Rajasthan CM Confronts Dire Financial Crunch

Rajasthan is reeling under a huge financial burden with the state's debt having gone beyond Rs 5.59 lakh crores.Rajasthan has increased expenditure on education by 203.4 percent, by 105.4 percent......

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.......

Why Doctors Stopped Being Gods

I got to know that every referred case for angiography and angioplasty got a kickback of Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.Seeing this trend, doctors started paying referring doctors Rs 1 lakh in......

In RS govt poohpoohs concerns over lack of nuclear safety

Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there is better nuclear safety in India as compared to many other countries and there are enough safeguards in......

Budget: Tax Treat For Salaried Class?

The revenue department is assessing the feasibility of further adjustments to maximise benefits for salaried individuals. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the pre-Budget meeting......

Modi 3.0's Plans For Ayushman Bharat

The Centre is considering a proposal on increasing coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of......

IRCTC moves to monetise passenger data

In a first of its kind move, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the ticket booking arm of the Indian Railways, is looking to monetise its bank of passenger data while......

Insurance: Rs 100 cr entry cap for new players may be removed

The insurance regulator wants the removal of the minimum entry capital requirement of Rs 100 crore for setting up an insurance business in a bid to facilitate the entry of multiple players such as......

IOC reviewing Games scenarios, cancellation not among them: Bach

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee gives a speech. Photograph: Robert Hradil/Getty Images The International Olympic Committee is considering various scenarios......

Football Extras: Now, Colombia women footballers revolt

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Claudia Soto (top) of Colo Colo women's soccer club jumps of a rival from Universidad Catolica during a match in Santiago. (Image......