Nehru Memorial Museum renamed; pettiness, says Congress

The government has renamed the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society as Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, drawing strong condemnation on Friday from the Congress that termed the......

I feel proud to be Hindustani Muslim: Azad in RS farewell speech

Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said he feels proud to be an Indian Muslim. IMAGE: Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad got emotional in a farewell......

'Hindutva forces have a grudge against Nehru since 1952 poll'

'In the first elections, Hindutva forces got only 6% of the votes and won only 10 seats.''It was a great defeat for them.''They have held that grouse against Nehru since then.' On Monday,......

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.  A sadhu plays a damru as he offers prayers at the banks of the Ganga river on the occasion of the annual Hindu festival of 'Karthik......

PM on how to build a poverty-free India

This is the text of the speech ofPrime Minister Manmohan Singh at 92nd annual conference of the Indian Economic Association, Bhubaneshwar: I have also personally known many of the stalwarts who......

PM offers duty free tariff for poor nations

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh announced on Tuesdayduty free tariff preference scheme for least developed countries. Amidappaluse from the delegates of the first Indo-African Forum in New......

New ONGC logo from Aug 14

India's largest oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corp will launch its new logo on August 14, the ONGC Day.The company is making changes in the main Vasudhara symbol, the name of its first oil well,......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......

Second CWG theme song released

With things looking bright for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a song was released in New Delhi on Wednesday encouraging the youth of India to create a positive atmosphere around the Games. The......