State-sponsored cross-border terrorism of special concern: India

State-sponsored cross-border terrorism is of particular concern, India has told the United Nations as it called upon the world community to have zero tolerance towards those who aid and abet......

TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

Afghan conference: Implications for India

The London Conference on Afghanistan held recently has evoked differing reactions in the Indian media. At one extreme it has been welcomed as providing an effective solution to the Afghan problem,......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Healthcare seeks FDI-friendly policies, R&D sops

The Indian healthcare industry is expected to grow at a whopping 25 per cent this financial year according to the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India.India is positioned on the global......

New drug policy will hurt investment in pharma sector

Prices of various leading drug brands will come down by up to 80 per cent thanks to the newly-approved National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy but at the same time it will hurt investment sentiments......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Budget: Will it usher in speedy recovery?

How the Government uses Union Budget to usher in speedy recovery for India and at the same time balance the fisc, which is slowly going out of proportions, remains to be seen Union Budget 2009-10......