Poll code first imposed in Kerala in1960, here is its history

The Model Code of Conduct which will come into force on Saturday after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls finds its origin during assembly elections in Kerala in 1960 when the administration tried......

Kovind's report moots simultaneous LS, assembly polls as first step

A high-level panel on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days in its report on......

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......

Mahua with Bengal cops' help stalking me, lawyer complains to CBI

After alleging that former Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra was conducting surveillance against him, advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai said he has filed his complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation......

IRFC, NBCC, SJVN, BHEL: PSU stocks are on fire; analysts see more headroom

Stocks of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been on fire in the past year as investors cheered an improvement in key operating metrics and embraced counters of these state-owned enterprises,......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

'The daily numbers give me confidence'

'This year in the first half we had profits of more than Rs 31,000 crore.' 'We have a plan to plough back a significant amount of profits this financial year.' 'We have seen this organic plough......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

Dutee reveals disturbing details of past ragging events

IMAGE: Dutee Chand in action at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar, which houses the Sports Hostel. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dutee Chand / Facebook Odisha born Olympian Dutee Chand Sunday made a......