RJD MLC expelled from House for mimicking CM Nitish Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Sunil Kumar Singh was expelled from the Bihar legislative council on Friday, following an incident of unruly behaviour in the House earlier this year. IMAGE: RJD leader......

Many Oppn CMs to stay away from Modi's Niti Aayog meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will focus on making India a developed nation by 2047, an official statement said on Friday.......

SC notice to Centre, governors on pleas by Kerala, Bengal

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the separate pleas of opposition-ruled Kerala and West Bengal, alleging the denial of assent to bills passed by the......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Customs duty exemption on lithium, cobalt to aid growth of EV sector

The proposed exemption in customs duty on import of lithium, cobalt and other rare minerals in the Union Budget 2024-25 is likely to lower the battery production cost and help in making electric......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Now, 5% uniform IGST rate on all aircraft, engine parts

The government on Monday announced the implementation of a 5 per cent uniform IGST rate on all aircraft and aircraft engine parts to boost the industry. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters The decision,......

Yoga in Asian Games?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/X Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Wednesday pitched for the inclusion of yoga in the Asian Games programme as the country seeks to......

Meet India's new sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya

IMAGE: Mansukh Mandaviya won the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat by defeating his nearest Congress rival Lalit Vasoya by a margin of 3.83 lakh votes. Photograph: Mansukh Mandaviya/Instagram......