Normal life remains unaffected during strike, violence in Bengal

Normal life was not impacted in most parts of the country due to a nationwide strike called by several trade unions to protest against labour policies of the central government, though some......

SC asks CBI to probe digital arrest scams nationwide

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out a unified pan-India probe into digital arrest scam cases and asked the RBI as to why it was not using Artificial......

Centre-West Bengal engage in fresh tussle over migrants

Opening a new front, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the West Bengal government of not allowing trains to ferry stranded migrants to their home, but the state refuted the charge,......

West Bengal doctors end strike after meeting Mamata

Doctors in West Bengal called off their week-long strike on Monday night after meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who assured them of steps to scale up security at government hospitals in the......

GST Cut: How Much Will States Lose?

Opposition-ruled states warn of steep annual losses; Centre assures higher consumption will offset revenue hit. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff State chief ministers and finance ministers,......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

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......

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

For the Bengal government, there is no alternative to revising user charges and also creating a strong industrial base, rues Ashok Lahiri In March 2014, before the Lok Sabha elections, Professors......

Nirmalaji, Streamline GST Assessment Machinery!

'It must become faceless, just as the entire direct tax assessment system has already become fully online, without any human intervention in the normal course,' recommends A K Bhattacharya.......

National Games: Services tops medal tally

  IMAGE: Karnataka hockey players celebrate a goal. Photograph: Hockey India/X Services continued its dominance in the National Games as it topped the medal tally at the 38th edition in......

National Games: Jamwal steals limelight; Services top

IMAGE: Lovlina Boroghain won her semifinal bout at National Games on Tuesday. Photograph: DD Sports/Twitter Services are all set to win the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy as the champion team in the......