Government

Modi pays surprise visit to Pak PM Nawaz Sharif

26 Dec 2015

On his way back from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled stopover in Islamabad to greet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday

A tale of two ministers

22 Dec 2015

The process of coping with the temperament of ministers can be quite trying for a bureaucrat, writes Vivek K Agnihotri, former secretary general, Rajya Sabha

New bill to address corporate insolvency resolution may sail through

22 Dec 2015

PM Modi gives Jaitley clean chit in cricket board case

22 Dec 2015

Nepal govt to address Madhesis' concerns, amend Constitution

21 Dec 2015

The new constitution threatened to politically marginalise Madhesis, who reside in the Terai region near the border with India and constitute nearly 52 per cent of Nepal's population

Can’t stop rape convict from being freed, says SC

21 Dec 2015

The juvenile convict in the December 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder was released to an NGO on Sunday as the Supreme Court said there was no legal provision under which he could be detained further

All-party meet fails to salvage GST bill; some other bills may get through

21 Dec 2015

Subramanian Swamy to get govt accommodation on security ground

19 Dec 2015

Corporate tax rate could fall below 25%, says got official

19 Dec 2015

R K Mathur appointed Chief Information Commissioner

19 Dec 2015

ED raids Karti Chidambaram’s office; PC calls it ‘foolish’

17 Dec 2015

Jaitley calls on Congress to act responsibly, help pass GST bill

16 Dec 2015

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has asked the Congress to help the government to pass the GST bill, which, he said, has the potential to take the country to levels of 8-9% economic growth

Congress would have avoided drubbing with Pranab as PM: Khurshid

16 Dec 2015

The selection of Manmohan Singh selection over Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 to head the United Progressive Alliance government came as a surprise not only to the Congress but also to outsiders and many argue the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing if the choice had been the other way around, says former union minister Salman Khurshid

ED official handling National Herald case shunted out

16 Dec 2015

Centre, states must have say in judicial appointments: SC

16 Dec 2015

Kejriwal lashes out at Modi, after raid

15 Dec 2015

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the centre after the CBI raided and sealed his office, allegedly in connection with a corruption case against his chief secretary Rajendra Kumar

Company registration takes half the time now, claims govt

11 Dec 2015

Sushma effect: Breakthrough in India-Pak ties

10 Dec 2015

Perhaps for the first time, the two sides agreed to include Jammu and Kashmir in their ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue, while Pakistan promised to speed up the trial of the 26/11 accused

Indirect tax collection up 34% in April-November

09 Dec 2015

National Herald case: Rudy asks Rahul Gandhi to prove charges against PMO

09 Dec 2015

Chennai effect: Govt to set up 100 more flood forecasting stations

09 Dec 2015

And now, CAG finds Rs40,564-cr lapses in PDS paddy procurement

09 Dec 2015

The government auditor has listed as many as nine major cases of irregularities, all of which put together take the total losses in rice procurement to well over Rs50,000 crore

Cong stalls Parliament over National Herald case

08 Dec 2015

While the Congress members continued to protest, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha failed to pass precious legislation, including the one on the key goods and services tax (GST) bill

Cong stalls Parliament over National Herald case

08 Dec 2015

While the Congress members continued to protest, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha failed to pass precious legislation, including the one on the key goods and services tax (GST) bill