Suresh Prabhu (right) and MoS Manoj Sinha arrive at Parliament House with Railway Budget papers—(Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

NDA woos its ‘friends, allies’ over land bill

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu addresses a press conference in New Delhi after presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16. (Photo:AP)

Arvind Kejriwal, MHA tussle over appointment of chief secretary

Jitan Ram Manjhi likely to launch a new party (Photo: PTI/File)

Narendra Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI

Anna Hazare and Medha Patkar during an agitation against the land acquisition ordinance in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI

Rahul Gandhi to be Congress chief in April?

International

Some signs of tension among ISIS militants

Feb 27, 2015 - AP

As the Islamic State (ISIS) group tries to expand and take root across West Asia, it is struggling in Syria — part of its heartland — where it has stalled or even lost ground while fighting multiple e

Business

Isha Ambani and Radhika Piramal on Forbes Asia list

Feb 27, 2015 - PTI

Isha Ambani and Radhika Piramal, the next generation of India Inc, have been named by Forbes magazine among its 12 “power businesswomen” from Asia, who are well on their way to forging stellar reputat

India

Rail Budget 2015: Unexpected praise and usual flak

Feb 26, 2015 - Age Correspondent

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s maiden budget and the BJP-led NDA’s first full-fledged Rail Budget was termed as lacking in vision and a roadmap to execute the “nice ideas it is full of”.

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Metros

Government to send subsidy info on SMS

Feb 27, 2015 - Age Correspondent

A day after the AAP government announced subsidies on power and water tariffs, the city administration plans to pass on subsidy details to each consumer through SMS.

Newsmakers

Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith win big

Feb 27, 2015 - AFP | PTI

Singers Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran were the big winners at the 2015 Brit Awards, both artists taking home two gongs apiece.

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Sports

World Cup 2015: It’s now or never for Proteas

Feb 27, 2015 - AFP

South Africa face a revitalised West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday in a match they need to win to breathe life back into their faltering World Cup campaign.

Editorial

States await the Budget

Feb 26, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given wings to his idea of cooperative federalism with his wholehearted acceptance of the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, whose key recommendation was

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often mentioned that India enjoys a 3D advantage of democracy, demography and demand in the global economy.

If you were to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s legion of admirers to draw up a list of Modi baiters, a typical one would probably lead with the BJP’s political foes, left-leaning liberals, a large

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