One nation, one election: Kovind panel may submit report today

The high-level committee on simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on 'one nation, one election' on Thursday, it is learnt. IMAGE: Former......

17th Lok Sabha to meet for final session, interim budget on Feb 1

The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of the Lower and Upper Houses, and the government......

Law Commission meets Kovind panel on simultaneous polls

The Law Commission is learnt to have suggested a roadmap that includes changes required in the Constitution for holding simultaneous elections before a high-level committee headed by former......

Simultaneous poll panel to seek views of political parties

A high-level committee to explore the feasibility of conducting simultaneous elections, headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, held its first meeting in New Delhi on Saturday and decided to......

Come March 13, there will be no limits on cash withdrawals

The current limit of Rs 24,000 per week has been raised to Rs 50,000 for savings accounts effective from February 20, said the RBI. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said the weekly limit on......

In a first, FM authors a section of Economic Survey

For the first time, Subramanian said, "the Economic Survey has embraced Big Data, and we mine this data to shed new light on the flow of goods and people within India." Breaking from the......

59 government U-turns on demonetisation

The finance ministry and the RBI have performed many somersaults in these last 42 days.N Sundaresha Subramanian reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While he was addressing the nation on......

Coming soon! Plastic currency notes

The government on Friday informed Parliament that a decision has been taken to print plastic currency notes and procurement of material has started. "It has been decided to print banknotes based on......