Day after chaos at Waqf panel meet, JPC member slams BJP MP

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP and a member of the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, A Raja, on Wednesday accused the panel's chairman Jagdambika Pal of violating norms by......

Waqf meet: TMC MP throws smashed glass bottle at Chair, suspended

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee was suspended for one day from the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after high drama during its meeting on Tuesday where he smashed a glass......

Medic murder: Junior docs continue sit-in outside health office amid rain

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Sunday said they remain steadfast in their resolve to pursue justice for the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar hospital, a day after another attempt......

Oppn protests 'discriminatory' Budget; 'Viksit Bharat' dream, says BJP

The Opposition on Wednesday claimed the Union Budget was "discriminatory" against non-NDA-ruled states and accused the prime minister of running a "shaky and vulnerable" coalition government. The......

COVID-19: How India Inc plans to keep employees safe

Encouraged by the arrival of vaccines, companies are taking a technology-backed calibrated approach to speed up employees’ return to the workplace while maintaining social distancing.......

Govt response to the pandemic was right

The government kept its nerve in the face of a massive shock.It chose not to resort to a massive fiscal stimulus.It focused instead on providing liquidity support and easing restrictions on......

India among world's worst performing economies: Abhijit Banerjee

Stating that India's economic stimulus was not adequate, Banerjee said, the measures did not increase consumption spending of lower income people as the government was not willing to put......

Abhijit Banerjee has a piece of advice for the Modi govt

In the short run, the government should loosen the purse strings but trying to invent new instruments is a bad idea, Banerjee said. Trust, he said, in the system is important at this point and......

Banerjee's Nobel prize much bigger: Ganguly

IMAGE: Abhijit Banerjee is the eighth Indian to win the Nobel prize. On the same day, Sourav Ganguly emerged the lone contender in the race to be the BCCI president. Photograph: PTI The Board of......

Maradona mesmerises children but Dada disappointed

IMAGE: Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona shows his skills during a football workshop at Barasat. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Diego Maradona showed glimpses of his famous dribbling......