Coalgate: Crucial day for UPA govt today
New Delhi: At a time when Parliament is stuck in a logjam and the Opposition is gunning for the Prime Minister's resignation, it is learnt that Dr Manmohan Singh met attorney general (AG) G.E. Vahanv
PM rejects demands for resignation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rejected demands for his resignation as well as that of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on the issue of alleged interference in the preparation of the CBI st
If Law Minister goes, what about others?
New Delhi: The UPA on Friday found itself in a corner after CBI Director Ranjit Sinha told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that the draft report on coal allocation scam was shared with the Law Mini
Ashwani Kumar new governor of Nagaland
Former CBI director and Himachal Pradesh DGP Ashwani Kumar was today sworn in as the 17th governor of Nagaland at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here.
Difficult to achieve 9% GDP growth in 12th Plan: Planning Commission
Plan panel on Thursday said that it will be difficult to set 9 per cent annual average economic growth target in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) in view of the impact of uncertain global economic
India appalled at S&P junk credit suggestion
Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar defended India on Thursday, saying its expected growth rates and projects to boost internal trade and development do not warrant a junk status credit ratin
S&P's India analysis not objective: Ashwani Kumar
Blasting Standard and Poor's (S&P) for threatening to downgrade India's credit rating to below-investment grade, Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar has said the global rating agency is no
PlanComm may lower growth target to 8% for 12th Plan period
Faced with slowdown, the Planning Commission may lower the annual average growth target for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) to 8 per cent, down from 9 per cent envisaged earlier.
"The annual av
Normalisation of Indo-Pak ties 'compelling necessity': Gilani
Hopeful of normalisation of Indo-Pak ties, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has described it as a 'compelling necessity' and said his Interior Secretary will soon visit India to take forward the
Union minister's Mullaperiyar remark irks Kerala
Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling front ally Kerala Congress (Mani) Monday ann