'If such a practice were feasible, every state would seek additional funds, posing a significant risk to the overall health of the economy.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses......
The BJP is focusing determinedly on the seats it lost in 2019, with the hope of winning these either independently or with the aid of its allies. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people......
Seen by political watchers as the favourite to retain power for a third straight term, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set itself an ambitious target of winning 370 Lok Sabha seats, a goal aimed as......
With political programmes in three states on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the Bharatiya Janata Party's determined southern push for the Lok Sabha election, a day before its......
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acquired a......
Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......
Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister......
7 states account for over 80 per cent of the total direct tax collections by the Union government. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Have more Indians come under the income-tax net over......
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday suspended operations at Redbird Flight Training Academy, one of India’s largest flight schools, across all five of its training......
A prolonged break in monsoon rains in most parts of the country is threatening to hit the yield of kharif crops. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters It could even delay the upcoming rabi sowing. Major......
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......
IMAGE: Vidarbha will host Madhya Pradesh in Nagpur. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Mumbai will play Tamil Nadu at home while Vidarbha will host Madhya Pradesh in Nagpur in the Ranji Trophy......
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Monday. Madhya Pradesh reach Ranji semifinals with thrilling four-run win over Andhra Anubhav Agarwal ran through Andhra's batting......
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Sunday. Sai Kishore rules again as Tamil Nadu outlasts Saurashtra to enter semis IMAGE: Tamil Nadu players celebrate after defeating......
Mumbai lead Baroda by 257 runs after Musheer Khan's double hundred in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal IMAGE: Musheer Khan celebrates his double century. Photograph: ANI/X Mumbai were ahead by 257......
Taide slams 3rd first-class century, Vidarbha in control against Karnataka IMAGE: Atharva Taide has been the most prolific batter of his side this season. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Vidarbha......