The notion that the BJP gained its increased tally by wiping out the Left parties and the Congress is completely misleading. Equally misleading is the belief that the TMC held its ground in all its existing seats. A little more than a fifth of the seats Mamata Banerjee's party had won in 2016 was lost to the BJP this time.
In UK, France and Germany, the president and CEO of Edelweiss Securities, anticipates votes incrementally in favour of local protection and de-globalisation.
Telecom and petchem businesses will drive growth for RIL.
Police, however, said the crash was not intentional and it was an accident and not an attack, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
If the quota is raised to 12, about 97 per cent of the LPG consumers would be covered by subsidised LPG.
'I had offers from the BJP, but my ideology is different from theirs.'
'He spoke about 20 jawans in Ladakh, but he couldn't even name China.' 'He said the world had seen what had been achieved, even though we Indians don't know because Modi has himself said that nothing had happened and nobody had come,' points out Aakar Patel.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will restart its flood-hit Hazira gas plant in Gujarat on August 19, two-days ahead of schedule to avert a fuel supply crisis particularly for CNG operations in New Delhi.
The group is among the 40 largest defaulters identified by the Reserve Bank's first list for insolvency in late 2016.
It's time Rahul Gandhi became attuned to the reality of the 21st century instead of recycling failed political jargon of the 20th century,' argues Virendra Kapoor.
The government on Wednesday denied any move to hive-off ONGC Videsh Ltd from its parent Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, saying the present arrangement of letting the subsidiary company scout for overseas oil and gas assets was working well.
A heartwarming tale of how they used their time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.
Australia captain Aaron Finch expects New Zealand to fight and scrap in their remaining games to seal a place in the semis.
Mumbai municipal officials on Friday descended on the posh Campa Cola society to cut off essential supplies to the illegal flats, but they are facing stiff resistance from the residents, who have blocked their entry by locking up the gates and forming human barricades.
Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Projecting that global oil prices would stabilise at around $30-35 and help ease pressures on consumers, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday sought deregulation of natural gas, terming it as an alternate fuel in the medium term.
Since the US, the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China, has shifted in a major way to shale gas, the focus of global environmentalists' ire has fallen on India, which is the third biggest emitter, reports Darryl D'Monte.
Debutant Stefanos Tsitsipas crushed defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to book his place in the last four of the ATP Finals with a match to spare.
'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'
In his book Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer, makes a dig at Hardeep Singh Puri, former diplomat, Union minister and BJP nominee from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, for Rajiv's faulty Sri Lankan policy, writes Rasheed Kidwai.
Images from Day 4 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
With an eye on bigger imports, the oil marketing firm may get its French partner Total to set it up.
Former men's champion Mats Wilander believes third seed Muguruza now looks like the most likely champion, having not dropped a set and thrashing Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
'The major reason is the reluctance of the Indian citizen, particularly in the middle class, to pay his dues. Only around three per cent of Indians pay any income tax and these are mostly those who are employed, and whose taxes are deducted. I often refer to us as a nation of thieves, who steal from our government,' says Aakar Patel.
The government has only taken a pause and more measures will be announced in the days to come to help sectors hit by the coronavirus outbreak and also to make India 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the government has taken several steps to mitigate the hardships of the people due to lockdown and support growth, Thakur told PTI in an interview.
Was there a possibility that we might have a part solution today to the power and energy shortages of tomorrow?
'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.' 'The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats and sheep.'
I challenge Rahul Baba that let me know if there is even a single line in the act regarding the withdrawal of anyone's citizenship, said Shah.
In a much relief to the common man, Oil Minister Veerppa Moily said that the cap on subsidised liquefied petroleum cylinders is to go up to 9 in a year.
Diesel price hike is a tough decision and we need lot of tough decisions to get to 8 per cent growth rate," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh told reporters.
The 77-year-old was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital, where he died at 1.28 am, a Congress leader said.
Turns out, multiple orgasms aren't exclusive to women.
At a working luncheon with ambassadors from 15 member countries of the UNSC recently, Trump joked about 'replacing' Haley.
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