On UN's 75th anniversary, Modi calls for reformed multilateralism

The United Nations faces a "crisis of confidence" without comprehensive reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, asserting that the world needs a reformed multilateralism that reflects......

Don't want Maldives to be another flashpoint, in talks with India: China

China on Friday said it is in touch with India to discuss a way to resolve the political turmoil gripping the Maldives and underlined that Beijing doesn't want the issue to become another......

India needs to tread softly on the Maldives

'Of course, Maldives is chicken feed for the Indian armed forces. And an intervention in the Maldives may serve the purpose of creating jingoism in an election year.''But from the foreign policy......

Hate speech is not freedom of expression: Jaitley vs Yechury in RS

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday took the battle on the Jawaharlal Nehru Universirty controversy into the opposition camp asking whether sedition and breaking the country into pieces can......

UK's job outlook worsens in Q1

The recovery in the job market is still miles away as more redundancies and fall in hiring intentions in the public sector are expected even though the economy has come out of recession, says a......

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......

UK employers want freeze on minimum wage

With companies facing severe credit crunch, a top body of British employers on Monday asked for freezing of the national minimum wage until the economy recovers from the financial downturn. The......

PM stresses on growth in healthcare

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said one of the major challenges facing the country was to provide adequate health care facilities to the growing population and address the shortage of......