'Wrong to allege ED is politically motivated'

'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate......

Foreigners availing research visa to undergo strict scrutiny

Foreigners intending to work in NGOs, carry out research work on human rights and environment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detection of several......

Naxals are our own people, says PM

The full text of the prime minister's motion of thanks to the President's address.Madam Speaker, I join all Members of Parliament in expressing our grateful regards and thanks to the honourable......

Prime Minister's Independence Day Address

Following is the text of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's address from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day:"Dear citizens, I greet you on the 63rd anniversary of our......

Highlights of the Interim Budget 2009-10

Presenting the interim Budget for 2009-10 in Lok Sabha, acting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee claimed in Parliament on Monday that every effort has been made to fulfil promises made to the......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

Farm loan funding plan approved

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the farmers' debt relief fund with an initial corpus of Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion). The scheme, for small farmers, was announced in the Budget. The fund......

Highlights of Union Budget 2008-09

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented his fifth Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following are the highlights: Changes in I-T slab. Threshold of exemption for all Income Tax assesses......

Delhi High Court orders AFI to consider Tejaswin Shankar for CWG

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tejaswin Shankar/Twitter The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Selection Committee to consider on merits the case of athlete Tejaswin Shankar, a high jumper who......

How India plans to prepare medal winners for 2024, 2028 Olympics

IMAGE: Rajyavardhan Rathore interacts with students at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: Rajyavardhan Rathore/Twitter Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan......