Gujarat, Karnataka lead 2022 secondary school dropout rankings

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......

BJP's Karnataka Rout: A Defeat Foretold

The rising pitch of road shows and long rallies with hectoring pitches seem to have exhausted and numbed the audiences, rather than motivating them to vote for the party, observes Shreekant......

Is Pawar, not Uddhav, Running Maharashtra?

The perception is rapidly gaining ground that though the chief minister is from the Shiv Sena, the government is being run by the NCP. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, left,......

'Strict lockdown' likely in Maharashtra, SSC exam cancelled

The Maharashtra cabinet favours a "strict lockdown" to curb the coronavirus pandemic and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Wednesday, a senior......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Premji keen on improving education in Maharashtra

Maharashtra seems to be the next battlefield for Azim Premji Foundation, the not-for-profit entity promoted by Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, to improve elementary education at the grassroots......

What ails India's economic powerhouse

Maharashtra is way ahead of other states in job opportunities. It has also consistently shown higher real per capita income than any other state. But the good news seems to end here.The annual......

Maharashtra to phase out subsidies gradually

Maharashtra has committed itself to a capital expenditure cap and a time-bound phasing out of subsidies in power, education and transport as per the memorandum of understanding it signed with the......