Cabinet gives nod for Telangana; Hyd to be joint capital

The Centre on Thursday evening took the first significant step towards creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh and decided that Hyderabad will be the joint capital of the......

Kerry in India: A quest for strategy

India has apparently put in a request to import oil and gas from the US, and if there is a long-term understanding on this in New Delhi during John Kerry's visit to India, it may well be the next......

I can vouch for ex-IAF chief Tyagi's integrity: Raju

Human Resources and Development Minister M M Pallam Raju, who was minister of state for defence when the deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm Finmeccanica was signed in 2010, Wednesday......

Cabinet rejig: The more things change, more they don't

During the Cabinet reshuffle, the "give and take" amongst the trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi has resulted in a new......

India to develop 25 pc of fifth generation fighter

Scrutinising the Sukhoi Corporation's work on the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft -- a project that India will soon sign up to co-develop -- gives one an idea of Russia's size, and its aerospace......

Indian IT firms eye IAF's $10-billion project

Indian information technology companies are eyeing the $10-billion medium multi-role combat aircraft deal, up for grabs from the Indian Air Force. Of this, about $1-1.5 billion (Rs 4,600-6,900......

Ministry's no to 'one rank, one pension' demand

The defence ministry said on Wednesday that the ex-servicemen's demand of 'one rank, one pension' was already examined in detail and was not acceptable to the government. "The demand stands already......

IT majors scout for M&As in Europe

Indian information technology companies are all out to aggressively pursue mergers and acquisitionsin the $287 billion market in Europe, reported a study by investment bank Avendus Advisors. While......