India

New Delhi, Feb 26: Ahead of the Union Budget, the Economic Survey today termed external environment as challenging but projected a 7-7.5 per cent GDP growth rate in the next fiscal which could accelerate to eight per cent in a couple of years. The Economic Survey for 2015-16, which was tabled in Parliament today, also made a case for carrying forward the reform process to achieve macro-economic

New Delhi, Feb 25: Citing the incidents in JNU and Patiala House court, the opposition led by Congress today slammed the government in Rajya Sabha and alleged that law and order in Delhi had deteriorated, a charge rebutted by Home Minister Rajnath Singh who patted the back of police for handling the two cases. The opposition parties questioned slapping of sedition charge against some students of

New Delhi, Feb 25: The Railway Budget for 2016-17 today spared passengers and goods movement from any increase in tariffs while it announced introduction of three new superfast trains and creation of dedicated north-south, east-west and east coast freight corridors by 2019. Presenting his second Budget in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu promised rationalising of the tariff structure

New Delhi, Feb 25: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Railway Budget on Thursday with privatisation and competition appearing to be the fulcrum of rail policies. The minister will also focus on speed and safety of trains, besides passenger comfort. The budget is expected to lay thrust on modernisation of safety apparatus, upgradation of stations into commercial hubs, cleanliness of

New Delhi, Feb 25: The police on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar organised the “anti-national” event on the campus on February 9. The police sought Kumar’s custody for interrogation along with two other students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who were sent to three-days remand by a magistrate. The three have

New Delhi, Feb 24: Sparks flew in the Lok Sabha today as the raging JNU row and suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula was taken up for discussion, with opposition accusing the government of muzzling the voice of the youth and "mercilessly crushing" the principles of democracy. To counter the opposition onslaught, BJP targeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his "support" to those

New Delhi, Feb 23: Delhi High Court will tomorrow hear the plea of two JNU students, accused in a sedition case along with Kanhaiya Kumar, seeking protection during their surrender to the police. However, the high court refrained from giving any specific direction on granting any interim protection from their arrest, with Justice Pratibha Rani saying "let the matter be heard tomorrow." At this

New Delhi, Feb 23: In the second such protest in less than a week, thousands of students from various universities across the country today took to the streets in the national capital demanding justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula and protesting the JNU crisis. The students marched from Ambedkar Bhawan in central Delhi's Jandewalan to Jantar Mantar, the capital's protest hotspot, where they

New Delhi, Feb 23: In a complete U-turn, police today opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, in which the court has asked for a status report by tomorrow. When the matter came up for hearing as directed by the Supreme Court last week, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the police, told Justice

New Delhi, Feb 23: Parliament reflects the supreme will of the people, President Pranab Mukherjee said today in a strong criticism of disruption and obstruction and called upon all MPs to discharge their responsibilities in a spirit of cooperation and mutual accommodation. In his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament outlining government's agenda in the coming