Simultaneous polls bill introduced with 269 votes in favour, 198 against

Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country were introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a fiery debate, with the Opposition terming the move......

China holds celebrations in new villages along Indian border

China, which is building numerous villages in Tibet close to its borders with India and Bhutan, has held several celebratory events to mark its takeover of Tibet in the new border villages with a......

How will NDA reach magic number for simultaneous polls in Parl?

It could be a tightrope walk for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in the present scenario to ensure the passage of constitutional amendments required to bring......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

BJP's election loss could bring focus back to reforms

Economists say Modi should rein in 'hotheads' and shift narrative back to jobs and growth, rues Arup Roychoudhury The Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance’s loss in the Bihar elections might......

17 Indians in WEF's Global Young Leaders list

As many as 17 Indians -- including Wadia Group chairman Jeh Wadia, SKS Microfinance CEO Vikram Akula, Bhatia Enterprises chairman Sabeer Bhatia, music composer A R Rahman, and sitar player Anoushka......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Azim Premji chosen for Carnegie philanthropy medal

Wipro chairman Azim Premji is among the honorees of this year's Carnegie Medal, considered the most prestigious prize in philanthropy, for his efforts to reform India's public school system.......

Late Jaitley's son Rohan set to be next DDCA president

'I would like to work for the betterment of Delhi cricket and would love to have everyone on the same page.' IMAGE: Rohan Jaitley filed his papers for the DDCA president's post, following in the......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......

Edulji opens up on differences with Vinod Rai

IMAGE: Edulji said she had no regrets. Photograph: PTI Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji, on Tuesday, said there were serious differences within the Vinod Rai-led panel like......