President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political,......

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......

India, Japan to establish strategic partnership

Joint Statement: Towards India-Japan Strategic and Global Partnership 1.The Prime Minister of India, H E Dr Manmohan Singh, is currently paying an Official Visit to Japan from December 13 to 16,......

Kalam's I-Day address

The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of the 58th Independence Day:On the eve of the 58th Independence Day, I extend to you my best wishes for your happiness......

These sectors can create 8 million jobs in India

India's private sector will be the engine of growth in employment in the organised sector in the next decade.As many as thirty sectors have the potential to create a minimum of 4 to 8 million jobs,......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

India's mushrooming medical cities

In August 1883, the quiet American city of Rochester came tumbling down under a tornado. As 24 people breathed their last, 40 others were left gasping for breath and medical care. The disaster......