What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

Govt eases rules, Gauba to stay as cabinet secretary till after 2024 LS polls

The Centre on Thursday relaxed key rules to give a one-year extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba beyond August 30, 2023, according to a personnel ministry order. Photograph: ANI Photo With......

Will vacate govt accommodation by August 1: Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said she would be vacating her government accommodation in Lodhi Estate in New Delhi by August 1, terming as "fake news" reports that she had sought......

How India enhanced its military might in 2023

India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the......

Budget 2024: Real estate sector bats for revival of affordable housing

The real estate sector wants “high-impact” measures, like special schemes and tax breaks for developers, to revive the fortunes of the affordable housing segment in the country,......

Metro rail for cities with over 20 lakh people

Cities with a population of 20 lakh or more are being considered for modern mass rapid metro rail and feasibility studies have been ordered in this regard. "We have already asked the state......

Gold loan business is shining as regulatory scrutiny of sector grows

In mid-March this year, the finance ministry asked state-run banks to review their gold loan portfolio for the two-year period between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2024. Illustration: Dominic......

Govt to seek Par nod for Rs 37K cr infra push

The government will seek Parliament's approval for Rs 37,000-crore additional spending on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant. Earlier this month,......

DDCA gets yet another extension after taking legal recourse

IMAGE: New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla cricket ground. Photograph: BCCI The faction-ridden Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), on Thursday, got a one-day extension from the Board of Control......