Kovind's report moots simultaneous LS, assembly polls as first step

A high-level panel on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days in its report on......

BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......

No Political Country For Young People

While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed by chief ministers who are 70 or older. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vishnu Deo Sai, 59, takes oath......

Cabinet clears setting up of GST council

Only after its recommendations will the central GST, integrated GST and state GST Bills be taken up The Cabinet, on Monday, cleared the process, formation and functioning of the GST Council, which......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......