China President Xi Jinping’s wife Peng Liyuan’s charm offensive tells a story of big soft powerWhat would have been a slightly dour rendezvous if Modi and Xi were the only ones on the banks of the Sabarmati was turned into a colourful...
19 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Government announces service tax exemption for riceFinance Minister P Chidambram announced that service tax would be abolished on rice from the staple's loading to storage stage.
17 Feb, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
PM from minority community!This MP from Andhra, Chinta Mohan, started by giving credit to her late husband for social schemes and then turned his focus on Sonia Gandh...
11 Mar, 2013, 02.50 AM IST
- Government clears Rs 38,500 crore of road connectivity projects
The ambitious rural road scheme received a boost today with the government clearing projects worth an estimated Rs 38,500 crore.
07 Feb, 2013, 07.54 PM IST
- Indian-Americans play key role in Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns
Obama and Romney campaigns have entrusted key roles to Indian-Americans with the presidential elections less than 100 days away.
05 Aug, 2012, 09.14 PM IST
- Government passes NCTC test in Rajya Sabha
Government heaved a sigh of relief as amendments moved by opposition to the President's Address on NCTC were defeated in the Rajya Sabha.
23 Mar, 2012, 03.15 PM IST
- Right time to move decisively against corruption: PM
Underlining the urgency to fight corruption in public life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it is the right time to move decisivel...
31 Oct, 2011, 03.14 AM IST
- PMO tipped me off on Kalmadi, not the other way round: Aiyar
Former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday said he does not “attribute ulterior motives” to the PM’s reply to group of editors las...
05 Jul, 2011, 10.53 AM IST
Indo-Pak Semi-final: Kashmiris bothered only about the matchWhen the prime ministers of the two nations meet on Wednesday, the only thing in the mind of Kashmir’s population would be cricket.
30 Mar, 2011, 08.17 AM IST
- Clearance issue related to POSCO plant will be addressed: India
The $12-billion POSCO project of South Korea, the largest foreign investment project in India, has got stuck because of clearances.
28 Oct, 2010, 06.59 PM IST
- Dr Manmohan Singh: A brand to trust
Dr Manmohan Singh celebrates his birthday today. ET Bureau examines his brand equity and how it has helped improve the political and econom...
26 Sep, 2009, 12.44 AM IST
- Govt announces $450 mn fresh assistance for Afghanistan
Unfazed by the July 7 attack on its mission in Kabul, India Monday announced fresh assistance of $450 million for the reconstruction of Afg...
04 Aug, 2008, 03.18 PM IST
- BJP retorts SP's remarks on Advani
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's remarks that L K Advani is a bigger danger than US President George Bush, is only a ruse to cover up th...
06 Jul, 2008, 03.50 PM IST
- Wheat buy set to cross record levels
With the political cost of spiralling prices high on the minds of government leaders, Union food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar woul...
22 May, 2008, 02.26 AM IST
- Four to five more power projects to be executed in J&K: Azad
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said four to five more power projects have been identified for implementation...
26 Apr, 2008, 08.23 PM IST
- No privatisation for 13 PSUs: Govt
Heaving a sigh of relief, the apex association of Public Sector Enterprises, SCOPE, on Friday commended the Centre for shelving privatisati...
06 May, 2005, 01.07 PM IST
- Traders to protest against VAT
Traders on Wednesday threatened to launch a nation-wide agitation if their apprehensions regarding Value-added Tax were not taken care of b...
14 Jul, 2004, 04.13 PM IST