RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday remained evasive on retaining the Railways portfolio even as he announced full support to the UPA in forming a government at the Centre.

Lalu evasive on retaining Railways portfolio

Press Trust of India

With the new UPA Government expected to come out with the full Budget for 2009-10 within 45 days of its formation, economists want it to bring in measures to generate employment opportunities and to boost investment.

Next budget should take care of jobs, investment

Emboldened by the party's success in Maharashtra, state Congress leaders are already talking of fighting the Assembly elections, due this year, on their own to stave off the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, besides Sena-BJP.

Cong gains in Maharashtra as MNS spoils Sena-BJP party

Indian shares listed on the American bourses gained over 962 million dollars in a week, driven by ICICI Bank and IT major Infosys. Of the 16 Indian stocks trading as American Depository Receipts, only six settled in the positive territory in the week ended May 15, while the rest closed in the red.

Indian shares on US bourses gain $962 mn in a week

Accusing successive Central governments of neglecting Orissa, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the victory in the Lok Sabha elections would enable his regional party to focus on the interest of the state.

Orissa neglected by Centre: Naveen

The belief that a politician is still young at 60 may no longer hold good in India, as voters have elected 226 MPs who are less than 50 years of age for the 15th Lok Sabha.

60 no longer young in politics, new LS has much younger MPs

Top leaders of poll-battered CPI(M) would meet here on Monday to do a &quot;serious introspection&quot; of the causes for their debacle at the hustings, especially in their bastions of Bengal and Kerala which face assembly elections in another two years. While the Politburo would meet tomorrow, the party has given up the idea of convening a Central Committee meeting.

Poll-battered Left parties meet to introspect

India is home to the largest number of poor in the world, but 543 MPs who have been elected to the Lok Sabha have a combined asset of Rs 3,075 crore.

Indian MPs' assets top Rs 3,000 crore

All Planning Commission members, including the deputy chairman, will submit their resignations tomorrow when the current Union cabinet meets for the last time.

Planning Commission members to resign today

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It is a matter of great satisfaction and relief that the people of India have voted for a relatively stable government. In particular, the businessmen are delighted that economic reforms can go ahead. Even the BJP supporters are happy that the nation can move forward under a government that need not keep looking back for approval from the Leftists.

Exporters look forward to continuation of Nath as commerce minister

NEED TO undo the harm done to the agri-marketing system by some retrograde steps.

Remove curbs on trade, go with the grain

Need for a Stronger regulator, more hedge instruments, institutional players.

Futures are good, regulation better

The UPA government&rsquo;s Common Minimum Programme, prepared in partnership with the CPI(M), included flagship schemes like Bharat Nirman, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP). This meant targets set for primary school admissions, assured income for every family and roads, water, housing and electricity. And yearly spending of over Rs 1,20,000 crore, up from Rs 36,000 crore in the last year of the NDA government.

Follow the manifesto, don&#39;t forget the CMP

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), buoyed by its unexpected election victory, got down to government formation even before the Election Commission had declared the final results.

Back in business, UPA discusses govt berths

Congress prefers talking to independents.

Allies do the math before claiming their ministries

Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri has virtually landed in hot water in the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party&rsquo;s (BJP&rsquo;s) debacle in Uttarakhand in the just-held Lok Sabha elections.

Fresh move to oust Khanduri

In its first internal assessment of the debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, the top Left leadership have realised a serious crisis in the organisation &mdash; party workers have lost touch with people at the grassroots level.

Is the red fort crumbling?

Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee is preparing to unleash her brigade of 19 members against the much-depleted Left squad of 24 in the 15th Lok Sabha. Trinamool, the main opposition in West Bengal, will showcase a mixed bag of seasoned politicians, doctors, lawyers and former police officers as its newly-elected members in the 15th Lok Sabha.

Mamata to unleash mixed bag of TC contingent

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, whose party has become the largest ally of the Congress in Parliament with 19 seats, will have to convince industry that she would like new investments to flow into West Bengal. At the same time, she needs to stick to her stand that it should not be at the cost of agriculture or at locations where large plots of fertile land would have to be acquired.

Mamata finds support from Bengal industry

Policy-related momentum expected to carry on if Congress keeps the portfolio.

Who takes up the reins will decide India's trade & investment policy

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee needs to decide on two major projects in West Bengal where her local party units were opposing land acquisition.

Mamata faces two immediate challenges

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