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The management of the world's largest seaborne exporter of thermal coal, Xstrata has indicated that it now favors a potential takeover by Glencore and has recommended that its shareholders approve the deal involving a US $31.9 billion takeover acquisition offer from Glencore.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has accused the ruling UPA government of using CBI as a tool to harass political opponents.

He criticized the government for the arrest of former state minister Amit Shah and claimed that the minister was falsely accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

India's apex court, the Supreme Court of India has said that the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) is not just a "Munimji" of the government.

The court threw out a petition challenging the CAG's authority to probe and conduct audits of the controversial allocation of coal blocks by the UPA government. The PIL was filed by counsel Santosh Paul on the behalf of petitioner, Arvind Gupta.

Kerala Travel Mart 2012, which concluded on Sunday, recorded higher participation than the earlier version of the event with participants reaching more than expected 1,400.

The organizers of the event pointed out that the event was a success despite a global economic slump in Europe and western economies. General convener and president of the Travel Mart, Riaz Ahmed noted that the participation rose from 1,200 buyers to 1,400 during this edition of the biennial fair.

Narendra Modi, a senior leader of BJP and chief minister of Gujarat, on Sunday asked Congress leader and Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to make honest efforts to deliver the promised tablets to the youths rather than indulging in "cheap gimmicks."

Sibal had promised to provide `Aakash' tablet to ten lakh (one million) youth in the country last year, but the promise is yet to be completed.

Taking a swipe at Sibal over the promised Aakash tablets, Modi said, "

After withdrawing from Congress-led UPA coalition government, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday reached Jantar Mantar to launch the first ever protest against the union government's new reforms.

Mamata parted her ways with the UPA after the government at the centre hiked the price of the diesel, placed a cap on the usage of subsidized cooking gas (LPG), and opened multi-brand retail sector to foreign investors.