Vanniyar quota to apply subject to outcome of PILs: HC

The Madras high court on Wednesday declined to grant a total stay against the 10.5 per cent Vanniyar quota but held that admission in higher educational institutions and appointment in government......

Revisit laws on quota beyond 50 pc: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to revisit the laws providing quotas in excess of 50 per cent to reserved categories in government jobs and......

TN to indroduce quota for minorities

In yet another fulfilment of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's poll promises during the 2006 Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday promulgated an ordinance providing for exclusive......

Maharashtra passes 10% quota bill for Marathas, leaves OBCs untouched

The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tabled......

How govt plans to make Mumbai a global finance hub

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan tells Business Standard that the state's debt burden is huge but under control. Maharashtra is facing stiff competition in attracting investments. Is the......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......