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Congress to contest all 11 legislative council seats in UP

The Congress on Friday announced that it will field candidates for all 11 seats -- five graduates' and six teachers' constituencies -- in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections scheduled......

HC defers counting of votes in Maha local polls to Dec 21

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) to hold the counting of votes for all the local body polls on December 21, instead of......

Maha local body poll results depend on final quota verdict: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Maharashtra government and its state election commission to conduct local body elections at the earliest making it clear that poll results of bodies where 50......

Maha civic polls marred by violence, bogus voting allegations

Polling for the first phase of 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra on Tuesday was marred by allegations of bogus voting and violence with even supporters of ruling allies......

Karnataka cabinet approves bills on hate speech, cattle slaughter

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved eight draft bills, including the ones on hate speech and hate crimes, prevention of slaughter and preservation of cattle and protection of people from......

Gems & jewellery exports slipped 30% in October: GJEPC

India’s gems & jewellery exports witnessed 30.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) contraction in October to $2.17 million, amid the imposition of a steep 50 per cent tariff by the United States (US)......

With firefighting behind them, insurers can now shift gears and focus on growth

Recent years have been turbulent for the insurance industry due to direct and indirect tax reforms, regulatory overhaul and other external pressures. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The events......

Govt plans to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala, which will......

Fuel emission relief for small cars leaves industry divided

A deep split has emerged within India's auto industry over the proposed CAFE exemption for small cars, with only Maruti Suzuki and Renault backing the move in the final SIAM vote. Kindly note the......

CAFE-3 Sparks Major Fight Over Big Vs Small Cars

In absolute terms, both types of cars must cut emissions by about 28-29 g/km. But in percentage terms, the lighter 900-kg car must reduce emissions by 27 per cent, while the 1,500-kg car needs a 22......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

India to host Sri Lanka in T20I series next month

IMAGE: Sri Lanka had beaten India to win the Asia Cup T20 tournament in July last year. Photograph: Asian Women's Council/X The Indian women's team will take on Sri Lanka in a five-match T20I......

Ashes: Perth pitch gets 'very good' rating after 2-day Test

IMAGE: Australia's Marnus Labuschagne in action during the first Ashes Test against England in Perth. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters The Perth Stadium pitch that saw Australia......

Indian Women Win Blind T20 Cricket World Cup

IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the T20 Blind Women's World Cup in Colombo on Sunday. Photograph: Differently Abled Cricket Council of India/X India won the inaugural Blind T20 Women's......

ISL Crisis: Desperate AIFF Willing To Take 'Pay Cut'!

If the minimum guaranteed payment amount is reduced, the AIFF would want financial support from the government to fund the national teams and conduct various tournaments. IMAGE: The Indian Super......

New twist in Karnataka State Cricket Association polls

IMAGE: The Karnataka High Court order means that former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad will now have competition for the KSCA president's post during the elections scheduled on December 7.......