PIX: Here is how states celebrate 78th Independence Day

Independence Day was celebrated across states and Union territories on Thursday, as several chief ministers announced job schemes while some others vowed their support for Prime Minister Narendra......

Himanta Sarma's latest: Meghalaya varsity behind 'flood jihad'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday accused a private university in neighbouring Meghalaya of engaging in a "flood jihad" by demolishing hills on its campus to build new structures,......

Will TDP, JD-U Toe BJP Line On Hindutva?

The TDP and JD-U will have a lot to answer inside Parliament, day after day, session after session, notes N Sathiya Moorthy, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

Modi files nomination with allies by his side; Nitish absent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday, an event attended by several National Democratic Alliance leaders including Union ministers and chief......

GST Council may take up e-game tax in December meet

It will also be new Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra’s first GST Council meeting. He will take charge after the incumbent Tarun Bajaj retires on November 30. IMAGE: Finance Secretary TV......

GST cut on Covid drugs, equipment, retained for vaccines

The GST Council on Saturday slashed tax rate on Covid-19 drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab as well as on medical oxygen and oxygen concentrators but ignored demands for reduction in taxes on......

Motera Fortified: Over 6,000 forces ready for WC final

IMAGE: Police officers walk outside Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters More than......