How parties LIED on their poll expenses

The Association of Democratic Reforms in its lartest report has noted serious discrepancies between lump sum amount that political parties declared to have given to their candidates for election......

PM, Modi to share stage for Sardar's museum opening

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will be sharing the dais at a function in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.......

Gujarat: Cong leaders protest 'anti-farmer' bill, held

Senior Gujarat Congress leaders and party workers were detained in Gandhinagar on Monday when they tried to march towards the state assembly, while protesting against the Gujarat Irrigation and......

Direct contest between Modi, Shweta Bhatt in Maninagar

The Gujarat Parivartan Party on Monday withdrew its candidate from Maninagar constituency, paving the way for a direct contest between Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress candidate Shweta......

Mining firms may have to share fortunes with locals

A Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday seeks to compel mining companies to pay higher compensation to the people displaced by their projects and......

Mining bill: Firms to share profits with locals

The government on Friday approved a landmark draft mines bill which provides for miners to share 26 per cent of their net profits for the people affected by the coal projects, while the burden on......

Quebeck opens mining door to India

Clement Gignac, Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export, and Dinsha Patel, India's Minister of Mining, have agreed on a draft accord on investment and sustainable development......

Nalco to invest 700 crore in mines

The country's second-largest aluminium producer NALCO may invest about Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion)for picking up stake in two mines of state-run Hindustan Copper and a detailed framework on......

Pension hike for retired cricketers

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sharad Pawar announced a monthly pension of Rs 25,000 for retired cricketers."The Board," he said, "decided that since its income had touched Rs 1000......