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Lok Sabha passes supplementary grants without debate

Lok Sabha on Tuesday gave its approval to the central government to spend an additional Rs 1.48 lakh crore during the current financial year 2022-23, amid uproar by Opposition parties on the Adani......

Govt reshuffles bureaucrats, Air India chairman is aviation secretary

Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

1 lakh more NCC cadets in 173 border, coastal areas

'More than 1,000 schools and colleges have been identified in border and coastal districts where NCC will be introduced.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi waves......

China, Iran cosy up: India is the loser

Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to......

Telecom industry wants govt to junk USOF, slash duties

Telecom services providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation (USOF) till the existing corpus is exhausted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

The government may be staring at a modest slippage in fiscal deficit for 2022-23 (FY23), with the Ministry of Finance seeking parliamentary approval for additional spending through a second and......

Adani slips to No 30, group stocks lose Rs 12 lk cr in 1 month

Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning report by a US firm triggered a massive sell-off in shares of his apples-to-airport group, plunging his own......

How to get India's 400m 2G users to upgrade to 4G or 5G

With India rolling out 5G services, can telcos get the sizeable 350-400 million 2G customers to upgrade to 4G, or even better -- but very improbably -- straight to 5G? Photograph: Mike......

Google India appoints Niti Ayog's Archana Gulati as head of public policy

Internet major Google has appointed former joint secretary at Niti Aayog Archana Gulati as head of public policy in India. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters A Google spokesperson confirmed the......

ED's notice to BCCI regarding IPL II fund transfer

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket......

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