Mann rules out dissent as Punjab MLAs meet Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dismissed speculation of dissent within Aam Aadmi Party's state unit, asserting that Congress leaders have a history of switching parties while AAP......

Farmers Stir 2.0: Advantage Akali Dal?

If everything goes according to plan, a resuscitated Akali Dal could emerge as a central player in Punjab in three years, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh......

Winter Session: Opposition presses for debate on Adani

The opposition on Sunday asked the Centre to allow discussions in the Parliament on the United States prosecutors' bribery charges against the Adani Group even as Union minister Kiren Rijiju made......

Kejriwal's shocker elicits mixed response from allies, opponents

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's unexpected announcement on Sunday that he will resign after two days drew mixed reactions from parties, with some saying it was a compulsion due to bail......

Rajya Sabha clears long-pending Insurance Bill

Parliament on Thursday approved National Democratic Alliance government's first major economic reform measure as the long-pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap to 49 per cent in......

Despite 'Make in India', PSUs, states opt for Made in China

A report by parliamentary standing committee on commerce noted that Indian industry was getting decimated by China dumping its cheap products in India.  A parliamentary panel has said the......

Budget goes paperless; Sitharaman quotes Tagore

From Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reading out her 110-minute speech from a tablet to seating arrangements in tune with pandemic times, there were quite a few firsts during the presentation......

SEE: AAP picks Harbhajan Singh for Rajya Sabha

Photograph: Kind courtesy Harbhajan Singh/Twitter The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday nominated former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak,......

Vijender to return Khel Ratna if farms laws not withdrawn

IMAGE: Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh joined the farmers' agitation at the Haryana-Delhi border on Sunday. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh,......