India on Tuesday unveiled a "transformative" scheme called Agnipath for the recruitment of soldiers into the Army, the Navy and the Air Force largely on a short-term contractual basis with an aim......
The winter session of Parliament is set to begin on a stormy note on Monday, with the government ready to bring in a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws. IMAGE: Preparations in full......
Shifting positions on religiosity and Covid may confuse the Hindutva citizenry, but you can rely on Bengal to turn a non-arguable issue into a raging controversy, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Home......
All the Members of Parliament will take a 30 per cent cut in their constituency and stationary allowances, cumulatively amounting to over Rs 25 crore for a period of one year, after a similar......
'Is the appointment of a CDS likely to achieve the creation of battle-ready, tri-service military commands, from the current 17 single-service commands?', asks Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: India's first......
Of the three major Budget announcements related to the banking sector, privatisation of PSBs is the most audacious, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has only been......
MPs will, however, continue to enjoy facilities like being served tea, coffee and water for free at airports, have free access to the terminal building and enjoy reserved lounge facilities at......
Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force. On the face of it, Maneka......
The 30-share Sensex ended down 654 points at 27,458 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 189 points at 8,342. Benchmark indices ended at their lowest closing levels since January 14, 2015 and also......
Bharti Airtel's Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Mittal saw his full-year pay package dip to nearly Rs 21.3 crore (Rs 213 million) in 2011-12, even as he is entitled to an annual remuneration......
'Several Indian coaches are showing very good results and need to be rewarded for their hard work.' IMAGE: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with PV Sindhu. Photograph: Clive......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters Manchester United......