Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

Rumblings Within JD-U Against SIR

Contrary to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's support for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which precedes the state's assembly elections later this year, one......

EC to issue new voter cards to all electors of Bihar

The Election Commission plans to issue new voter identity cards to all electors of Bihar after the completion of the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state, officials......

Maha minister faces flak for playing rummy during assembly session

A viral video of Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate purportedly playing a game of rummy on his mobile phone during a legislative session has......

Goa to sign power pact with Ratnagiri Gas

Goa expects to pool about 21.5 MW of power from the 'Ratnagiri Combined Cycle Power Project' to meet its rising electricity demands, state power minister Alexio Sequiera said. "In all, 21.5 MW......

60% probability of GST bill passage in current session: Nomura

  The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax, is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

A tale of 10 states & what they intend to do with their land laws

Several state governments have proposed they could enact their own land laws consistent with the amendments proposed by the Centre in the land acquisition Bill, 2015, rather than waiting......