Locals to be exempted from expressway toll in cities: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ''father of toll tax" on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his......

CBI arrests Lalu's 'man Friday' in land-for-jobs scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad's aide Bhola Yadav in connection with the "land-for-jobs" scam in the railways when Prasad was the railway......

Caste a factor in Agnipath recruitment, allege Varun, Oppn; govt rejects

Several opposition leaders and a Bharatiya Janata Party ally alleged Tuesday that the Army was using caste as a factor for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme, a charge swiftly rejected by......

Oppn alleges caste being asked in Agnipath recruitment, govt denies

Several opposition leaders and a Bharatiya Janata Party ally alleged Tuesday that the army was using caste as a factor for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme, a charge swiftly rejected by......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an ex­panding role in public service......

India's tryst with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck

India’s jugalbandhi with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck, neither achieving adequate renewable generation nor ensuring sufficient coal-fired power in the quest to become a $5-trillion......

The Pension Challenge Confronting India

When we look at the pension expenditure of the states, so far, there has been no gain from the NPS reform.Pension expenses as a share of total state revenue expenditure rose from 4% in 1991-1992 to......

Budget's focus is to provide basic amenities to poor, Modi tells BJP

The focus of the Union Budget is on providing basic amenities to the poor, middle class and youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, and asserted that it is imperative that India......