NEW DELHI: A surge in Lok Sabha numbers has brought a plenty of problem for Congress, with party brass juggling names for the third consecutive day to finalize the list of Manmohan Singh’s ministry. The party has to accommodate states which...
NEW DELHI: The congress is brimming with confidence. In anticipation of getting the first invite from President Pratibha Patil after the poll results are out on Saturday, the party has moved in swiftly to mop up support and has invited...
NEW DELHI: The congress held a stock-taking meeting after the final phase of voting at the PM’s official Race Course Residence to work out a strategy for government formation. With the Left beginning to veer around to the Congress just...
The Indian rupee appreciated by 31 paise against the dollar in early trade today due to increased capital inflows by funds on expectation that the domestic equity market will open in the positive zone. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market,...
HDFC has reported a net profit of Rs 733 crore for the quarter ended March 2009, up 20% from Rs 610 crore during the corresponding quarter of 2008 after adjusting for some exceptional items. Last year, HDFC’s quarterly profit was...
In Rajasthan, this is turning out to be more of an extended Assembly poll than a Lok Sabha election. There are two main players: chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former CM Vasundhara Raje. Ashok Gehlot has used virtually every...
SIRSA: With the sun beating down at 44° celsius, many in the crowd thronging to have a look at Rahul Gandhi thought the Congress general secretary will cut it short. Instead, the Gandhi scion not only went the whole hog...
NEW DELHI: Continuing to hit out at rival congress and PM Manmohan Singh as “weak”, BJP on Monday claimed that it was Congress’s own allies in the UPA who have proved the Opposition charge. It highlighted recent developments in the UPA...
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the Congress could not be blamed for the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the only fault that could be found with it was that it believed the assurance given in an...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has rejected a plea for the disqualification of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi as a Member of Parliament for receiving a foreign award. While Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami wanted the matter further probed, Election...