Why a second term for Modi seems IFFY

'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.''This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar......

Fresh clashes erupt in Ganderbal, Centre sends more forces

Concerned over violence in Jammu and Kashmir in last four days, the Centre on Saturday decided to rush 3,600 additional paramilitary personnel to the Valley and asked the state government to......

Finance Secretary Mayaram transferred even before taking charge

Arvind Mayaram, who was shunted from Finance Ministry to Tourism only a fortnight ago, has now been transferred as secretary in minority affairs ministry even before he took charge of his new post.......

Bibek Debroy retained as chairman of PM's economic council

Sajjid Chenoy, India economist at JP Morgan is the new part-time member. The government reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for a period of another two years on......

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

Among possible new members, former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani’s name is doing the rounds.  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with economists and experts on the......

Modi sets up Economic Advisory Council, Bibek Debroy to be chairman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday constituted a five-member Economic Advisory Council which will analyse economic and other issues, an official announcement said. Headed by NITI Aayog member......

Indo-Japan meeting on bullet train next month

  The first meeting of the high-powered joint committee of India and Japan to operationalise the bullet train project is likely to be held in the far eastern country on May 15. The meeting......

2010 CWG Organising Committee formed

A 350-member jumbo organising committee has been put in place to prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi.The committee, formed by its chairman Suresh Kalmadi in consultation......