Tax relief to individuals, promise to curb black money, major push on infrastructure, capital market reforms and huge subsidy cut were among proposals listed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in th

The central government is likely to convene a meeting of chief ministers April 16 to discuss the functioning of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a top Tripura official said here

The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on India if it fails to reduce its purchases of Iranian oil, according to a media report citing unnamed Obama administration officials.

A decision

Prominent highlights of the budget for 2012-13 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha on Friday:

* Income tax exemption limit raised to Rs.2 lakh to provide relief of relief

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will allocate 28 billion euro (over $36 billion) to support Greece's economic programme over the next four years, the IMF has said.

The Washington-based fund sai

Tight security arrangements are in place here to prevent any trouble during the visit of Salman Rushdie, the controversial author of The Satanic Verses, police said on Friday.

Rushdie is set to take

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on Friday against the backdrop of a sharp slowdown in growth, deteriorating fiscal conditions, continuing inflationary pressure an

The ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) has received 381 complaints of women being deserted or harassed by their non-resident Indian (NRI)husbands, a majority of them from Punjab, the Lok Sabha

Eating out in Beijing has always been confusing for foreigners. Many have complained about dishes that on being translated to English read “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head”.

India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina thrashed Argentina's Gisela Dulko and Paola Suarez to advance to the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open here.

The No.2 seeds took just over