BJP’s Mission 44 in J&K fails; but party may be key player in nex...
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mission 44 in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has failed, but the party has established itself as a powerhouse in Jammu, relegating the Congress to second place. But the Congress has not been humbled in Jammu – as was widely feared. The results and counting trends... read more »
Govt eyes Rs 1.47 lakh cr from 92 coal blocks
Government is targeting a revenue of Rs 1.47 lakh crore from the allotment and auction of 92 coal blocks out of those being given out in the first phase to private as well as public sector entities. The 92 coal blocks to be both alloted and auctioned have geological reserves of 18,446 million... read more »
Gold Falls by Rs 45 to Rs 27,265 on Sluggish Demand
New Delhi: In a mixed pattern of trading, gold prices declined by Rs 45 to Rs 27,265 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Monday, owing to slackened demand from jewelers at prevailing levels even as metal rise in global markets. Silver, however, found fresh buying support from industrial users and... read more »
RBI’s credibility loss: It’s wrong to blame Subbarao alone; UPA...
The mid-year economic review of the Narendra Modi government has made some strong-worded, direct observations against former RBI governor D Subbarao saying the monetary policy lost credibility in the economy during his stint at the central bank. “For nearly six years (2007 third quarter to 2013... read more »
Germany’s Left Party Secures First State Governorship
BERLIN—A quarter-of-a-century after the Berlin Wall fell, the successor to East Germany’s ruling party claimed its biggest political prize on Friday when it secured its first state... read more »
In Ashton Carter, Nominee for Defense Secretary, a Change in Direction
Ash is rightly regarded as one of our nation’s foremost national security leaders,” Mr. Obama said in announcing Mr. Carter’s nomination in the Roosevelt Room, which was filled with... read more »
China ex-security chief’s fall cements Xi’s grip on power
The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to arrest and expel former security chief Zhou Yongkang is a bold step that demonstrates President Xi Jinping’s determination to... read more »
LIVE: Army seizes Pak-made arms, food packets from slain terrorists
Taking a jibe at PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti over her statement blaming the media for yesterday’s terror attacks, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy today said the high... read more »
Pak support for Hafiz Saeed nothing short of mainstreaming terror...
New Delhi: Lashing out strongly, India on Friday said Pakistan’s support to UN-designated terrorist and Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his proscribed Jamaat-ud-Dawah was... read more »
