Narendra Modi’s Win May Have Mixed Impact on IT Industry
Narendra Modi-led BJP’s strong performance in elections has been welcomed by India Inc., which has been rooting for a stable government to pull the country out of the current economic slowdown. However, for India’s over $100 billion IT industry, Mr Modi’s resounding victory brings... read more »
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigns
Patna – A day after his party JD(U)’s poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Saturday. The JD (U) had managed to get just 2 seats out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Kumar has submitted his resignation to governor D Y Patil. Kumar’s... read more »
BJP Parliamentary party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister. This was decided a meeting of the Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party chaired by BJP chief Rajnath Singh and attended... read more »
Sonia Gandhi And Rahul to Offer Resignations After Congress Rout : Sources
New Delhi – Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi will offer to resign, sources say, a day after they both accepted responsibility for the party’s worst performance ever in the national election. According to Congress party sources, they will make the offer to resign... read more »
Supreme Court bang Subrata Roy, accuses him of lying at every stage
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Sahara group chief Subrata Roy’s proposal to pay Rs 22,500 crore through sale of assets and furnishing bank guarantee and sent... read more »
Lok Sabha polls from Apr 7-May 12, result on May 16
Elections to the 16th Lok Sabha will be held in nine phases beginning April 7 to May 12, 2014. Announcing the dates, Election Commission VS Sampath said the 16th Lok Sabha should be... read more »
Gas prices: Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging formula approved by Cabinet
New Delhi – The Supreme Court will today hear two petitions challenging the hike in gas prices. CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta and an NGO have petitioned against the gas pricing formula... read more »
32 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Colombo – At least 32 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country’s waters off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna. The... read more »
In Ukraine and West, concerns grow over Russia’s plans
Kiev, Ukraine – The besieged new government of Ukraine accused Russian forces of a major escalation in pressure over control of the Crimea on Monday night, saying the Russians had demanded... read more »
