In a post-Budget 2016-17 meeting with India Inc. on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government has taken the first "significant" step to resolve retrospective tax cases by installing a statutory mechanism to handle these and reiterated the need for fiscal discipline to meet economic targets. ...
Amid speculation over the possibility of foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan after the cross-border terror attack in Pathankot, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday hinted that action against terror took priority over dialogue. “In the aftermath of a terrorist attack if you ask me so what ...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali here on Wednesday. “A valued neighbour, an important friend. EAM meets with Bangladeshi FM Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali,†external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted. The meeting assumes significance because of the Ba...
An explosion was on Wednesday reported near the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. The blast, believed to be a suicide attack, occurred around noon (local time). "We cannot provide details on casualties. There is fear of possible casualties, both civilian and security personnel," Xinhua qu...
The Lok Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned briefly following uproar by the opposition over an alleged inflammatory statement by Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria in Agra....
Irom Sharmila, who has been on hunger strike to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, was rearrested on Wednesday, two days after a court found her not guilty of the charge of attempt to commit suicide. ...
The Patna High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with a double murder and kidnapping that took place 12 years ago, a lawyer said....
After a fall on Budget day, the bull run on Indian stock markets continued for the second straight day on Wednesday, with the mood also lifted by the strong showing in other Asian markets and overnight gains in the US and Europe. ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the issuance of dance bar licences to hotels and restaurants in Mumbai as it modified the conditions for the permit and excluded installation of CCTV from restaurants and dance performance place. ...
An FIR was registered against corporator and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kundanika Sharma and three others for hate speeches in Agra in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said....
