'Can you imagine how much people's money is being looted?'

'If one crore is sanctioned to make a road, they spend only Rs 40 lakhs and the remaining 60 lakhs is looted by the politician, bureaucrats and the contractor.' IMAGE: Sabu Jacob, the coordinator......

Bharat bandh enters day 2; normal life hit in parts of country

The two-day nationwide strike by central trade unions to protest against the government policies entered its second day on Tuesday, impacting normal life in some parts of the country. IMAGE:......

Banking, public transport services hit on day 1 of Bharat bandh

Banking and public transport services were thrown out of gear in West Bengal and Kerala on Monday as thousands of workers began their two-day nationwide strike against various policies of the......

How farmers' Bharat Bandh impacted various states

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a forum comprising 40 farmer unions, called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday against the Centre's three agriculture laws. Here is its impact across the country:  ......

Govt rules out excise duty cut on petrol, diesel

A one rupee per litre cut in taxes would result in revenues being hit by Rs 30,000 crore on an annualised basis. A cut in taxes on petrol and diesel is ruled out for now as neither the central......

'One nation one tax' is finally a reality

The one national GST unifies the country's $2 trillion economy and 1.3 billion people into a common market, an exercise that took 17 tumultuous years. The midnight launch of the Goods and Services......

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra Image: Women react from inside a police vehicle after their......

The economics behind demand for smaller states

The Telengana movement in the state of Andhra Pradesh has picked up momentum again and is causing losses to the tune of thousands of crores (billions) of rupees to the exchequer during bandhs, not......