It's Modi govt that wanted to bring inheritance tax: Cong

The Congress on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans to introduce inheritance tax in the country as a row erupted over the remarks by its leader Sam Pitroda, who also later said that his......

BJP wins Surat LS poll unopposed, Cong cries foul, goes to EC

The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first seat in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, as its candidate Mukesh Dalal was on Monday declared elected from Surat, after the nomination of Congress candidate was......

'What can the BJP do if our opponents ran away from the Surat battlefield?'

'Can we force somebody to contest and fight an election when they don't want to contest an election?' IMAGE: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra D Modi with the BJP's Sagar candidate Lata......

Bidhuri ducks query on LS rant; more BJP MPs seek probe into Danish Ali

As more Bharatiya Janata Party MPs urged Speaker Om Birla to probe Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali's conduct in Lok Sabha, the lawmaker on Sunday claimed a narrative was being set for "lynching"......

Centre doles out Rs 8,750 cr to humour Mamata

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday cleared a Rs 8,750-crore (Rs 87.5 billion) package for the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sought Rs 19,000 crore (Rs 190 billion).......

India, US launch economic partnership

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner signed an agreement on Tuesday to launch a comprehensive economic partnership to boost their bilateral engagement, with......

Premji sees emergence of two-party system in India

Information technology czar Azim Premji foresaw on Friday emergence of a two-party system in the country, saying the recent Lok Sabha polls verdict was an indication to that effect. Addressing the......

IT-BPO union to file PIL against working hours

The Indian arm of the Union for Information & Technology Enabled Services is planning to file a public interest litigation against the alleged 'arbitrary policy' of many Indian and multinational......

Benzema strike gives Real win; Bayern win to go top

IMAGE: Karim Benzema celebrates scoring Real Madrid's first goal. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Karim Benzema fired Real Madrid to a 1-0 win in the city derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday......

2016 European Championship to go ahead in France

‘The EURO final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris’ IMAGE: Friends Arena lit in the colors of the French flag as sign of solidarity......

Narendra Modi is Gujarat Cricket Association chief

Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday opened an innings beyond the political arena when he was elected president of the Gujarat Cricket Association. Modi follows in the footsteps of political......

Now, Euro 2016 ticket sales under scrutiny

Germany's federal cartel office on Tuesday launched an investigation into the German football association's (DFB) sale of tickets for the national team's matches at Euro 2016. German fans wanting......