Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Indian American gets US Senate nod for top post

Indian-American Suresh Kumar was among 27 nominees of the Obama administration who were confirmed on Friday by the United States Senate. But at the same time before leaving for Presidential Day......

Cabinet re-promulgates land ordinance for third time

The government on Saturday decided to re-promulgate the controversial land ordinance, saying it is necessary for maintaining continuity and providing a framework to compensate people whose land is......

Rajya Sabha passes Lokpal Bill, Lok Sabha to debate it tomorrow

After much delay, the landmark Lokpal Bill was on Tuesday passed by the Rajya Sabha, marking a step closer to enactment of a new law under which an anti-corruption ombudsman would be set up. The......

1,00,000 houses for paramilitary forces soon

The government will construct about 1,00,000 houses for paramilitary personnel across the country in the next four years. The home ministry's mega housing project will be implemented through the......

E-auction likely of surplus land held by ministries

With graft charges flying thickly, the government is mulling whether to make e-auction mandatory for sale of land valued at over Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million)held by it or public sector undertakings......

Railways seeks private fund to develop Mumbai's CST station

The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,642 crore. The Indian Railways has floated a tender to redevelop Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) station with private......

IIITs to come up on public-pvt partnership mode

The HRD ministry has prepared a public-private-partnership model for setting up 20 IIITs under which the expenditure could be shared in the ratio of 85 to 15between the government and industry.......

Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics

Brazil's government on Tuesday issued its first estimate of public spending on projects related to Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Games, though the 5.6 billion reals price tag is set to swell as......