Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' declared Tamil Nadu's state anthem

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu, an invocation sung in praise of mother Tamil, as the state anthem and directed that all present during its rendition should......

Govt to issue ownership rights of 15 coal mines on Mar 23

Government will begin issuing ownership rights on March 23 for the coal blocks that have been auctioned so far by the government, starting with successful bidders for 15 mines in the first tranche.......

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

The Supreme Court decision to term coal blocks allotted between 1993 and 2010 as ‘illegal’ will hit hard at mining, cement, steel and power companies. Investments worth Rs 2,00,000......

Hindalco to enter Fortune 500 list before time

Just a month after scooping up the Hyderabad-based Trinethra retail chain, the Aditya Birla group has done it again with its proposal to make the second largest overseas acquisition by an Indian......

Four states to take over 100,000 acres

Over 1,00,000 acres will be taken over by the Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal governments or government agencies, as state administrations attempt to kick-start development by......

Women's WC: 10 detained ahead of Pak team's arrival

Ahead of the Pakistan women’s team's arrival for the ensuing Women's Cricket World Cup at Cuttack, the city police, on Sunday, took 10 activists of Utkal Bharat -- , including former MP......

More opposition to Pak women cricketers playing in India

A day after Bajrang Dal asserted it was opposed to participation of Pakistani women cricketers in the World Cup, BJP student wing, ABVP, on Saturday, threatened to dig up pitches ahead of the......