'BJP Won't Be Able To Form Government In Bengal in 2026'

'The BJP lacks a credible mass leader who matches Mamata Banerjee's popularity.''Given the division of votes among Opposition parties, the West Bengal government's dole-giving strategy, and the......

Not justifying Guv's sitting over bills but...: Centre in SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not justifying governors indefinitely sitting on bills passed by state legislature but barring a few exceptions most had acted in a way......

Why Calcutta Remains A City Of Bhoy

A year after the RG Kar rape-murder Swarupa Dutt looks at the city where it happened, Kolkata -- a study in dichotomy, at once the self-proclaimed cultural capital of India as also a petri dish for......

Politicians' promise of death penalty fuels mob rule: SC judge

Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Sunday said "mob rule" is being created as politicians capitalise on certain incidents and assure capital punishment for culprits, stressing that only the......

FM defends GST hike on essentials

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the mass consumption items such as pulses, wheat, rice, flour, and curd will not attract the 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) when......

Jewellers expect 10% of pre-Covid sales on Akshaya Tritiya

For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday......

GST rollout on July 1; deadline for filing tax returns extended by 2 months

India will turn into one market at the stroke of mid-night between June 30 and July 1, with the rollout of the unified GST along with liberal tax filings rules for first two months to tide over any......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

Dalmiya: Tactician who made business out of cricket

Today BCCI is one of the richest sporting bodies in world sports with a license to rule world cricket but it was Jagmohan Dalmiya who will be credited with it, says Arindam Majumder Jagmohan......