BJP plans massive outreach to gain Dalit votes in Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party is hopeful of 'markedly improving' its performance in Dalit-dominated constituencies of Delhi on the basis of a sustained and focussed outreach campaign spread over......

Maha Kumbh to feature lectures on simultaneous polls

A Haridwar-based community welfare organisation has lined up a series of seven lectures on diverse themes, including one on the contentious subject of simultaneous polls, at its camp at the Maha......

Why Gadkari 'tries to hide his face in meetings abroad'

"When I go to attend international conferences where there is a discussion on road accidents, I try to hide my face," Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, underlining he had set a target to reduce......

Mahayuti Supporters Throng Azad Maidan

Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra's chief minister for the third time at the sprawling Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. In addition to the political celebrities -- Prime Minister Narendra D......

Key decisions taken at the 55th GST Council meet

The goods and services tax council on Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the......

Rural women drive Rs 27,000 crore financial inclusion transactions

Enterprising women business correspondents, known as BC Sakhis, have facilitated transactions worth Rs 27,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh, earning Rs 75 crore in commission over the past four and a half......

Mining majors give a miss to country's maiden critical minerals auction

The maiden, critical mineral auction in India has failed to enthuse the mining industry, with the first tranche achieving less than a 50 per cent success rate and the auction of several mines was......

GST rates on host of goods rejigged

Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......