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New Delhi, Jul 7: Crediting the RSS for BJP's victory in Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Sachin Pilot today said he was not sure for how long can the Prime Minister withstand ''Nagpur pressure'' and wondered how ''big and large'' the Sangh's ''stick'' will be for Narendra Modi. Expressing concern at BJP's slogan of a Congress-free India, he said any person who says Nagpur, where the RSS is

New Delhi, July 07: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday made a strong pitch for the party being given the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha contending that it is the single largest party in the opposition. "We are the single largest party. We have got a pre-poll alliance. Hence, we are entitled to Leader of Opposition's post," Gandhi, who is also CPP Chairperson, said in her

New Delhi, Jul 7: Having done a pre-budget hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares and raised freight rates, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's maiden budget is likely to adopt a realistic approach in announcing new trains, lines and survey in view of the cash crunch of Rs 26,000 crore. With the growth in passenger earnings declining, railways is likley to spell out its strategy to earn

New Delhi, July 7: The Budget Session of Lok Sabha today started on a tempestuous note with members belonging to several opposition parties storming the Well protesting against inflation and hike in rail fares and prices of petrol, diesel and LPG. Trouble started as soon as the Question Hour began, with members of Congress, Trinamool Congress, RJD, SP, Aam Aadmi Party and the Left trooping into

Mumbai, Jul 6: First and business class passengers on Air India will be able to taste and then choose their food, once the national carrier joins the Star Alliance later this week. Flight caterer TajSATS today said it has partnered with Air India to improve the onboard food service on select domestic and international routes. "The 'Table set-up' has been conceptualised to provide the opportunity

New Delhi, July 7: Investors have very high hopes for the new pro-business Modi government's maiden budget on July 10. It has three priorities: restarting a stalled investment cycle, repairing the government's fiscal health and reforming the supply side of the economy. Addressing all three will be a daunting task. But with a mix of honesty and creativity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his

New Delhi, July 7: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, who had a testy relationship with Narendra Modi during his tenure as the chief minister, was transferred to remote Mizoram on Sunday. The move is seen as an indication to Beniwal to quit the gubernatorial post before her term ends on October 14. Sources said she had not responded to the Centre’s recent nudge to quit the post. A Rashtrapati Bhawan

New Delhi, Jul 6: The questioning of two former governors — M.K. Narayanan and B.V. Wanchoo — has led CBI’s probe into the Rs. 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal to the role of the previous NDA (National Democratic Alliance) regime as both have informed the agency that a decision to decrease the flying altitude was taken in principle in 2003, when the BJP-led government was in power

New Delhi, Jul 6: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's maiden Budget on Thursday is expected to be a tightrope walk of trying to meet demands for tax sops especially from the middle class and pursuing fiscal prudence to spur investment and growth. The Budget for 2014-15 will be presented by the new BJP-led government, which rode to power on promises of providing relief to inflation-hit common man, amid

New Delhi, Jul 6: Hours before the media got a hint of the imminent evacuation of the Kerala nurses from strife-torn Iraq, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday night walked into Kerala House here with a smile that no one could decipher. Though he betrayed no strain, mediapersons gathered there speculated about the possible fallout on his political career if things went wrong. But Chandy was a