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Karnataka On The Verge of Political Turmoil; Yeddyurappa's Deadline Ends

The 48-hour deadline set by former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa ended Tuesday, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not giving in to his demands.

Mar 20, 2012

Mukul Roy Is India's New Railway Minister

Trinamool Congress MP and former Minister of State for Shipping Mukul Roy took oath as the new Railway Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Tuesday.

Mar 20, 2012

War Crimes: India in Favor of U.S.-led Resolution Against Sri Lanka

After keeping silence all this while, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in the Parliament Monday that the government was intending to vote in favor of the U.S.-led resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Mar 19, 2012

NCTC Row: UPA Defeats BJP, Left in Lok Sabha

The amendments moved by the Opposition parties on the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) were defeated in the Lok Sabha Monday.

Mar 19, 2012

Karnataka Govt. Crisis: Yeddyurappa's Fresh Bid to Dethrone CM Gowda

In a fresh bid to get back the power of state leadership, BJP leader and ousted Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has dashed off an ultimatum yet again to the party high command, demanding to reinstate him as Karnataka CM.

Mar 19, 2012

Railway Budget Row Ends, PM Accepts Dinesh Trivedi's Resignation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted Dinesh Trivedi's resignation as Railway Minister.

Mar 19, 2012

Dinesh Trivedi Resigns; Mukul Roy to be New Railway Minister

Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who was adamant not to step down till his party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked him in writing, has resigned on Sunday evening after speaking to her.

Mar 19, 2012

India, Africa Set $ 90 Billion Business Target

India and African nations have decided to set a $90-billion business target to be met by 2015.

Mar 18, 2012

Arvind Kejriwal Served Notice for Derogatory Remarks on MPs

Arvind Kejriwal, a core member of Team Anna, has run into legal trouble for comparing MPs to rapists, murderers and looters.

Mar 17, 2012

Is it Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi in Next Parliamentary Elections?

Have the thought of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi taking on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the next parliamentary elections ever crossed your mind? Well, it may happen if the opinion of Time magazine has anything to go by.

Mar 17, 2012

Railway Budget 2012 Fiasco Continues: Dinesh Trivedi Not Resigning Lamely

The Trinamool Congress party wants its party member and Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to step down following his decision to hike train fare but he is not resigning lamely. He wants a written request from the party chief to quit.

Mar 17, 2012

India Budget 2012-13: Luxuries Become Dearer

It might have appealed to the common man when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget 2012-13 in the parliament Friday, announced the decision to raise tax exemption limit to Rs. 2 lakh. But, virtually, people are going to lose more money since service tax, excise tax and customs duty are going to be raised. The budget is the most discomforting to people who seek luxuries of life.

Mar 17, 2012

Manmohan Singh: 'Compulsions of Managing a Coalition'

In the midst of speculation whether Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee is on the United Progressive Front's board after her recent protest about price rise in the Union budget 2012-2013, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has maintained "these are compulsions of managing a coalition."

Mar 17, 2012

India Inc Welcomes Union Budget 2012-2013

Leading business bodies and industrialists in the country welcomed the Union Budget 2012-2013 presented by the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Friday.

Mar 16, 2012

Opposition Parties Call Union Budget Anti-Poor

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who presented Union Budget 2012-13 in the Parliament Friday, said his aim was to bring economy back on track. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described it as a budget that aims at a faster and sustainable economy.

Mar 16, 2012