Indian Air Force to phase out MiG 21s from 2014

MiG 21s, which have been involved in frequent crashes, will start getting phased out from 2014, setting the stage for giving the Indian Air Force a 'new look' with the induction of modern next......

Adhir, other suspended MPs can't attend Parl panel meetings

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and some other MPs suspended from Parliament will not be able to attend the meetings of parliamentary committees of which they are a member or......

Parl panel on defence to visit Galwan valley, Pangong Tso

The parliamentary standing committee on defence has decided to visit the Galwan Valley and Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh region which has been witness to a violent stand-off between the troops of......

Shekhawat trying to end oppn boycott of Fernandes

In a bid to end the controversy involving George Fernandes, Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is believed to be talking to opposition parties to end their boycott of......

Meet Urjit Patel, RBI's 24th Governor

As deputy governor, Patel headed the RBI panel to draft the monetary policy report, which became the basis of the ongoing reforms at the apex bank Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

Coal block cancellation: Miners mull taking Centre to court

Private mining companies in the infrastructure space are fuming over the government’s latest coal block de-allocation drive. The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks......

Raghuram Rajan was 'forced to quit'

Raghuram Rajan joked when he took over the top job at the Reserve Bank of India in September 2013 that he wasn't expecting to win any votes or Facebook 'likes' in the position. IMAGE: Finance......

Kalmadi hits back, says his removal 'illegal'

Embattled Suresh Kalmadi hit back at the Sports Minister, terming his sacking from the chairmanship of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as "illegal and uncalled for." A day after he was......