PM to discuss Food Security Bill with leaders

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of senior ministers on Tuesday to discuss the recommendations of the National Advisory Council on the Food Security Bill.The meeting would be......

Javed Akhtar, Aiyar among 5 nominated to RS

Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar were nominated to Rajya Sabha along with three others on Friday. Noted economist and former Planning Commission member......

PM hosts farewell lunch for media adviser

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday hosted a farewell lunch for his Media Adviser, Sanjaya Baru, who is leaving on Friday to take up a teaching assignment abroad. The luncheon at his......

'Nothing in 12th Five Year Plan for upliftment of Muslims'

Several Muslim members of Parliament on Monday complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the 12th Five-Year Plan had nothing concrete in it to uplift the Muslim community. They claimed that......

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......

CPI(M) slams Planning Commission's estimates on poverty

The CPI(M) on Thursday slammed the Planning Commission estimates on poverty levels in the country, saying these made "a mockery of life and death struggles" of the people, amidst continuous......

One-month report card: NITI Aayog plays its role well

A month into its functioning, the NITI Aayog - which replaced the Planning Commission of India - has gradually started performing the dual role of a monitor as well as an advisor.  Though......

Sonia's carte blanche to PM; but hurdles still remain

While the signals of intent have already gone from North Block, the hiccups this time are coming from officials in the Finance Ministry, who had got used to a certain mindset.Sonia Gandhi appears......