......

Adani's coal project in Australia moves ahead with final okay

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday gave his final investment approval for the Indian conglomerate's controversy-hit 21.7 billion dollars coal mine project in Australia which had hit......

Brexit keeps India Inc, markets on the edge

The referendum will have long-term implications for Indian companies, which earn a substantial portion of revenue from the region. IMAGE: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron poses with a......

Another blow for Adani in Australia, bank ends adviser role

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's largest lender, has ended its role as financial adviser to Indian conglomerate Adani Mining's multibillion dollar Carmichael Mine, a further blow to......

India's anti-corruption campaign makes quiet strides

Chief executives, investment bankers, and lawyers privately say that the current government has made it much harder for tycoons to get special dispensations from Delhi Activists of Communist Party......

Neeraj to spearhead 22-member Indian team at World Athletics

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from July 15 to 24.   The selected team......

Australia v India: First Test rescheduled as players not emotionally ready

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke pauses as he reads a statement on behalf of the Australian cricket team in response to the death of cricketer Phil Hughes. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty......

C'wealth Games scam: CBI registers 3 fresh cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday registered three fresh cases and carried out searches at over 20 places in three cities at the premises of officials of the New Delhi Municipal......

Bollywood stars for Ntini's farewell concert

Bollywood stars, Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra will bid farewell to retiring South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini at a glittering concert in Durban on January 9. The 33-year-old......

Turkey matches postponed after attacks

UEFA has postponed two European club competition matches in Turkey following the bomb attacks in Istanbul on Thursday in which at least 26 people died.European soccer's governing body said the......