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  Meeting fails to end Parliament logjam, government indicates all-party meet

  Politics | July 30, 2015 20:25 IST

  New Delhi:  An all-party meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker today failed to break the Parliamentary deadlock  but government indicated it was ready convene an all-party meeting in a bid to end the logjam.The

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  DoNER minister condoles Handique's death

  India | July 29, 2015 15:31 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Development of the Northeastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Wednesday consoled the death of former DoNER minister and Congress leader Bijoy Krishna Handique.Singh conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family

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  TDP Ministers take potshots at Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | July 25, 2015 10:57 IST

  Rajahmundry (AP): Andhra Pradesh TDP Ministers Y Ramakrishnudu and Palle Raghunath Reddy today took potshots at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'padyatra' in Anantapur district and talking about development of the State, which they

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  Lalit Modi issue reverbates in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | July 21, 2015 16:40 IST

  New Delhi:  A united Opposition on Tuesday stalled the Rajya Sabha, demanding the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and others in the wake of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam.As the opposition

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  Manohar Parrikar blames UPA for delayed defence infra projects

  Politics | June 20, 2015 16:17 IST

  Panaji:  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said several key defence ministry projects linked to infrastructure creation like building family housing for soldiers away on posting and constructing border roads were delayed by the erstwhile

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  Parrikar blames UPA for delayed defence infra projects

  Politics | June 20, 2015 15:40 IST

  Panaji :  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said several key defence ministry projects linked to infrastructure creation like building family housing for soldiers away on posting and constructing border roads were delayed by the

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  Over-criticised by UPA government: Lalit Modi

  India | June 16, 2015 23:45 IST

  New Delhi: IPL's controversial former chief Lalit Modi on Tuesday said he has been "over criticised" and "taken to task" by former UPA government."At the end I have done nothing wrong. I've gone by book...

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  Delhi air worsened since 2007, no discussion started then: Prakash Javadekar

  Politics | June 08, 2015 22:32 IST

  New Delhi: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today criticised the previous UPA regime for the air pollution in Delhi, saying that the air quality had started worsening after 2007 and initiation of discussions then would have

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  Government to rope in interns to study RTI Act's implementation

  India | June 05, 2015 16:51 IST

  New Delhi:  The Centre has decided to involve people from the field of journalism and non-government organisations to analyse implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act across the country, especially in remote areas.The three-month fellowship

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  Talent demand rose 2 percent under NDA govt: TimesJobs

  India | June 03, 2015 10:21 IST

  Bengaluru: There was two percent rise in recruitment in the first year of the NDA government (May 2014 to May 2015) compared to the last year of UPA government (May 2013 to May 2014), said

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  UPA's proposed deal for 126 Rafale fighter jets 'economically unviable': Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | May 31, 2015 14:50 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the UPA's proposed deal for 126 Rafale fighter jets as "economically unviable" and not required, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the NDA government will buy only 36 of the French aircraft,

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  Non-Congress parties should understand Congress game plan: Venkiah Naidu

  Politics | May 27, 2015 17:11 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Asking non-Congress parties not to fall prey to its tactics, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said they should understand Congress' game plan of stalling progress and instead back Centre's development efforts and help

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  Extra-Constitutional authorities were "really wielding" power during UPA rule: PM Modi

  Politics | May 27, 2015 16:17 IST

  New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Extra-Constitutional authorities were "really wielding" power in UPA government.Putting down Congress President Sonia Gandhi's accusation that NDA government was

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  PM Modi presents 1 yr report card; says 'bure din' for scamsters

  Politics | May 25, 2015 20:30 IST

  Nagla Chandrabhan (Mathura): Marking the first anniversary of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented a report card for one year which he asserted has been free of corruption and scams but has

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  'Amazing transformation' of Rahul Gandhi: Omar

  Politics | May 24, 2015 12:43 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi preferred silence during the UPA regime as speaking his mind would have meant either being critical of the Prime Minister or his mother, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said and termed

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  Afzal Guru was hanged by UPA for 'political reasons': Omar Abdullah

  Politics | May 24, 2015 12:47 IST

  New Delhi: The controversial hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had been carried out for “political reasons” by the UPA government which had informed him only hours before, former Chief Minister of Jammu and

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  "NDA did away with UPA's 'jhooth, loot ki sarkar'"

  Politics | May 21, 2015 17:51 IST

  New Delhi: Days ahead of marking its first year in office, NDA government today strongly rebutted the opposition's charge that it was “anti-poor” and asserted that the Narendra Modi dispensation believed in growth and social

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  BJP accuses Congress of 'plundering' the country

  Politics | May 19, 2015 16:44 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Hitting out at Congress, BJP President Amit Shah today charged the previous UPA government with having ‘plundered' the country through scams while asserting that the Narendra Modi government had mobilised huge revenues during its

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  BJP never in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail: Jaitley

  Politics | May 19, 2015 13:18 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the BJP was “never” in favour of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and a recent government notification only published the extant policy on it.“Let's be

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  Modi takes another jibe at UPA; says it's time to 'Act East'

  World | May 18, 2015 13:19 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took another jibe at previous governments which practiced ‘Look East' policy, saying India has had enough of it and it's time to ‘Act East'.“Earlier, it was ‘Look East Policy'.