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Why Governor Dhankar is shooting darts at elected Mamata

What makes Dhankar so outspoken? Could it because as governor he will be in the driver’s seat if the Trinamool Congress performs below par in the elections next year? Shikha Shalini......

Row erupts over nomination of ex-CJI Gogoi to RS

A row erupted on Tuesday over the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha with the Congress and other Opposition parties alleging that the "brazen action" by the......

Parliament passes bill to protect rights of transgenders

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill......

BJP MP Pragya Thakur named in defence ministry panel

Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has been appointed to a parliamentary committee on defence, triggering a political row as the......

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

In a departure from convention, the Rajya Sabha on Monday allowed leaders of various political parties to speak and pay tributes to five late members, including former finance minister Arun......

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

A Kashmiri verse, quotes from Tamil poets and references to Saraswati-Sindhu civilisation peppered Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 160-minute long marathon Budget speech on Saturday which got......

GST: States, FinMin at loggerheads over compensation

The showdown between the Centre and states, which started with delays in the monthly payment of compensation to states for loss of revenue from the rollout of GST, escalated into shedding of the......

Why is India Inc so scared all the time?

'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar. Illustration: Dominic......

Finance Minister Sitharaman faces an economy under pressure

A stern articulator with outspoken views and a dignified personality, Sitharaman now bears the responsibility of steering the economy which has witnessed sluggish growth in recent quarters. IMAGE:......

Piyush Goyal to meet PSB chiefs on Monday ahead of Budget

Goyal is expected to discuss the targets for the banks for 2019-20, as well as priority sector lending, recovery on non-performing assets, and the bankruptcy proceedings of various companies, which......

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