We Haven't Seen This In 39 Years!

Dr T V Somanathan is the first finance secretary to be appointed Cabinet secretary since 1985.His appointment at this juncture seems to carry much meaning for the forthcoming trajectory of reforms......

Cong hopes to buck 30-year-old trend in Rajasthan

Banking on the Ashok Gehlot dispensation's welfare measures in Rajasthan, will the Congress on Sunday buck the trend of the state not repeating a government in the past three decades? IMAGE:......

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

12 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not been re-nominated by their parties for the 2024 general elections. IMAGE: A Bharatiya Janata Party supporter......

Rajasthan all set for battle royale today

Rajasthan is all set to vote on Saturday to elect members of a new assembly with the Bharatiya Janata Party aiming to unseat the ruling Congress, which is fighting hard to change the trend of......

Will private cryptocurrencies be finally banned?

A government panel said policymakers and regulators should have an open mind regarding the introduction of an official digital currency in India. A panel tasked with examining virtual currencies......

Top bureaucrat takes a jibe at RBI

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Garg is the finance ministry's primary liaison with the RBI.Arup Roychoudhury reports. Photograph: Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters A top civil servant has......

FPI limit in long-term government securities may be hiked

FPIs are currently capped at 5 per cent of the total outstanding government dated securities, and own 4.5 per cent The government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are highly likely to increase......

Govt seeks special dividend to fund part of bank recapitalisation

Provided talks on the matter are fruitful, the dividend payout will made during the current RBI financial year ending June 30, 2018. The government has sought a special dividend from the Reserve......

'Real love comes and goes'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later?''Have they become flatmates instead of lovers?''What happens when the initial chemistry has worn......

Kriti-Pulkit Party With Taapsee

Taapsee Pannu has many reasons to party. Firstly, it's Diwali! She's also celebrating her new production house, Outsiders Films, which have movies like Blurr and Dhak Dhak in the pipeline.......

IIFA 2018: Irrfan, Sridevi win top awards

Who won what at IIFA 2018? The 19th IIFAs saw a grand awards show at the Siam Niramit Theatre in Bangkok. Even as the green carpet was glamorous, the stage saw a lot of talent winning their share......

Nushrat, Kartik celebrate Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety's success

It's party time for the team. When your movie becomes a hit, you *must* celebrate! The cast and crew of Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety celebrated the film's success.   Nushrat Bharucha, 'Sweety' in......

Asiad trials set to be conducted behind closed doors

IMAGE: With Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat being handed exemptions, parents of wrestlers got into heated arguments with ad hoc committee members. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The IOA......

9 out of 16 DDCA directors sign in favour of new committee

IMAGE: The Ferozshah Kotla Stadium, which is under the aegis of Delhi and District Cricket Association. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images Beleaguered Delhi and Districts Cricket......

Khanna kept out of all DDCA Committees for World T20

Senior Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president and top DDCA official CK Khanna has been kept out of the two primary committees that will look into the organisation of the International......