Congress taking 2G judgment as badge of honour: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday cited a Supreme Court verdict to assert corruption in the United Progressive Alliance government’s 2G spectrum allocation policy, and mocked the......

'All RJD ministers will resign if Tejashwi is forced to quit'

The party leaders said that not only would they quit the cabinet, but also withdraw support from the Grand Alliance. M I Khan reports. The cracks in the Janata Dal-United and Rashtriya Janata Dal......

Gujarat: Rahul sounds poll bugle; calls Modi pro-rich

The Congress vice president asked people if Vibrant Gujarat had helped them in any way. Amit Agnihotri reports. Rahul Gandhi unveiled his ‘pro-poor agenda’ to win back Gujarat from the......

What the dream merchants are selling you in 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its manifesto on Monday. The Congress already came out with its own on March 26, while the Aam Aadmi Party did it on April 3 and the Communist Party of......

India's tryst with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck

India’s jugalbandhi with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck, neither achieving adequate renewable generation nor ensuring sufficient coal-fired power in the quest to become a $5-trillion......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's report card is a mixed bag

The finance minister championed a rapid narrowing of the exploding fiscal deficit, in particular, by successfully introducing a regular monthly increase in diesel prices.  Assessments of the......

UPA decade was economy's best, says Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is also the Congress party spokesperson, on Thursday claimed economic growth during in the 10 years of the United Progressive Alliance’s rule was far......

Realty check: Boon for farmers or a stumbling block

Land disputes have been at the centre of controversies and social unrest during the United Progressive Alliance’s second term in office, and the verdict is mixed about a law to make land......