Parliament adjourned till Wednesday over FDI
New Delhi : The parliament stalemate over foreign equity in retail and other issues continued for the ninth day Friday with the opposition and…
Akali Dal takes U-turn on retail FDI
Chandigarh : After going to town welcoming the central government’s move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, the ruling Akali Dal in…
For life without a cellphone – dial in
New Delhi : Ankit Varma pores over his worn out, slightly yellowed diary, tracks his own smudged handwriting for a number and thumbs in…
China’s 2011 grain output reaches 571 mn tonnes
Beijing : China saw a bumper harvest of grain this year, with its output rising to a record high of 571 million tonnes, a…
Can’t let politics block valued foreign equity in retail: Pranab
New Delhi : Farmers and consumers will be the casualties if foreign equity in retail trade is prevented for narrow political gain, Finance Minister…
US Sikh group leads call for probing racial profiling
Washington : Amid charges of racial profiling by a group of 38 civil rights organizations led by the Sikh Coalition, the US Transportation Security…
Let politics not block valuable foreign equity retail: Pranab
New Delhi : Famers and consumers will be the casualties if foreign equity in retail trade is blocked due to narrow political gains, Finance…
Stalin, son booked for land grab
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Police Thursday said they have registered a land grab case against former deputy chief minister M.K. Stalin, his son Udayanidhi…
Government mulling quota for Muslims within OBCs: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi : In a significant move ahead of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Law Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the government is considering…
Court notice to N.D. Tiwari on paternity suit
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to N.D. Tiwari on a plea by a 32-year-old man, who claims to be…