Congress Core Group meets over 2G row

The Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, are meeting in Delhi on Thursday to hold a strategy session in the backdrop of an united Opposition's......

Yechury meets PM before meeting of Cong Core group

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, hours before the core group of the Congress met to discuss ways to ease the standoff between the......

Ahead of polls, Nitish inducts 7 new ministers, all from BJP

With less than a year left for assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inducted seven new faces into his council of ministers, all from alliance partner Bharatiya Janata......

'Dr Singh Didn't Take Orders From Sonia Gandhi'

'Mrs Gandhi had nothing to do in the day-to-day working of Dr Singh's government.''People say Mrs Gandhi's office used to give orders, which is nonsense.' Prithviraj Chavan, who served as a......

Growth Or Inflation? What Will RBI Gov Tackle?

Sanjay Malhotra takes charge as the 26th RBI governor at a time when headline retail inflation has shot up to 6.2%. IMAGE: Sanjay Malhotra, left, takes over as the Reserve Bank of India governor......

Govt dissolves Pronab Sen-led panel on statistics, cites 'overlap' in work

Formed in July 2023, the SCoS was supposed to advise the Union government on survey methodology, including sampling frame, sampling design, and survey instruments. With the dissolution of former......

Emami has built itself through acquisition, but...

Two young men jostle in a rickshaw as it clatters along a narrow, bustling lane of North Kolkata, each with a leg dangling over the side of the vehicle, a bulging sack of cosmetics nestled between......

7 Adani group firms have received Sebi show cause notices

Seven out of the 10 listed firms of Adani group have received show cause notices from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for alleged violation of related party transactions and......

Ministry revamps TOPS review, plans coach incentives

IMAGE: Olympic medal-winning hockey goalkeeping legend P R Sreejesh is among the most high-profile former athletes involved in coaching in India. Photograph: ANI India's athletes will now be......

Shooting: Elavenil, Anish among 34 core group picked for Olympics

'These shooters will be training and preparing for the Games separately.' IMAGE: Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro last year.......

FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation

IMAGE: Earlier this week, the PFF Normalisation Committee chairman Haroon Malik had warned a parliamentary panel that February 15 will be the last day of his tenure and Pakistan risked suspension......

Was Ashwin pushed out? His retirement signals shift

IMAGE: The circumstances surrounding Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement have sparked widespread speculation. Photograph: BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin's recent retirement marks the beginning of a......

T20 WC selection headache for India: Agarkar likely to speak to Rohit, Kohli

IMAGE: With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma eager to play next year’s T20 World Cup, the selectors will have their task cut out. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Ajit Agarkar-led selection......