Govt's pace of work tripled in 3rd term: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the pace of work has tripled in the third term of her government which has worked with strong determination to lift the economy out of the state of "policy......

'Band-aid for bullet wounds': Oppn slams Budget, says poll-centric

The Opposition on Saturday described the Union Budget as one offering "band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi......

Jailed Gujarat scribe booked in fifth case for extorting realty agent

In fresh trouble for jailed journalist Mahesh Langa, the Gujarat police have registered a case against him for allegedly extorting Rs 40 lakh from a real estate agent by threatening to malign his......

Kejriwal releases 7-point 'manifesto' for middle class

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a seven-point "manifesto" for the country's middle class, saying they have been neglected by successive governments and are......

RBI sees 'sequential pickup in economic activity'

High frequency indicators, like vehicles sales, air traffic, steel consumption and GST E-way bills, point towards a sequential pickup in momentum of economic activity during the second half of the......

Slowdown Is Neither Surprising Nor Inexplicable

'If tax-and-spend was expected to trickle down, it has failed; India's rural wages are stagnant, which has wrecked consumption growth,' points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Indirect tax to rise by 8.3%, corporate tax by 10.4% in FY26

The government's indirect tax collection is expected to increase by 8.3 pc in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), according to a report by ICICI Bank. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Mankind Pharma faces over Rs 2-cr GST penalty

Mankind Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it has been  imposed a GST related penalty of over Rs 2 crore by tax authority in Kolkata over alleged mismatch in figures for the period of FY18 to FY22.......

In Dubai, Beating Pakistan Takes Precedence

The fervour for the India-Pakistan match is so intense that for many beating Pakistan in Dubai seems even more important than winning the Champions Trophy itself, observes K R Nayar, the veteran......

ED arrests two for illegal IPL streaming, money laundering

As per the ED, a website was engaged in unauthorised online betting in various sports including tennis, cricket, soccer, basketball, badminton and boxing, and live-streamed Indian Premier League......

India-Pak Dubai Game Tix Sold Out In Minutes!

An ardent cricket fan told me he was 118,000th in the queue, and within minutes, he received the disappointing news that his hopes of securing a ticket had vanished with all tickets sold out.......