The 2020 Bihar Election Sentimeter

The Bihar elections are finally here in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Bihar will vote for the 243-member assembly in three phases -- October 28, November 3 and November 7. Counting......

What CEC Rajiv Kumar plans to do after retirement

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday revealed his intention to "detoxify" himself and spend several months in solitude in the Himalayas post his retirement next month. IMAGE: Chief......

Mamata's close aide and TMC councillor shot dead in Malda

Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday morning, the police said. Image used for representational purposes......

Days after Lalu's offer, comes Nitish's reply

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday snubbed the Rashtriya Janata Dal, headed by his arch-rival Lalu Prasad Yadav, stating that he had forged alliances 'by mistake' with the opposition party......

States' borrowings at 60% of Dec target

States are on track of fiscal consolidation with their total borrowings reaching Rs 5 trillion till October, which is 60 per cent of the projected borrowings of Rs 8.38 trillion till December 2024,......

The curious case of onion prices and Bihar elections

Onion prices have increased 150% over the last few months Onion prices and the stock markets have recently been in the news but for contrary reasons - one is rising precipitously while the other......

Market looks to reform signals from Bihar election result

Verdict will tell whether Modi government still enjoys the popular mandate When Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi called the coming Assembly election in Bihar the 'mother of all elections',......

MFIs' asset quality takes heatwave hit

The asset quality of microfinance portfolios worsened in the quarter ending June 2024 due to the impact of heatwaves on borrowers’ incomes and collections, coupled with rumours of loan......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......

Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with 4-wkt haul

Group D: Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with four-wicket haul vs Assam IMAGE: Harshit Rana bagged four wickets. Photograph: KKR/X Harshit Rana celebrated his maiden Test team call-up......