Bureaucrats not granting clearances due to CAG, CVC fear: PM

Facing accusations of policy paralysis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday admitted that growth rate had slowed down because clearances were not granted to infrastructure projects for the fear......

Protesting Ramdev to return to Ramlila maidan tomorrow

Fourteen months after he was bundled out of Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi in a midnight police swoop, yoga guru Ramdev will return to the same venue on Thursday for another round of indefinite......

Army decision-making: Antony is one of the major hurdles

In recent weeks, the civil-military cold war in India has thrown into the public domain alarming facts -- from corruption to lack of preparedness. In a three-part series, defense expert......

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

It has been over four months since the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been awaiting sanction to prosecute nearly 100 central government employees, including Indian Administrative Service......

Corruption menace: 4 ways to tackle it

Recently, some political leaders who caused enormous damage to India's reputation because of their involvement in scam-tainted projects were asked to step down by their party's high command. A......

CWG: Auditors fear bonfire of papers

Concerned over reports that crucial documents pertaining to the Commonwealth Games may have been destroyed, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has written to the Cabinet secretary,......

India gets $19.78 bn FDI from nations Modi visited

Total outflow and inflow of foreign investment in general for 2014-15 fiscal was $6.42 bn and $75.71 bn, respectively India received $19.78 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) from 12 countries......

This is how Jaitley plans to woo foreign investors

Promising a business friendly environment to woo foreign investments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made it clear that retrospective tax will not be imposed and that taxation policy has......

Reply on Shunglu's CWG findings sought

The government has sought the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's response on alleged irregularities in executing several contracts which were pointed out in the high level Shunglu Committee......

Kalmadi refuses to follow formalities after ouster

Sacked top OC officials Lalit Bhanot and Suresh Kalmadi, who termed his removal as "illegal and uncalled for", refused to follow the formalities of handing over charge to newly-appointed......

CVC likely to summon officials related to CWG scam

Irked by delay in response to queries raised by it, the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) may summon officials of Union and State governments in connection with alleged financial irregularities......

22 more CWG works under CVC scanner

Widening its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is looking into at least 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government......