If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

'Our preparation is based on ICMR projections, whatever preparations we have to make.''If they project around 70,000 is the maximum number of hospital cases by mid-May or May 30, we are preparing......

Pune RTI activist's murder: CBI searches IRB premises

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing January 2010 murder of RTI activist Satish Shetty, on Friday conducted searches at the offices of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, a company which......

The controversy around Messrs Gadkari and Vadra

We should not judge the Congress or BJP by a Robert Vadra or a Nitin Gadkari. We must measure them by the standards set -- or claimed -- by the top leadership, namely Sonia Gandhi and the RSS. If......

Exclusive! Pawar held 1000 shares in Gadkari-linked IRB

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar held 1,000 shares in IRB, the infrastructure firm that lent Rs 1.64 billion to BJP President Nitin Gadkari's Purti group, reports Sheela Bhatt. Is there any......

Now, a 'war room' to turn Mumbai into Shanghai!

Battle-ready, the CM's 'foot soldiers' are warriors as they closely monitor infra projects with a quiet sense of urgency, finds Anjuli Bhargava. IMAGE: Of the 27 projects being monitored,......

Faster than China? India's road, rail drive could lay doubts to rest

The government has also put $3 billion of seed capital into a new infrastructure fund, with the hope of attracting up to $30 billion of private money Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reformist, but......

India Inc adds star power to list of Padma nominee

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, ITC Chairman Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, Videocon Group Chairman and Managing Director Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot, GVK Chairman Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy, Infosys......

Nath's road target to be scaled down

The much-hyped target set by Union road transport and highways Minister Kamal Nath, to build 20 kilometres of roads every day, might be revised to a more achievable target, informed sources......