Ramadoss's wife, actress Radhika on NDA's TN list

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated actor-politician Radhika Sarath Kumar as its candidate in the Virudhunagar constituency for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Actor-politician Radhika......

41% 'red alert' constituencies in Phase 1 of LS polls

Forty-two of the 102 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the general election's first phase are constituencies that have three or more candidates facing criminal cases, according to a poll rights......

Cong list: Ajay Rai from Varanasi; suspense over Amethi, Raebareli continues

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra......

8 Union ministers, 2 ex-CMs, in fray in first phase of LS polls

Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their electoral fate in the first phase of elections on April 19 when 102 seats across 21......

PM stresses on ways to reduce carbon footprint

Observing that climate change has become an urgent concern across the globe, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday ways and means should be developed to reduce India's carbon footprint as it......

Stable UPA govt providing strength to Indian economy: FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday rejected media analysis that the 'hope' of a stable government after elections is bringing in investments and driving up the capital market and the value......

Education loans: Over Rs 12,000 cr disbursed

As much as Rs 12,106 crore (Rs 121.06 billion) was disbursed as educational loans to needy students last fiscal, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu on Friday.......

Chidambaram and the art of making a dream Budget

Palaniappan Chidambaram, who presented a dream Budget in March 1997, became a darling of India Inc after he slashed the maximum rate of income tax to 30 per cent, reduced the corporate tax to 35......