Indicating he was ready to don any role in the Congress after the 2014 general elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he will be “very happy” to work under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

The coal ministry, racing against time set by the Supreme Court for tracing the missing documents pertaining to the Coalgate scam, has begun approaching the concerned PSUs to locate the untraceable files sought by the CBI in connection with the scam.

The Parliament on Friday passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011 that aims to create a regulator for the sector and allows at least 26 per cent FDI.

Power-hungry Indian Olympic Association officials now have time till October 31 to get things in place, following the world body’s toughened stand on the ethics issue.

The G20 summit has failed to heal the rift over US plans for military action against the embattled Syrian regime, as world leaders today could not reach a consensus on the deeply divisive issue.

Apprehensions are being raised from official quarters now that India may have lost nearly 640 square km of area on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh in the past few months due to the Chinese

India’s external debt rose by almost 13 per cent to $ 390 billion in 2012-13, mainly due to an increase in short-term trade credit and external commercial borrowings amid a high current account deficit.

Pakistan said on Thursday that Islamabad and New Delhi are working on the meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly sess

Market regulator Sebi today slapped a total fine of Rs 3.5 lakh on five individuals for their role in alleged fraudulent trading practices in the shares of Alchemist.

To the great relief of the Indian government, Iran has finally decided to release Indian oil tanker MT Desh Shanti, which was under its detention since August 12.