The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in a corruption case linked to the West Bengal primary school recruitment scam. IMAGE: ED......
'It would be reasonable to assume that Modi 3.0 would be more focused on projects and schemes which do not require any legislative change or which have the support of its coalition partners,'......
The finance minister's assertion that industry should not expect any spectacular announcements in the 2024 interim Budget suggest that the electoral imperatives of more tax concessions or higher......
Mummy, my super hero!The Veda says, matrudevobhava, pitrudevobhava, acharyadevobhava, atithidevobhava in Sanskrit- mother (matru) always first. Not pita (father), not acharya (teacher), not guru,......
'Media for a billion people.' That was the topic of President APJ Abdul Kalam's speech at the 11th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) in New Delhi, October 9. Here we......
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation, which convened in Goa on Wednesday, reviewed the GST rates for over 100 items, including textiles, handloom goods,......
Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the stock market.Ms Sitharaman decided to take that risk, observes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......
With the fiscal deficit target staring at the government, the FY25 Budget has limited expenditure options, points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......
The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......
If the Budget makes no big announcements on new schemes, projects, or tax giveaways, the government would face a major political dilemma as it may have to reluctantly consider shunning the practice......
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......
'I have a problem with the term 'outsider'.'Doctor ka beta doctor banta hain, par aap baki doctors ko outsider nahi na bulate.''I always wanted to be an actor, yaar.''While I was in the bank for......
Asha Bhosle has give us so many songs to cherish. But there are so many, many more that one may not have heard of. On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her......
'N Chandra told me, "Arree yaar, don't get heavy on me now! This is a Hindi movie so leave your logic at home".' IMAGE: Mohan Kapur at the premiere of Ms. Marvel in Los Angeles. Photograph: Kind......
'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled – ‘Winning Like......
During Chappell's, Ganguly lost the captaincy and also his place in the squad IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly interacts with the media. Photograph: PTI Sourav Ganguly says when he was kept out of the Indian......
A round-up of the Ranji matches played across India on Sunday IMAGE: Players and officials of Haryana Cricket team posing for a photograph after defeating Chhattisgarh in the Ranji cricket match......
Chanchal Bhattacharya suggests, problems in the dressing room environment and media pressure hampering the ODI skipper’s performance India captain MS Dhoni. Photograph: BCCI Chanchal......
IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to be without their star performer Sunil Narine in the upcoming Champions League as the Trinidad & Tobago Sports Minister wants the spinner to be......