Govt reconstitutes NAC; drops 3 major names

The government has reconstituted the National Advisory Council chaired by Sonia Gandhi by dropping three members and inducting two new faces. Planning Commission member Mihir Shah and Ashis......

NAC raises food security, communal violence issues

Food security, minority welfare and legislation to deal with communal violence ranked high in the 14-point focus area listed by the newly-constituted National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by......

Aiyar, Antony, 15 others take oath in RS

Seventeen members, including new and re-elected ones, took oath in Rajya Sabha, which reassembled after a month-long break, on Thursday. Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar took oath as a......

Javed Akhtar, Aiyar among 5 nominated to RS

Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar were nominated to Rajya Sabha along with three others on Friday. Noted economist and former Planning Commission member......

Ranji Trophy: Abhimanyu puts Bengal in command against TN

Youngster Abhimanyu Easwaran showed the way with a majestic 150 against Tamil Nadu to take bottom-placed Bengal in sight of their first outright win this season in the Ranji Trophy group A fixture......