Nitish retains home; Dy CMs get finance, industry

Portfolios were allocated among members of the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar on Tuesday with the chief minister retaining key departments like home which he had held in the previous government.......

California devastated by deadliest fire in history

At least 42 people have died so far in the fast-moving wildfire which began in California on November 8. The numbers are expected to rise. Authorities confirmed that as many as 228 people are......

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to Indian science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not......

Dealing with North Korea: What are the world's options?

After Pyongyang tests a missile potentially capable of reaching the US, Dr Rajaram Panda explores the realistic -- and peaceful -- options before Donald Trump and the international community at......

The irony of green levies by courts

The National Democratic Alliance government has tabled a bill in Parliament to send back most of the green tax to the states these have been collected from. On October 9, the Supreme Court imposed......

Stage set for a clean-up act in mining

For a large part of the year, the mining sector continued to grapple with controversies related to allocation, production and pricing of minerals. However, the sector seems set for a clean-up in......

US SEC charges China affiliates of top accounting firms

US regulators have charged the Chinese arms of the world's five top accounting firms with securities violations, raising tensions in a regulatory standoff which experts say could kill off US......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......