Modi mantra: Lean cabinet, not so lean PMO

Following the publication of this report by Business Standard, the Prime Minister’s Office has clarified that the total sanctioned strength of the PMO has been around 525 in the period......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

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......

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......

Meet Urjit Patel, RBI's 24th Governor

As deputy governor, Patel headed the RBI panel to draft the monetary policy report, which became the basis of the ongoing reforms at the apex bank Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel......

Govt working on proposal to cap lowest, highest airfares

Soaring airfares have led the Civil Aviation Ministry to consider a proposal to cap the highest and the lowest ticket prices, which the airlines would not be allowed to cross.The Ministry is......

Govt concerned as flight seats go empty

Concerned over flight seats going empty, the government has asked Indian carriers why could they not charge low spot fares on the travel date to fill up about 30 per cent of their seats that go......

Now, measures to step up aviation security

With terror threats looming large over the civil aviation sector, an advisory council of experts will be set up soon to deliberate on and recommend measures to step up aviation security.This was......