Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

Maulana Azad missing from plenary ad, Cong apologises

The Congress apologised on Sunday after an advertisement on its 85th plenary session, which did not feature India's first education minister and freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, triggered a......

Quota: Is increasing seats a solution?

As protests mount against the government's proposal to reserve 27 per cent of seats in educational institutions for the Other Backward Classes, the government has assured that the number of seats......

Nation pays tribute to Indira on her 98th birth anniversary

Image: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi paid their tributes at the Shakti Sthal in New Delhi. All photographs: INC/Twitter President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President......

Taxman will not play policeman, FM assures India Inc

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday assured India Inc that income tax (I-T) officials would not be allowed to act as policemen.The assurance came amid apprehensions that tax commissioners......

Budget 2012: India Inc calls Budget missed opportunity

As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee resorted to mopping up more taxes, a disappointed India Inc said his Budget is a "missed opportunity" and would have cascading impact on inflation and consumer......

Don't raise excise, service tax: India Inc to govt

Concerned over the possibility of withdrawal of stimulus packages in the upcoming Budget, India Inc has urged finance minister Pranab Mukherjee not to raise excise or service tax till the economic......

India Inc wants FM to continue stimulus

India Inc urged the finance minister on Tuesday to continue the stimulus packages till firm signs of economic recovery are visible, and also reducing the corporate tax rates. "The focus of the......

Barcelona win Champions League

The dream Champions League final did not materialise as Manchester United showed rare stage fright and Barcelona won without having to produce a stellar performance. All the talk had been of the......