These states will go to polls before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The assembly elections in Karnataka may be over, but a series of other state polls this year will keep the political pot boiling till the 2024 Lok Sabha battle. IMAGE: Congress leaders and......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

When A Former CEC Took The RSS Salute

Some of our leaders were busybusy over the weekend.   IMAGE: Former chief election commissioner Om Prakash Rawat, left, takes the RSS salute with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarkaryavah......

Why Prashant Kishor Is Eyeing Bihar

The JD-U, may be the BJP's partner for now. But it is a party at all only because of Nitish Kumar.The day Nitish Kumar exits, the JD-U will split into hundreds of pieces.Obviously, Prashant Kishor......

India Post calls to say you've got mail

Changing with the times and in compliance with social distancing norms, customers are now picking up their parcels, speed posts and registered letters within the city themselves after they are......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

Andhra Pradesh bags national tourism award

Andhra Pradesh bagged the top honour at the National Tourism Awards 2017-18, which were presented by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday.   A total of 76 awards were given under various......

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely......