President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political,......

Group of Ministers' report on Bhopal is a letdown

The entire effort to artificially bury the Bhopal legacy is misguided. Unfortunately, the legacy lives on. Justice demands that it is brought to an honourable, dignified closure in a fair and......

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......

PM's Independence Day speech to nation

Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation on the occasion of the 61st Independence Day on Wednesday: My dear countrymen, brothers, sisters and dear children,......

Committed to provide transparent, predictable tax regime: PM

With a slew of measures putting back the economy on track, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said reforms are "just a way station" to transforming India and vowed to provide a transparent......

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda, notes Vinayak Chatterjee. It is not easy being railway minister. Ask Union Railway......

Modi's dream team to transform Indian economy

India’s new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog. Arvind Panagariya, a free-market economist will be first Vice......

Check out these dangerous luxury cars!

Only 3 out of 11 luxury cars have received good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new small overlap frontal crash test, the latest addition to a suite of tests......