175 Pakistanis missing: Govt

The Centre on Tuesday admitted that some Pakistanis who had come to watch the cricket Test match between India and Pakistan at Mohali in Punjab were missing.Talking to newspersons outside the......

Kurien threatens to suspend protesting TDP MPs from Rajya Sabha

Upset over frequent disruptions caused by two Telugu Desam Party members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien on Friday threatened to suspend them for a day "for holding the House......

Rahul meets Kalka mishap victims, slams officials

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who on Tuesday met those injured in the Kalka Mail accident at a hospital in Kanpur, pulled up railway officials after the victims complained that they had not......

Cabinet reshuffle with UP, Kerala polls in mind?

The reshuffle in the Union Cabinet, carried out on Wednesday, appears to have some focus on assembly election-bound states like Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh, which goes to elections in......

Govt to divest 10-15% in Coal India in 6 months

Union coal minister Shriprakash Jaiswal said the government will divest 10-15 per cent of its stake in Coal India in the next six-months. "The process has already started and something between......

Coal ministry plans to buy Gandhi's S Africa house

Coal India plans to buy the house in Johannesburg, where Mahatma Gandhi had lived for over a year, with an aim of building a memorial there. "The coal ministry intends to purchase the house and......

Growth to continue despite security threats

There may be threats galore from insurgents and terror groups inside India and around in the region, but experts have expressed confidence in New Delhi's ability to tackle these and continue its......

PM asks ministries to work out stake sale in BHEL,CIL

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked administrative ministeries to work out viable plan for disinvestment of BHEL and Coal India, including dividend payment, so as to achieve Rs 40,000 crore (Rs......