'Previously, contributing only 25 per cent of material costs, states now face burdens of 40 per cent to 100 per cent of total costs, ensuring poorer states will curb project approvals, directly......
The Andhra Pradesh assembly has, as expected, rejected the Telangana bill. In a major embarrassment for the Congress party, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy’s resolution to reject the bill......
Opposition BJP has assured the ruling UPA that it would support the bill for the creation of Telangana in Parliament. Renu Mittal explains why The decks have been cleared for tabling the Telangana......
The Telangana Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha amidst uproar. The bill was passed by a voice vote. Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party supported the bill. The telecast of the......
In terms of MLA salaries, Odisha is followed by Telangana (about Rs 2.7 lakh), Maharashtra (Rs 2.6 lakh), Manipur (Rs 2.5 lakh), and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 2.4 lakh). IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan......
A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......
What has surprised the industry is that the Bill has been tabled without any consultation.Critics warn the ban on real-money gaming could fuel black markets, endanger 200,000 jobs and billions in......
CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......
New lower GST rates kicked in from Monday, resulting in a slashing of prices of as many as 375 items ranging from toothpaste and shampoo to cars and television sets, a move seen as an attempt to......
IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen strikes gold on her comeback. Photograph: BFI/X Indian women boxers, led by star pugilist Nikhat Zareen, lived up to their top billings to claim seven gold medals, while......