Manmohan Singh

South Asian conference on Sanitation begins in New Delhi

With the objectives to accelerate the progress of sanitation and hygiene in South Asia, to develop sanitation technologies for diverse ecosystem, and to enhance people’s quality of life in fulfillment of the Millennium...

Bush hopes Obama maintains ties with India

On whether President Bush will leave this (the agreement) up to the next President -- as far as final bureaucratic things are still on his table -- Perino said, "Well, I think that the next administration will be able to decide...

Govt to inject Rs 50,000 cr in infrastructure projects!

New Delhi, Nov 18: In a major initiative to pump prime the economy through public expenditure, the government has decided to inject a whopping Rs 50,000 crore for funding infrastructure projects. "The plan is to spend Rs 50,000...

Steep rate cuts likely next week

The Reserve Bank of India [Get Quote] is expected to announce another round of rate cuts in a week or so in an effort to ease liquidity and reduce borrowing costs to counter slowing economic growth, senior government officials...

Market economy killing academic profession: Pitroda to PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Shortage of research scholars will hinder India's progress as a knowledge economy, with the market economy devaluing the academic profession, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) chairman Sam Pitroda has...

Voters lukewarm in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Campaigning is picking up in Madhya Pradesh, where the Assembly elections will be held on November 27 but in the run-up the electors are hardly enthused by either the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or the Congress. While...

Automakers, airlines reject FM plea to drop prices

The response of at least two out of the five sectors to which Finance Minister P Chidambaram appealed to cut product prices in order to revive demand has not been encouraging at all. Companies such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj...

Apex court collegium puts its foot down

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: Asserting the judiciary’s primacy over the executive in the appointment of judges, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by the Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, on Tuesday refused to reconsider...

PMK to offer alternative proposals

“All decisions on Sri Lankan issue should be taken under the guidance CHENNAI: The Pattali Makkal Katchi will submit alternative proposals to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on November 19 to resolve the Sri Lankan crisis, party...

India Craves the Catwalk

The nation's fashion industry has ambitions for a design style mingling Indian craftsmanship and Bollywood-style cool to tempt buyers worldwide New York, Milan, Paris, and London—few would deny these cities are home to the most...

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