B'desh votes on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

Can't Defeat Modi Using Caste Census!

Will a caste census make tens of millions desert Mr Modi?, asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Prime Minister Narendra D Modi on the campaign trail in Gwalior, Madhya......

Chh'garh: Cong banks on Baghel; BJP eyes strong comeback

Riding high on a bevy of welfare schemes and popularity of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the ruling Congress is hoping to protect its citadel Chhattisgarh in the upcoming assembly polls, while the......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......

EPFO mulls reinvesting 50% of ETF redemption proceeds in equity market

In a bid to enhance its equity exposure and earn higher returns for its nearly 65 million subscribers, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is considering reinvesting 50 per cent of......

Tax devolution to states seen at 32%, but lags 15th FC advice

The Union government is projected to share about 32 per cent of central taxes with states during the financial year 2024-25 against the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendation of 41 per......

Employment in India registered V-shaped recovery post-pandemic: Former CEA

Employment in India saw a V-shaped recovery after being adversely impacted between April and June 2020 during the Covid lockdown and during April-June 2021, when the second wave struck, said......

Sports Shorts: Injury-riled Nadal says he is favourite for Aus Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Rafael Nadal had surgery on his ankle in November to remove a loose intra-articular body and only resumed training a month ago.......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......