Relieve me from Speaker's post: Somnath

An agitated Somnath Chatterjee on Thursday said that he wanted to be relieved from the Speaker's post, as he strongly denounced the behaviour of a Bahujan Samaj Party member in the Lok Sabha. ''I......

A viable alternative could be evolved: Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday appealed to the Congress and other parties opposed to Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party to come together on a......

I almost made it to Railway Ministry: Paswan

Sulking over refusal of railway ministry, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said he had expected Railways and 'it was almost done'."It is not a question of stature. I had expected Railways and it was......

ML Khattar sworn in as CM of BJP's first govt in Haryana

ML Khattar acknowledges the crowd after taking the the oath of office. Photograph: PTI photo   Manohar Lal Khattar, a low-profile organisation man with active Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh......

All about fertilizer subsidy burden

India's total fertiliser subsidy burden in the current financial year is more than double the budgetry allocation of Rs 24,500 crore (Rs 245 billion) as announced in the Budget. Highlighting the......

Gas pricing meet likely on Aug 27

A group of ministers, constituted to look into pricing and utilization of natural gas produced from new fields like the KG-D6 of Reliance Industries, is likely to hold its first meeting on August......

More fertilizers to get subsidy

The central government is considering an expansion of the list of fertilisers that are eligible for subsidy. The move would benefit fertiliser companies that are planning to introduce complex......

355 life saving drugs may become cheaper

The government is actively considering bringing 355 life saving drugs under price control and take a few additional measures to help the poor and below poverty line (BPL) families, once the Union......