Politics

Kolkata: Asserting that the UPA government has taken steps to improve transparency in the functioning of the government, Union Minister of Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan on Saturday claimed that there was no corruption in the country.

In her letter, Jayalalithaa asked for the cancellation of an agreement on the proposed sale of naval warships to Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spoken to Akhilesh Yadav about steps being taken to restore peace in the violence-hit areas.

New Delhi: Home Ministry has prepared the note for creation of Telangana state and it will be presented before the Union Cabinet once Congress President Sonia Gandhi returns from the US and it gets a "political clearance".

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, as well as senior leaders Suresh Soni and Bhaiyyaji Joshi were present at the meeting.

On Modi's statement that he never dreamt of becoming the PM, Tharoor said it's also his dream that Modi should never hold that post.

Antony said the report reviews the progress of road infrastructure to ensure connectivity of Ladakh and neighbouring places.

Many cheques issued under the Kanya Vidyadhan Yojna for girl students who have passed class 12 have bounced.

The Right Amendment Bill, aimed at keeping political parties out of RTI ambit, is likely to be discussed in the Lok Sabha today.

The Pensions Bill, which will allow 49 per cent FDI in pension and insurance sector is up for debate.

"I suspect that this is an attempt to obfuscate the Kashmir issue," said Kabir Suman.

Meanwhile, P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that investors need to be taken into the confidence and more reforms are needed.

Attacking the Centre over its inability to arrest the declining rupee against the US dollar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Centre was neither concerned about the economy nor the falling rupee but only worried about saving its ch...

The bill provides for making definition of bribery more comprehensive to include acceptance of bribe through intermediaries.

"If it is an amendment which is workable, the government will move that amendment," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said.

This is for the first time Modi attacked the socialist agenda undertaken by the Congress-led UPA for rural welfare.