Upa 2

Earlier at Palampur, Gadkari laid the foundation stone of three road projects involving an expenditure of Rs 2,147 crore including five railway over bridges and a bridge on National Highway No 88.

Manmohan's real legacy: He failed to do what India needed

The real pity is that Singh failed to command any respect back home, thanks to his secondary status in the power structure where Sonia Gandhi was seen to be the one calling the shots.

UPA 2 report card: Where it fell short

Opinion polls at this point in time seem to suggest that it is likely to be a BJP led NDA government, but a lot can change in politics in 24 hours and we have still got sometime before the elections kickstarts.

Govt failed to defend its own policies, says Praful Patel

"I think the last three years, somewhere we have lost the direction on this count and that has costed the country dearly and that has costed us politically," he added.

Bane of dynastic rule: Rahul-flation, Sonianomics

What India is currently facing is not the normal kind of inflation that comes and goes in response to transient supply and demand factors, but a more insidious kind injected by excessive populism unrelated to normal political spending alone.

Eight new ministers to be sworn in Cabinet

The Ministers of State to be inducted are Manikrao Gavit, Santosh Chowdhury, J D Seelam, E M S Natchiappan. Ola and Fernandes were ministers in the UPA-I but did not find a place in the UPA-II government.

Fuel price hike on hold till Holi

The oil marketing companies will not be increasing petrol prices tonight, and perhaps will refrain from doing so till after Holi.

UPA-2's 2nd anniversary: An assessment of its performance

On Sunday UPA-2 marked its second anniversary in office. Is it living up to the high expectations of 2009 or has it been disappointing? Experts discuss.