Montek Singh, Jairam Ramesh consensus on poverty line definition
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said the panel and the government had come to a consensus on the issue of defining people below the poverty line, which had trigger
Telangana issue to be settled soon, says Azad
The issue of a separate state for Telangana will be settled as soon as possible, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Sunday.
He said consultations with the elected representatives of
Brand Hyderabad takes a beating due to Telangana turmoil
Brand Hyderabad has taken a beating with the ongoing turmoil for separate statehood to Telangana continuing to impact the information technology (IT) sector and new investments in this technology hub.
Saba Pataudi becomes first woman patron of Waqf properties
Saba, the elder daughter of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has become the first woman to head the Awqaf-e-Shahi, the patron of Waqf properties in Bhopal and abroad worth over Rs300 crore, an offic
Sarika in Mumbai film fest's international jury
Seasoned actress Sarika, who started her career as a child artist in the late 1960s, has been named the fifth jury member by the Mumbai Film Festival in the international competition section.
"I am d
Will expose Robert Vadra next: Subramanian Swamy
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said he was gathering proof of corruption against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
"I am in the process of gathering evidenc
BJP leaders unhappy over Modi skipping meet
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his absence from its national executive meet here on Saturday, a party source said some senior leade
Indra Nooyi second most powerful woman in US business
After five years on top, PepsiCo's Indian American chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been pushed to the second spot as most powerful woman in US business by Kraft's CEO, Irene Rosenfeld.
Nooyi was the
British Navy cuts 1,000 jobs
The British Navy has shed 1,000 jobs as part of the country's wider efforts to balance its military budget, Xinhua reported on Friday.
They are the first part of cuts that will see 5,000 jobs lost fr
Now play with Enrique online
Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias has teamed up with social network game developer Zynga to create an avatar of himself for its popular CityVille game.