Day 19: Farmer leaders on daylong hunger strike

Farmer leaders on Monday went on a daylong hunger strike and their colleagues demonstrated in different parts of the country to push for a rollback of the new farm laws, as Union minister Rajnath......

How the AAP can take advantage of India's changing political equations

If the AAP wins 20 to 40 Lok Sabha seats, which is conceivable unless it botches up on governance in Delhi, it will become a significant bloc comparable in influence to or even bigger than several......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors: I think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have not......

Realty sector hit hard by MNS campaign

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's sons of the soil campaign and the resultant violence have severely affected the real estate industry in Pune. Over 60 per cent construction workers have left the city......

Dutch firms bullish on India Inc

Netherlands-based corporate houses have been strengthening their ties with India and are looking forward to establishing new relationship with their Indian counterparts."The possible business......

Maharashtra businessmen want Ajit Pawar to step down

The businessmen in the Maharashtra have given a cry of 'remove Ajit Pawar' against the high tariff of electricity and announced an agitation against him.The agitation will include protesting by......

Rise in water use fee to fetch Maharashtra Rs 75cr

Maharashtra hopes to raise an additional Rs 75 crore (Rs 750 million) on the back of the state Finance Minister Jayant Patil's proposal to raise water use charges.A senior official from the water......