Stopped from speaking, Mamata storms out of Niti Aayog meet

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday walked out of a Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that she was unfairly stopped midway through her speech,......

'This Is An Andhra Pradesh-Bihar Budget'

From the word go, Bihar growled its needs out when an MP from the state said aloud: "Give something for Bihar also, Madam."Every time the Budget mentioned cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh, "Kursi......

Water resources, Ganga allocations surge 55% to Rs 30,234 cr

The total Budget allocated for the department of water resources, river development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has surged to Rs 30,233.83 crore, 55 percent up from last year's allotment of Rs......

SC summons CS, fin secretaries of 16 states over pay report non-compliance

The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the chief secretaries and finance secretaries of 16 states for non-compliance with the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendations on the payment......

Govt to provide Rs 11.11 lakh cr towards capex

The government will provide Rs 11.11 lakh crore for capital expenditure for 2024-25 and introduce viability gap funding to spur private investment in infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala......

Bandhan Bank's micro challenges: Unsecured loan book, CEO's tenure

It is 10 years since Bandhan Financial Services became the first microfinance institution (MFI) to receive the universal bank licence. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters A year later, in......

GST revenues grow 11% to about Rs 1.6 lakh crore in August

GST collections grew by 11 per cent to over Rs 1.59 lakh crore in August on the back of improved compliance and reduced evasion, with experts forecasting higher mop-up to continue in the upcoming......

Govt imposes 40% export duty on onion

The government on Saturday imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to increase domestic availability amid signs of increasing prices. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The export duty,......

Olympics: #GirlsGetItDone

'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.''But what about guaranteeing it?''Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Lovlina......