'BJP government is doing precious little to stop cattle smuggling'

'The previous (Congress) government at least did not veto provisions of the cattle laws.''The BJP is actively weakening the provisions.''The BJP government tried to export goats from Nagpur for......

Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers take charge; spell out priorities

IMAGE: New Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad is greeted by MoS P P Chaudhary as he takes charge at his office in New Delhi. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Several ministers including Smriti Irani, who......

The good news is Parliament is running: PM

"The good news is Parliament is running," remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as he sent his audience at an event into peals of laughter. Modi was delivering the inaugural address at......

Woh 90 minutes: What Captain Modi told Team India

In a marathon address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined India's unity and diversity and the progress of his 15-month-old......

Eight months after rolling back farm laws, Centre sets up MSP panel

Nearly eight months after the government repealed the three controversial farm Acts, it has constituted a high-powered panel under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to......

How Regulators Can Stop Being Puppets

'All regulatory agencies must be made Constitutional bodies like the Election Commission, the Supreme Court, and the CAG.''That way they will become independent of the minister,' recommends T C A......

Finmin reimposes spending curbs on ministries, depts for Q2

Move made keeping in mind cash position ahead of likely third wave; health, MSME and rural development spared restrictions. The finance ministry on Wednesday reimposed expenditure curbs on......

Cabinet clears policy on PSU privatisation

The policy was part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package announced by Sitharaman in May 2020 as a coherent policy where all sectors would be opened for private sector participation. Illustration:......