HC directs Bengal to ensure 1% quota for transgenders in public job

The Calcutta high court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one percent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. IMAGE: Transgenders show their......

Calcutta HC stays order terminating jobs of 32,000 teachers

The Calcutta high court on Friday passed an interim stay on an earlier order terminating jobs of around 32,000 teachers in West Bengal government-sponsored and -aided primary schools till the end......

SC pulls up Calcutta HC judge for interview on school jobs scam

Observing that judges have no business granting interviews on pending matters, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a report within four days from the registrar general of the Calcutta high court on......

Hours after SC stay, CBI calls Abhishek Banerjee for questioning

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) hand-delivered a summons to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case on Monday,......

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......

Premji Foundation to set up schools

The Azim Premji Foundation, a not-for-profit entity promoted by Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, will work to improve elementary education at the grassroots level across the country. The foundation,......

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......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......