Ex-Maha CM, LS speaker Manohar Joshi passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi, who was Shiv Sena's suave face at a time when the party was known for its rustic and street politics, passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Friday. IMAGE:......

UPSC takes 31 pvt sector experts as jt secretaries

Thirty-one private sector specialists were on Friday selected as joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in central government departments, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)......

NDA allies get 11 ministerial positions

Bharatiya Janata Party's National Democratic Alliance partners have got five cabinet ministerial berths in the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as against none in the outgoing......

Sena stakes 'natural claim' on Deputy Speaker's post

IMAGE: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with BJP president Amit Shah at a dinner hosted by the latter for NDA leaders in New Delhi last month. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo Shiv Sena......

How Praful Patel will play out his new role

From a high-profile civil aviation ministry to a relatively low-key Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Praful Patel is currently busy in launching a multi-pronged strategy for......

HMT, Mitsubushi may make MUVs

State-owned HMT Ltd is talking to Mitsubushi for collaborating in manufacturing of multi-utility vehicles and some other vehicles, targetting the rural market."A team from HMT had visited......

Auto sector may attract $8-bn investments by 2023: Govt

By the year 2026, India will be the third in the world after China and USA in engineering, manufacturing and export of vehicles and auto components. The country's automobile sector, which......

Volkswagen backtracks on its 'defeat device' statement

The company said it would initiate the recall process in the first quarter of next calendar year. Two days after agreeing to recall 323,700 vehicles, German car maker Volkswagen on Thursday claimed......

We cannot go against FIFA guidelines: AIFF chief

All India Football Federation President, Praful Patel has said that the contentious Sports Code should ensure that National Federations were not pitted against their international parent bodies and......