'This pandemic has given him a new platform to perform,' says a member of the government.'He should feel lucky that he has got an opportunity now to demonstrate to the world his original......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought a strong partnership among BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to spur economic growth, saying that the bloc of......
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
When Shiv Shankar Menon was named India's new foreign secretary on August 31, there was intense speculation over who would succeed him as high commissioner to Pakistan. The speculation ended more......
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is leading the Indian delegation at the 61st United Nation's General Assembly. He addressed the assembly on Wednesday. This is what he said:The topic before us at......
Its internet penetration still matches up poorly to other countriesIn what could be a dampener for those betting on its so-called digital expansion and expecting it to produce another online giant......
The Union finance ministry has sought views of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for creating ‘social stock exchanges’, people with direct knowledge of the......
The massive buyers of gold in the past two years have not been distressed farmers or manual scavengers, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. When an economic crisis hits, everyone goes looking for someone to......
Leaders of BRICS -- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa -- issued a joint declaration at the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Sanya (China) on Thursday.The joint declaration lists the......