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......

Full text of PM's I-Day speech

Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on India's 60th Independence Day on Tuesday:"My dear countrymen,......

Text of PM's I-day speech

Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address from the Red Fort on Monday.My dear countrymen, brothers and sisters and dear children, today is once again a day of joy and......

Experts share their view on the Budget

It is surprising to see that there is no direct focus being given to the IT industry in the budget this year.World over, this decade is defined as a decade of information technology driven......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Deora in Sudan to resolve OVL's pay dispute

On his maiden African Safari, petroleum minister Murli Deora on Monday pitched for more oil acreage for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in Sudan while seeking resolution of dispute over payments......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......