Kerala leader MA Baby elected CPM chief, first from minority group

Veteran leader MA Baby was on Sunday the Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary at its 24th All India Party Congress. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan and......

Speculation rife as CPI-M set to pick new general secy

As the Communist Party of India-Marxist is set to pick its next general secretary, speculation is rife over who would take charge of the largest Left party in the country, with the names of M A......

Petitioners seek urgent listing of Waqf pleas, SC to decide

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing for urgent hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of......

Jamiat too files petition in SC against Waqf (Amendment) Act

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it was a "dangerous conspiracy" to strip......

Sitharaman carries tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata' for 6th year

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday will present her eighth consecutive Budget, which she will deliver from a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch. IMAGE:......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

Sitharaman again takes tablet in red pouch to present paperless Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the full Budget 2024-25 in a......

ED grills Azharuddin for hours in money laundering case

IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddin has sought more time from ED after being asked to depose before the agency. Photograph: Mohammad Azharuddin/Facebook The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday questioned......