President Pratibha Patil returned arrived in Mumbai on Monday, cutting short her two-nation visit to Vietnam and Indonesia by two days in the wake of terror strikes in this metropolis. Patil, who......
Holding that infrastructure deficiency in the north-east is a "major concern", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday announced linking of all state capitals there by rail to ensure better......
'India, by virtue of its gigantic population and geography, stands at the very front line of this climate catastrophe.''But this is a threat that our easily distracted national mind is ill-equipped......
'The RSS has opposed the introduction of GM Mustard tooth and nail, but PM Modi does not give a hoot for what they think.' IMAGE: A farmer examines his mustard crop in a field at Verka village in......
President Franklin Roosevelt, as soon as he took over as president at the darkest hour of US history -- the Great Depression -- spoke to his countrymen in his inaugural address and told them 'the......
The base is low. The vehicle penetration level is modest as compared to other regions. But the trend is definitely positive in the eastern region of the country, even in the depressed automobile......
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......
The Indian economy has the potential to grow by more than 7.5 per cent annually and become the third largest in the world surpassing the developed nations like Italy, France and Germany in the......
Dr Samar Sen, one of India's foremost and earliest agricultural economists, passed away on Wednesday. He was 88. He had been ailing for some time.Dr Sen is survived by his wife, Anita, and two......
With the latest estimates indicating that the Indian economy grew by 9.4 per cent during 2007, the average rate of growth over the last four years has been 8.6 per cent. This is unprecedented, both......