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Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Will Antony deliver the bitter pill for Congress?

Since two weeks now, A K Antony has been meeting Congress leaders across India to pinpoint reasons behind the party’s abysmal performance in Lok Sabha elections. His report, due to be......

BJP's resolve: 'Dethroning UPA is now our historic duty'

Following is the transcript of the political resolution adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in its national executive meeting in Panaji, Goa on Sunday.In this sixty sixth year of independence --......

BJP opposes FDI, says it will destroy retail trade

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday sprung a surprise for the UPA-II and more so for Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who is championing the cause of Foreign Direct Investment, when it released......

PMO responsible for Kalmadi's appointment: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday sharpened its attack against Sports Minister Ajay Maken for allegedly misleading the Lok Sabha on appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as Commonwealth Games organising......

Ambush marketing at CWG

Till the XIX Commonwealth Games began, many companies were wary of letting their brand ride on the Games. Hence, official corporate sponsorships were limited to begin with. Having been launched......

CWG website gets 7-mn daily hits, to surge

The official website of the 19th Commonwealth Games, cwgdelhi2010.org, now gets seven-eight million page views (hits) every day, with the results page getting half a million more. On October 1,......

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......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

How US can gain from outsourcing

Global sourcing -- the use of labor from anywhere in the world outside of the U.S. -- was once a strategy of the information-technology (IT) domain. It now has proved to be a model pervading all......

'Individuals focused on monetary gain': P T Usha hits back

IMAGE: IOA president P T Usha alleged that some of the executive council members 'have very questionable track records, including allegations of gender bias and even cases of sexual harassment......

'Kohli, Rohit would want to have Olympic medal'

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would aspire to add an Olympic medal to their impressive list of achievements. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan has expressed optimism......

HC expresses displeasure over targeting of Manika by TTFI

The high court had on September 23 stayed the TTFI's rule mandating compulsory attendance at the National Coaching Camp for selection in international events and had asked the Centre to conduct an......

NZ lifter will be first transgender athlete to participate at Olympics

''Your support, your encouragement, and your aroha (love) carried me through the darkness'. IMAGE: Laurel Hubbard has been eligible to compete at Olympics since 2015, when the International......

Sports shorts: Javelin thrower Chopra qualifies for Diamond League Final

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra in action. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the prestigious Diamond League......

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