'War is not an option for India and Pakistan'

Chief Minister of the Punjab province in Pakistan and the Pakistan prime minister's brother, Shahbaz Sharif, tells Nayanima Basu that strategic issues go hand in hand with trade normalisation.......

War not an option, but can't brush aside issues: Pak Punjab CM

Chief Minister of the Punjab province in Pakistan and the Pakistan prime minister’s brother, Shahbaz Sharif, tells Nayanima Basu that strategic issues go hand in hand with trade......

Govt to set up Disaster Management Authority

In a move to effectively tackle the challenges posed by natural elements like tsunamis, the government will set up soon a national disaster management authority and install an early warning......

Shotgun Sinha missing from Bihar

Remember Shatrughan Sinha? The Bollywood villain-turned-politician is playing hard to get, now that the BJP needs his services to pull in crowds at election rallies in Bihar. Ever since they......

Online plant quarantine services launched

The governmenton Mondaylaunched online plant quarantine services to help importers and exporters of plant materials for more efficient and transparent delivery of services.They can now register and......

Govt suspends onion export to cool down prices

The government on Monday decided to suspend onion exports till January 15 following skyrocketing prices at around Rs 60-70 a kilo due to "hoarding and speculation". Agriculture cooperative major......

RBI's prescription for taming inflation

Seeking cooperation of states in containing price rise, the RBI has said efforts are needed to improve farm productivity, develop rural infrastructure and revamp PDS to address supply side issues......

Agri growth may cross 4 per cent this year: Pawar

India's farm growth may cross four per cent in 2011-12 on the back of monsoon rains, which are expected to be normal this year as per the Met Department."Our efforts will be to maintain four per......