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......
Seventeen of the 25 ministers in the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan, including Govind Ram Meghwal, who also led the party's campaign committee, lost in the assembly elections.......
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......
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:......
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......
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government may save over Rs 70,000 crore (Rs 700 billion) on capital and revenue expenditure allocated towards new schemes in the FY25 Budget......
State governments, including Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal on Thursday pressed for continuation of the GST compensation for another five-year period in view of the financial stress......
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......
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......
'Several businesses like entertainment, hospitality, travel etc would never be the same again.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Subhash Garg, former Union finance and economic affairs......
'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.' IMAGE: Sendhil Ramamurthy with Vidya Balan in Do Aur Do Pyaar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sendhil Ramamurthy......
'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......
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.......
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......
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......
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......