Irked over the UPA government's repeated assertion that the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement will be a reality soon, the CPI(M) has renewed its pressure tactic by linking the nuclear deal with the passing of Budget and the Finance Bill in
The US emphasised on time constraints and a June deadline for the finalisation of the civil nuclear deal with India, saying Washington was waiting for New Delhi to conclude negotiations with the IAEA.
Mounting a strident attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said farm loan waiver was a historic corrective measure to meet the "unpaid distress bill" left behind by the erstwhile NDA government.
The Left parties accused the UPA government of "aiding and abetting" Israel in its offensive against Palestine and demanded snapping of military and security ties with it. The Left was joined by the UNPA and the NCP.
In an apparent bid to recapture his party's Marathi sons plank being hijacked by MNS leader Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today targeted Biharis saying they were an "unwanted lot" in all parts of the country.
With finance minister P Chidambaram's proposal to withdraw tax holidays to new refineries and oil and gas ventures, Oil & Natural Gas Corp has decided to review its planned new projects at Kakinada and Mangalore.
The Budget 2008-09 has not only avoided providing any significant incentives to the aviation sector, but has also pruned the allocation to the aviation ministry.
Giving a boost to investments by non-resident Indians, the Authority for Advance Rulings has said that non-resident ordinary deposits should be treated as investment income and taxed at 20%.
Net entrepreneurs still haven't given up hope of striking it rich in the virtual world, which continues to see specialised portal launches almost every day. But some industry experts are not sure if such portals will stay the course.
Three years into his presidency, Vladimir Putin walked across Red Square to join the crowd for Paul McCartney's performance of "Back in the USSR". The man who became his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, prefers Deep Purple.
If BOND and stockmarkets are driven by the economy, they should tell similar stories. American two-year government bonds are yielding around 2%, suggesting a dismal economic outlook. Similarly, corporate bonds are trading as if many of them are expected to
We were looking at an abyss of uncertainty, embarrassment and debt," says Bill Ruprecht, recalling 2000 when he took over as boss of Sotheby's, one of the two leading fine-art auction houses.
Not long ago, [Hillary Clinton's] success in the primaries and victory in the general election were regarded as almost inevitable. What went wrong? For the answer, one should turn to the teachings of Marx.
