UP poll: Record Rs 328 cr worth cash, drugs seized

A record Rs 328 crore worth of inducements to voters such as cash, liquor and narcotics have been seized in Uttar Pradesh since the announcement of the assembly poll schedule on January 8, Election......

An Election Budget, Not For 2022, But For 2024

This is not an election Budget in the sense that I might target the voter in the coming elections.But if you look beyond this round of state elections, and tilt the periscope to graze at the more......

State polls: 15 ex-bureaucrats appointed EC's special observers

Fifteen former bureaucrats with experience in the electoral process have been appointed as special observers for the assembly polls in five states. IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Sushil......

SC issues notices to Centre, EC on PIL against poll freebies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought replies from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes......

Post-Ukraine, Finance Minister Must Revisit Budget

Budget has already bombed at the box office and passing it without a revisit will be a mockery of the exercise though any modification may be short lived and perfunctory, observes V Ranganathan.......

'Not too many surprises, not too many gimmicks, and welcome consistency'

'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in......

This Budget Is Harder Than Last Year's

The challenges before the Budget are more daunting than those in 2021, observes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented......

What will Nirmalaji do on February 1?

If Nirmala Sitharaman does indeed present a 'never-before' like Budget on February 1, going by her promise, she would create a new benchmark for post-contraction Budgets, observes A K Bhattacharya.......

On court's directive, Shetty appointed observer for one-off Test

On the directive of the Hyderabad High Court, the BCCI, on Tuesday, appointed Ratnakar Shetty as observer for the one-off Test match between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad......