Florida : BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has challenged UPA leaders to submit a performance report on nine-years of rule and hoped that the 2014 general elections, like in 1977, would reflect the voice of the people of India. “This government, which has downgraded the country, has to go. Let us affirm that this […]

New Delhi : After formally withdrawing support to the Central government, the DMK ministers will submit their resignations to the Prime Minister on Wednesday. Of the five DMK ministers, M K Alagiri is of Cabinet rank. Yesterday, TR Baalu and four other members of the DMK, which earlier in the day announced that it was […]

The Manmohan Singh government’s free fall continues. With the ruling coalition hamstrung by corruption and misgovernance, its popularity ratings have been on a downward spiral. The trend persists in the latest India Today-Nielsen “Mood of the Nation” poll. If elections were to be held on Thursday, the survey predicts, the Congress-led alliance would get 152-162 […]

New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA government faces acid test in two Houses of Parliament on Tuesday with “friendly parties” like BSP and SP not clearing their stand and a united opposition appearing firm to corner the ruling coalition on the issue of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail. The debate on FDI will finally take place […]

New Delhi: The UPA on Sunday inducted in 22 ministers in the council of ministers; 17 of them are first-timers. And these ministers, being seen as the UPA’s Team 2014, began taking charge of their responsibilities today. Veerappa Moily and D Purandeswari were first to take charge as Oil Minister and Minister of State (Commerce) […]

Haryana : Bowing to the wishes of the RSS, BJP today amended its constitution enabling the party president, state and district unit chiefs to get a second term, which paves the way for Nitin Gadkari to seek another term for the top post after he completes his present tenure in December. Senior BJP leader Rajnath […]

New Delhi: A Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as a result of the Trinamool Congress’s exit from the UPA. Sources say the Congress is keen on keeping the Railway portfolio after Trinamool Minister Mukul Roy walks out. Sources say Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh could be shifted to Railway. The last Railway Minister from […]

New Delhi/ Mumbai: The new-found zeal on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government to undertake bold economic reforms continues with Finance Minister P Chidambaram announcing that there will zero customs duty and VAT on non-subsidised LPG cylinders. Chidambaram also lowered tax on external commercial borrowings (ECB) by Indian companies to five per cent from 20 […]

NEW DELHI: In what would be a huge relief to Manmohan Singh government, the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has said that he will support UPA government to keep communal forces at bay. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he will not withdraw support from the UPA govt. Meanwhile, with […]

New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee’s ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh around 3 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress […]