Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance.They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities,......

EC on change in WB poll schedule: Sorry, no can do

The Election Commission on Wednesday ruled out any change in the schedule of the West Bengal assembly polls and told the Trinamool Congress that its suggestion to club the last three of the eight......

Meghalaya passes resolution opposing Centre's notification on cattle sale

The Meghalaya assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre’s notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its......

Worsening Centre, states relation poses a 'threat to federalism'

When the Centre tries to encroach upon the subjects that are under the prerogative of the state, or where the centre tries to evade from any responsibility guaranteed to a state through a......

CSR spend by listed companies highest-ever in FY19

The biggest spend (Rs 4,406 crore) was for Schedule VII (II), which involves “promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills, especially among......

CSR non-compliance: Breather for Corporate India

A committee suggested that CSR expenditure be made tax deductible, in order to incentivise spending by companies. It also said that CSR should not be used as a means of resource-gap funding for......

CSR norms: Is India moving back to Inspector Raj?

According to experts by making CSR spending mandatory, the government has made it into a statutory due like tax but with none of its democratic quality. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......