Electric firecrackers likely caused blaze at Goa nightclub: CM

A preliminary inquiry into the devastating nightclub fire in Goa suggests that "electric firecrackers" were set off inside the premises, sparking a blaze that claimed 25 lives, Chief Minister......

ED, CBI ramp up probe against Bitcoin Ponzi scam suspect

The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday ramped up their investigations against Bitcoin Ponzi 'scam' suspect Gaurav Mehta, a day after Bharatiya Janata Party......

Congress helping Modi become powerful: Mamata in Goa

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday trained her guns on the Congress, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become more powerful as the grand old party is not......

Mumbai: 8 children among 13 killed in 2 building crashes

At least 12 people, including eight children, were killed and seven others injured after two floors of a three-storey residential building collapsed on an adjoining single-storey house in Malwani......

For panchayats, financial freedom is a distant dream

The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments. By increasing the share of states in the......

15th Finance Commission report: Devolution for FY20-21 cut marginally

This is due to the newly formed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which will get funds from the Centre’s share, which means devolution will be for 28 states compared to 29......

Sitharaman unveils Rs 6 lakh cr stimulus, more to follow

The government on Wednesday announced a nearly Rs 6 lakh crore package, including Rs 3 lakh crore of collateral-free loans for small businesses and a Rs 30,000 crore lifeline to non-banking and......

Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?

A system of multiple regulations operating in silos has created grey areas that foster illegal money raisingA group of people from the chit fund sector wrote a Right to Information application......