PM Modi to tour US, Ireland from 23-29 Sept: Here’s what his plans ar...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US and Ireland later this week is being watched closely, not just by the business community but even the average citizen.They’re hoping to see another Madison Square-like event from Modi, given the hype being created by the prime minister and... read more »
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitches for review of reservation policy
NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing Patel quota stir in Gujarat, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has pitched for a review of the reservation policy, contending it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to examine who needs the facility and for how long. He said... read more »
Nepal gets its new constitution, but here’s why it has got India worr...
India has reasons to be perturbed about the volatile situation in Nepal, a country with which India shares an open and contiguous 1751-km-long border. India’s biggest concern is that Madhesis are up in arms against the secular and democratic constitution that Nepal has put into effect on 20... read more »
Jagmohan Dalmiya: The man who drove BCCI forward as a commercial powerhouse
Kolkata: President Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away in Kolkata today, will forever be remembered as the man who made Indian cricket a self sufficient entity and engineered a shift of power base from its spiritual home at Lord’s to Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. In his chequered administrative... read more »
SMS alerts for train delays, water vending machines on anvil
NEW DELHI: SMS alerts to passengers on train delays and setting up of 4,615 water vending machines at a number of railway stations are among the new initiatives of the railways to improve... read more »
HDFC Bank, Snapdeal launch e-commerce credit card
HDFC Bank and Snapdeal on Monday launched the country’s first co-branded e-commerce credit card in partnership with Visa. Snapdeal said that the move is aimed at encouraging more... read more »
Sonia Gandhi taunts Modi: ‘Champion of mann ki baat appears to have retreated into a maun ...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government and rejected its offer of a discussion on the Lalit Modi case and Vayapam issue in... read more »
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow after repeated disruptions
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after heated exchanges on procedures regarding Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s remarks in the House. Swaraj today rose to speak in the Rajya... read more »
Afghan government says it won’t separately deal with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan government addressed the growing leadership crisis in the Taliban for the first time Monday, saying it will not deal with the militant group separately from... read more »
