Why The Speaker's Job Is Important

The Speaker is the final authority to take a call on cases of defection.Although this may not be an immediate concern now, but its occurrence in the future cannot be ruled out considering the......

Meet The Youngest Dalit Lady Candidate

'If people don't see you, they might be hesitant, but once they see you, they are confident that this is the person they will vote for,' says political debutant Shambhavi Choudhury, 25, alumnus of......

Rahul woos farmers with loan waiver if Cong voted to power

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said loans of farmers will be waived if his party comes to power at the Centre. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being felicitated with a plough by......

Uttarakhand: Agnipath, Ankita Bhandari case to harm BJP

People in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand say the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and the Ankita Bhandari murder case will have a bearing on the electoral prospects of the Bharatiya Janata......

Uniform tax on small, big cars is bad news for auto sector: Maruti's Bhargava

The regulatory burden is the highest on small cars, a key segment of the Indian automobile industry and having a uniform tax structure across all segments of vehicles will not augur well for the......

'They are using the pandemic to push their reforms'

'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at one of her press conferences last week. Photograph: ANI Photo No sooner......

American economist has a word of caution for PM Modi

You may be popular initially because of politics and ideology but if the economy slows down, you will be losing your popularity: Nouriel Roubini. Indian policymakers have been "distracted" by......

Here's how tax exemption hike on housing loan interest benefits you

A person in the 30% income tax bracket with a Rs 40 lakh home loan at 9% interest rate would, under the Rs 3.5 lakh interest exemption, will save Rs 105,000 in tax in the first year, against Rs......

IPL 2021, Week 3: All the Hits & Misses

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2021. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings' Sam Curran celebrates Mumbai Indian Krunal Pandya's wicket during match 27 at the......

March 6, 1971: Gavaskar rewinds his 'nervous' Test debut

'There was elation at finally being able to wear my country’s cap. There was nervousness too because we were playing a team led by the greatest, Sir Gary Sobers.' IMAGE: India's batting......

I-League clubs knock on PM's door to 'save football'

The crisis facing Indian football reached the doorstep of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with six I-League clubs requesting him to set up an enquiry commission and "probe the All India......