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Cong suspends Aiyar for calling PM 'neech'; Modi says it's 'Mughal mentality'

A chastised Aiyar did proffer a conditional apology, but that did not apparently smooth the ruffled feathers of the troubled Congress leadership. IMAGE: Mani Shankar Aiyar in New Delhi......

Manmohan Singh named member of Parliamentary panel on Finance

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of economic reforms in the country, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, it was announced on Tuesday.......

RSS denies any link to journalist who met Hafiz Saeed

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Ram Madhav, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Tuesday asserted that journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik has no relation with the RSS, saying a person......

Rahul calls journalist who met Hafiz Saeed an 'RSS man'

Describing journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik as a "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh man", Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned whether the Indian high commission in Islamabad had facilitated the meeting......

Cong leaders on Modi: Merchant of lies, mouse, Ravan

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came under sharp attack from Congress leaders including Mani Shankar Aiyer who compared him with demon king Ravana and also called him asatya ka......

How HPCL's dream of a refinery in Rajasthan turned sour

The Congress government during its reign between 2008 to 2013 under Ashok Gehlot as the chief minister offered several sops to the people by way of subsidised food grains, pension, free medicine......

Why India had no choice but to hike fuel prices

While consumers will, of course, be unhappy and the country's opposition political parties will exploit this unhappiness, the Union government had no option but to move away from the ancient regime......

Govt to launch grand rural scheme from Oct

The idea of integrating all rural schemes into one comprehensive district plan will be a reality on October 2. On that day, the government will roll out its first convergence model in 10 districts.......

ONGC chief's term ends, govt no to extension

Subir Raha,chairman and managing director ofOil and Natural Gas Corporation, has not been given an extension by the government and he will have to hang his boots by this evening.The ministry is......

No rollback of petro prices: Aiyer

The government on Thursday ruled out any rollback in hike in prices of petrol and diesel, saying a number of steps had been taken to contain the burden of increase on consumers.It was decided that......

Aiyar hindered CWG work: Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken has accused former minister Mani Shankar Aiyar of playing an "irreparable obstructionist role" in the Commonwealth Games projects resulting in cost escalation. These......

Kalmadi blames Aiyar for tardy Games preparations

Apparently trying to inject a sense of urgency into the preparations for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is eyeing to rope in Congress......

'Organisers of 2010 Games should show urgency'

Organisers of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games should show urgency, including in the preparation of home athletes, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Wednesday. "Time is no longer......

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