'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political,......
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the joint sitting of Parliament:Honourable Members,I am delighted to address the first session of both Houses of Parliament after the elections......
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you have been befuddled by news headlines which alternately feature the......
Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......
In a scenario of high inflation, liquidity crunch, high interest rates and subdued business sentiment, the Budget is expected to provide certain policy directions which will shape the course of the......
Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......
Mr Munjal's efforts in developing a Hero Honda motor bike that can be sold at less than half of today's lowest priced model (at about Rs 12,000-14,000) have seemingly more to do with trying to......
The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......