BJP withdraws changes, to stick with UPA's 2013 land bill

In a climbdown, the Bharatiya Janata Party has agreed to bring back the key provisions of United Progressive Alliance land law including the ones on consent clause and social impact assessment and......

Naidu slams Cong for disrupting Parliament when Gurdaspur attack was on

The Gurdaspur attack found its echo in Lok Sabha where members across the political spectrum condemned the incident and asked the government to use all the force to quell terrorism which continues......

Kejriwal, Mohandas Pai to speak at Wharton

Activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal and Manipal Group chairman Mohandas Pai are two new faces who will address the prestigious Wharton India Economic Forum meeting. In a fresh list of......

After protests, Wharton cancels Modi's keynote address

The prestigious Wharton school on Sunday cancelled the keynote address of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, following uproar from a section of university professors and students about the......

'India ready for bilateral investment treaty talks with US'

India is ready for talks with the US on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), which would reinvigorate trade ties between the two countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said."We......

4 Indian Americans charged with healthcare fraud

Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago, have been charged with healthcare fraud estimated to be running into millions of dollars. Federal......

Geithner's India visit to boost trade ties

The US has decided to give top priority to its ties with India, which is reflected in an unprecedented series of high-level exchange of visits between the two countries this month aimed at taking......

No link between Bhopal and funds: US

The US has dismissed as "incorrect" reports that it is linking India's efforts to seek more compensation from the Union Carbide in the Bhopal gas tragedy with the bilateral investment ties, saying......

Lights, camera... CUT!

With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again. Days after assuming office in January, Rakesh......

Dasgupta to represent CAB

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), whose president Jagmohan Dalmiya has been suspended from attending Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) meetings on account of alleged irregularities in the PILCOM......