Nitesh Rane calls Uddhav-Raj rally 'anti-Hindu'; BJP leader differs

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane has hit out at the Thackeray cousins -- Uddhav and Raj --over their joint rally in Mumbai, terming it as a "jihadi and anti-Hindu gathering" aimed at dividing......

Opposition skips high tea as Hindi row looms over Maha session

The opposition parties in Maharashtra on Sunday announced a boycott of the traditional high tea event of the state government on the eve of the legislature's Monsoon Session citing rampant......

Maha passes bill to curb urban Naxalism; won't misuse, assures CM

The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Thursday passed the `Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill', which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations with focus on......

Manipur Governor convenes assembly session on Aug 29

Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey has summoned the monsoon session of the assembly on August 29, according to a notification on Tuesday. IMAGE: Manipur assembly hall. Photograph: ANI Photo The state......

Goa to sign power pact with Ratnagiri Gas

Goa expects to pool about 21.5 MW of power from the 'Ratnagiri Combined Cycle Power Project' to meet its rising electricity demands, state power minister Alexio Sequiera said. "In all, 21.5 MW......

60% probability of GST bill passage in current session: Nomura

  The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax, is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.......

9 BJP-ruled states may ratify Bill on GST by end of August

Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month Senior Union ministers have advised to as many as nine Bharatiya Janata......

A tale of 10 states & what they intend to do with their land laws

Several state governments have proposed they could enact their own land laws consistent with the amendments proposed by the Centre in the land acquisition Bill, 2015, rather than waiting......