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Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel with Amit Shah (Photo: PTI/File)

Amit Shah not in race for Gujarat CM, party needs him at national...

BJP has decided to send Nitin Gadkari and Saroj Pandey as observers to the state to hold talks with the legislators.

3 Aug 2016 11:31 AM IST

The Indian service economy started the second semester on a solid footing, posting its strongest performance since April and thereby indicating that underlying demand conditions remained reasonably firm

Services sector growth touches 3-month high in July: PMI

The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index also climbed to a 3-month high of 52.4 in July as...

3 Aug 2016 11:25 AM IST

India last met West Indies in the shortest format during the semifinals of 2016 World T20, where the Caribbean side defeated India by seven wickets. (Photo: PTI)

India to play 2 Twenty20s against Windies in Florida

The two sides are slated to play two T20Is on August 27 and August 28 at Central Broward Regional Park.

3 Aug 2016 11:22 AM IST

Islamic preacher Zakir Naik addresses the media through a video conference in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Reports indicate Zakir Naik's speeches inspired some terrorists: Govt

However, no links were found between terrorist groups and the foundation headed by Zakir Naik.

3 Aug 2016 10:30 AM IST

The BSF Director General, on the beginning of the latest session, said yoga acts as a stress buster and it is important for his men and women as they are deployed in some of the most arduous and difficult areas as part of their duties in the border guarding and internal security domain. (Photo: Representational Image)

Border Security Force to replace physical training drills with yoga

1,900 personnel of the force recently completed a special training under the tutelage of Baba Ramdev.

3 Aug 2016 10:27 AM IST

The Indian Army has incorporated Yoga Asanas into the daily routine of the soldiers in high altitude areas including Siachen. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

No resolution on Siachen after 13 rounds of talks with Pakistan:...

The soldiers deployed at Siachen Glacier are provided with quality winter clothing including 'Extreme Cold Climate'...

3 Aug 2016 10:22 AM IST

Narsingh Yadav may have to wait some more days to know his fate regarding his participation in the Rio Games. (Photo: PTI)

Narsingh Yadav's clean chit will be reviewed: WADA

He was exonerated of doping charges by the NADA's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, which concluded that he was a victim...

3 Aug 2016 9:55 AM IST

CAG has now recommended that the government should recover the â€œexcess amountâ€ that RIL recovered from its customers, without sharing the profit with the government.

CAG wants RIL to cough up $1.6 billion for KG-D6

RIL claimed excess cost recovery of $46.35 million (Rs 278.70 crore) on testing the feasibility of wells D29, D30 in the...

3 Aug 2016 8:25 AM IST

Tax experts say that only 20 per cent of - mostly big - firms are getting ready for the GST.

India's biggest tax reform looms, many companies unprepared

Modi's government favours a GST rate of 18 per cent but states are lobbying for more.

3 Aug 2016 8:03 AM IST

The farm ministry updates food production estimates as it gathers data on the progress of planting in the country. This is the final estimate for the 2015/16 crop year.

India's 2015/16 grains output 4.5 per cent lower than govt target

The output for the year to June 2016 is marginally higher than 252.02 million tonnes of grains produced in 2014/15.

3 Aug 2016 7:53 AM IST

The firm, which last year sold some 41 million packets of Bt seeds in India, could stand to lose up to 5 billion rupees ($75 million) due to lower sales and the steep cut in royalties enforced by the government earlier in 2016.

Indian farmers cotton on to new seed, in blow to Monsanto

Monsanto's Bt cotton sales in India have fallen 15 per cent so far in 2016.

3 Aug 2016 7:46 AM IST

The GST legislation, which intends to convert 29 states into a single market through a new indirect tax regime, was earlier planned to be introduced from April 1 this year, but the deadline was missed as the legislation to roll it out remained in limbo in the Opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha. (PhotoL)

GST bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today as Congress pledges full...

Except for the capping of tax rate, the government has accepted the two key demands of the Congress in the draft Bill.

3 Aug 2016 1:58 AM IST