Bengal minister Firhad Hakim defends Muslim population remarks

Firhad Hakim, a senior minister in West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, has defended his remarks on the Muslim population in the state and India, saying he is a diehard secular and patriotic......

SC directs AAP to vacate Rouse Avenue office by Aug 10

The Supreme Court on Monday extended by nearly two months the June 15 deadline given to the Aam Aadmi Party to vacate its office at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India.......

Growth Question Looms Large Over Chandigarh

As Chandigarh braces for a fierce contest between Congress candidate Manish Tewari and the BJP's Sanjay Tandon, its industry leaders harbour a fervent wish: Replicate the success of the National......

CBI raids houses of Bengal minister, TMC MLA in civic body recruitment scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday conducted searches at 12 locations, including at the residences of senior West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra, in......

States pitch for continuation of GST compensation for another 5 years

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......

Budget 2022: India Inc pitches for more reforms and tax stability

India Inc on Thursday pitched for continuation of reforms while ensuring tax and policy stability in the forthcoming Budget to prop up the economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the virtual......

Prolonged lockdown to make India's water crisis worse

Making water available is always a serious challenge in the summer for all public authorities.This year, the challenge is higher when hand-washing at every opportunity has become a necessity.So......

Centre ups infra projects offering to Rs 111-trillion

The infrastructure spending target for 2020-25 was revised because of additional and amended data provided by central ministries, state governments since the release of the summary NIP Report in......

Mohinder Amarnath on way out of selection panel?

Speculation is rife that former India batsman Mohinder Amarnath could be replaced by Roger Binny as selector and may lose out on becoming chairman of the national selection committee following......

22 more CWG works under CVC scanner

Widening its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is looking into at least 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government......