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MP suspensions halve strength of INDIA bloc in RS, reduce by one-third in LS

Opposition INDIA bloc lost almost half its strength in Rajya Sabha and one-third in Lok Sabha as 78 MPs in total were suspended on Monday for unruly behaviour and disregarding the directions of the......

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the......

Mamata declares candidates for all 42 seats in Bengal, 41% are women

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday released the list of ruling Trinamool Congress candidates for all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, dropping 10 sitting MPs......

India celebrates 69th R-Day in presence of 10 ASEAN leaders

India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day with a grand display of the country’s military might and rich cultural diversity in the presence of leaders from all the ASEAN nations, in a......

IAS abduction: Chhattisgarh CM calls high-level meet

With the Maoists forwarding their demands in exchange for the release of Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has reportedly convened a high-level......

Budget: 'Big challenge is inflation'

'The robust tax collections give the finance minister a fair amount of headroom for an expansionary fiscal policy.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ahead of the Union Budget 2022-2023,......

Panel for two inflation indices

In order to resolve the deadlock on the reporting frequency of the new series of wholesale price index - used to measure headline inflation - the National Statistical Commission may discuss a......

Workers per business shows steep fall

According to the latest Economic Census, the all-India average employment per establishment reduced from 2.88 in 1990 to 2.75 in 1998 and to 2.41 in 2005. The Central Statistical Organisation......

Small scale items to be included in WPI

Agroup of experts responsible for revamping the wholesale price index has decided to include items manufactured by the small scale sector for the first time to make the index more representative......

Blame poor data collection for inflation woes

Every week, a fax machine in economic advisor's office at Udyog Bhawan, which houses the commerce and industry ministry, receives price data for items in the Wholesale Price Index basket. The data......

Hema Malini's Favourite Films With Dharmendra

Hema Malini and Dharmendra, who celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on May 2, made a beautiful couple on screen. They did as many as 33 films together, many of them blockbusters. IMAGE: Hema......

'It's not that one wants to do more films'

'I don't really miss this world as much when I was away.''But when you face the camera, you realise how wonderful this world is too.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee in Gulmohar. After......

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word.Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the......

Lata Mangeshkar Has Sung It All

The haunting loneliness of Lag Ja Gale... the declaration of both love and war in the rebellious Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya... the song of freedom and aspiration in Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai.........

5 roles that define Waheeda Rehman

Subhash K Jha gives us the very best of Waheeda Rehman. I have not seen Waheeda Rehman step out of her comfort zone to display the staggering range of Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Nutan or Sridevi, says......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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