The winners and losers in Trump's Afghan strategy

'Delhi has identified itself with Trump's Afghan strategy whereas the Chinese stance is calibrated -- observant and objective, keeping a distance,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. New Delhi and......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

'India, Japan must have robust strategic, global partnership'

On the eve of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to the Japanese media on the agenda of his visit. Here’s an excerpt: Mr Prime Minister, thank you very much for you time.......

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......

Government to have two nominees on RBI board

The government has amended its laws to have a bigger say in the decision making of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by having two members on the central bank's board as compared to one now.At a time......

Budget in line with fiscal consolidation: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Budget 20010-11 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is in line with the path of fiscal consolidation and economic revival. "From our......

RBI cracks whip on erring banks

A day after capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India unearthed another multiple demat account scam, banking regulator Reserve Bank of India swung into action. The RBI has......

Auditors to vet UTI deals with 89 firms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has appointed 17 chartered accountant firms to conduct an external audit of transactions undertaken by the Unit Trust of India with 89 companies. The Sebi......