Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away at a hospital in Chennai on Tuesday after suffering from multiple organ failure. The Maratha strongman, 67, from Latur in Marathwada region has......
Union minister and Congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh and two Nationalist Congress Party candidates were elected on Mondayto the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. NCP leaders Govindrao Adik and......
Notwithstanding the party's gag order, Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said Congress should go it alone in the assembly elections in Maharashtra. He said the party workers are bitter about......
Did the fear of central agencies probing scams involving NCP leaders that forced these politicians to jump ship? IMAGE: Newly sworn-in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, centre,......
Powerful union ministers ganged up to scuttle the draft Sports Development Bill 2011, which sought to increase transparency in all sporting bodies and federations. The Bill could not be passed in......
The government has asked central PSUs to sponsor the Commonwealth Games even as state-owned firms, including the Railways, have already committed Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) for a "good cause".......
Corporate social responsibility for a state-owned firm may no more be a "photo opportunity" for its chairman but would involve people-centric projects to be funded by 2-5 per cent of the company's......
The government will consider lowering import duty on hybrid vehicles to encourage the automakers to introduce more environment friendly products in the country. "My department will recommend to the......
The comptroller and auditor general has pointed out financial irregularities of Rs 1846.5 crore (Rs 18.46 billion)in public sector firms in its 2009-10 report, heavy industries and Public......
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday took charge of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and said achieving the 100-day target set by Prime Minister......