Bengali-speaking residents of Gurugram express fear of being targeted during a police drive to identify illegal immigrants. Authorities deny targeting specific groups, stating the drive follows central guidelines.
Gurgaon is the industrial and financial centre of Haryana.
Haryana has done well in terms of economic growth over the last couple of decades. For it to continue to lead the growth ladder, the new government has to work hard on multiple dimensions, recommend Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.
As its backyard remains embroiled in tension, Gurugram is exercising caution.
'This is what happens to a party when it gets trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics'
'Some people came on motorcycles on Tuesday night, threatening us that if we do not leave, they would set fire to our slum'
A day after interacting with grassroot workers from western and southern Odisha, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held talks with leaders from other regions to discuss strategies to pull the party out of morass in Odisha ahead of the next general elections.
Militant labour policies compounded a poor security environment for capital in West Bengal and encouraged the business community to relocate. constraining the private sector's right to hire freely could well be the coup de grace. As with Calcutta/Kolkata, it will probably take a decade for Gurgaon/Gurugram to feel the difference, says Kanika Datta.
Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.
Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?
A few weeks ago, when Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched an electronic toll-collection system on the Delhi-Mumbai highway, television channels reported live from toll plazas showing vehicles with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in dedicated lanes that did not have to stop for paying cash.
The estimated cost of the metrino is Rs 50 crore per km and each pod can accommodate three to four persons, Megha Manchanda/Business Standard reports from New Delhi.
'Phone charger, pillow and rug, Kindle, small cocktail in a carafe, a rolled up paratha...' Find out what Kishore Singh takes along for a Delhi-Gurgaon car ride, a journey that often takes three hours!
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
Life, work and play in Drona's village.
Repeated spells of rain pushed traffic out of gear, leading to snarls that would give anyone a nightmare.
The current government must first improve condition in existing citis then take a plunge into making newer cities smart.
Delhi and neighbouring Noida in Uttar Pradesh, too, are studying Gurgaon's no-car Tuesday model.
These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.
The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.
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