We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
In his hunger for power, the prime minister has forgotten raj dharma, the Congress alleged.
In the broader market, BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices mirrored the gains in headline indices and rose 1% and 0.9% respectively.
The BRICS summit made clear that China's support for Pakistan is unwavering. China will continue to pressure India to ease tensions with Pakistan and resolve the Kashmir dispute.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
'The BJP is saying we have Modi, who have you got?' 'We have the people of India on our side.'
The Vasundhara Raje government's initiatives mark a critical step forward in labour law reforms.
Dog squads are sniffing out poachers and busting their plans. Geetanjali Krishna tells us more about these canine crusaders.
The ministries and departments, where bureaucrats are parked after being moved out of key positions, reflect the priorities of the government.
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit to India will enhance economic and military ties between the two countries and give the relationship a strategic dimension, says Jiye Kim.
While rising food inflation is a matter of grave concern for a significant chunk of the population and for policy makers as well, it marks a turnaround in the fortunes of the farmer, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government has no other option but to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission wants to hold assembly elections in the state by the end of 2019.
Sudhir Bisht recalls the battle of 1984, in which UP's strongman H N Bahuguna was felled by Bollywood superstar turned political novice Amitabh Bachchan.
'The India-Canada relationship has suffered benign neglect. Its full potential has not yet been realised,' says Rup Narayan Das.
Foxconn is the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronic goods and makes iPhones for Apple and smartphones for its Chinese rival Xiaomi.
Govt has done away with the need to secure crucial permits.
AAP candidates from Mumbai, Medha Patkar and Meera Sanyal, are poised to play a crucial and complementary role. While Patkar gives voice to the suffering of people at the grassroots, Sanyal is articulating the key principles that could build a more just and equitable society or economy, says Rajni Bakshi.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
The only possible solution to the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is to create a situation where the "lines while in existence" become "irrelevant", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in an interview published on Sunday.
The attorney general admitted that there is no sovereign guarantee, but asserted that there is a letter of comfort by France which would be as good as a governmental guarantee.
'It is not simply demonetisation or GST, it is this government's failure to manage the financial sector crisis.'
Arun Jaitley will aim for jumps in other revenue streams for the government.
The BSE and the NSE have also been asked to provide inputs.
India is devoting itself to promoting a strategy of diversifying its energy sources.
'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.'
In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers.
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.
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that army should reopen the alleged Patribal fake encounter case so that "the justice is served".
The challenge of cleaning up the taxation system and introducing the goods and services tax (GST) regime cannot be underestimated.
Brands such as Gap, Primark and C&A which source some of their garments from Tamil Nadu say they do regular audits to ensure their suppliers comply with their codes of conduct.
The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees.
'The Parivar's ideology and politics was and remains the very opposite of what Dr Ambedkar stood for.'
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
'If India is to emerge as a superpower, we must utilise our huge agricultural potential and not, as in past centuries, merely exploit our farmers,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Here's everything you need to know about the Goods and Services Tax Bill.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement on behalf of India.
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