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2 MPs clock 100% attendance in 17th Lok Sabha, guess from which party

Bharatiya Janata Party members Mohan Mandavi and Bhagirath Choudhary have earned the unique distinction of not missing a single sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha, which held a total of 274 sittings......

INDIA partners lock horns in Kerala over UDF member's lunch with Modi

Days after United Democratic Front MP NK Premachandran had lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House canteen, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist criticised the leader......

UPA put family first during 2008 crisis: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday tore into United Progressive Alliance accusing it of economic mismanagement during the 2008 global financial crisis, saying the Congress put the......

LS passes exam malpractices bill, students exempted, says govt

A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore, was passed in......

Oppn leaders nudge Cong to resolve differences within INDIA

The Congress should take the lead in resolving differences of opinion within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and show 'large-heartedness' in seat sharing to emerge as a......

Sitharaman on why GST compensation to some states is delayed

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said GST compensation to some states is delayed due to non-availability of AG's authenticated certificate, and that Kerala has not sent even a......

Govt has made RS 'incidental', charges Oppn in Finance Bill debate

The Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Thursday accused the government of running rough shod by opening the doors to "political extortionism" and passing "draconian" provisions in the Finance......

India lost Rs 12 lakh cr due to BJP's opposition to GST: Moily

Criticising various provisions in the proposed GST regime, Moily said it will be a "technological nightmare" and the anti-profiteering provisions in it are "far too draconian." India lost a......

For cashless economy, govt wants to cap cash transactions at Rs 200,000

Earlier, while presenting the Budget on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proposed to cap cash transactions at Rs 300,000 with effect from April 1. The government on Tuesday proposed......

Lok Sabha passes bill to make holding of old notes punishable

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which makes holding of more than 10 old notes of Rs 500/1000 denomination punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000, with the government saying the aim was......

Rasathantram: A fine effort

We have to give it to Satyan Anthikad, the common man's director, for making another film that has commoners as its people.When they got together after a gap of 12 years in Rasathantram, we......

See Meera Jasmine's moustache!

When the Kerala State Film Awards were announced, Mohanlal was shooting for Satyan Anthikad's Rasathantram somewhere in the interiors of Idukki district in Kerala. As Mohanlal had won the Best......

Tributes to Anil Kumble

The tributes have been pouring in - and as the cricket loving public assimilate the enormity of the loss, more will follow. Below, find a preliminary round up - and it begins with this eulogy from......

T20 or Tests: Why choose?

Dileep Premachandran is clear that the IPL has found both home and raison d'etre; the only question in his mind is how the more traditional forms of cricket [while on that, it's a bit like how,......

Catching up with the league of notions

This Indian Premier League (IPL) thing seems to be doing considerable good for family interaction. Dileep Premachandran's mom called him; mine called me yesterday -- it's an epidemic. From Dileep:......

The Prem Panicker column: Shut up, Sree!

I don't know about you, but speaking for myself, I am heartily sick of the amount of discussion and debate that currently centers around "mind games". To quote the latest instance, Peter Lalor on......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

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