CEC Rajiv Kumar, a strong critic of exit polls, demits office

Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demits office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year......

Students, cops clash in Bihar over exam, FIR against Prashant Kishor

Police on Sunday used water cannons and mild force to disperse protesters demanding the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam held in Patna on December 13. IMAGE: Jan......

Can Rekha Gupta Deliver BJP Promises To Delhi?

The new BJP government will have no choice but to ask the Centre for financial support, expects Rashme Sehgal. IMAGE: Rekha Gupta, who was elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature......

Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

The GST Council on Saturday decided to tweak tax rates on items, including accommodation services for students and solar cookers, and took a host of taxpayer-friendly measures including waiver of......

Are markets being 'blind' to inflation risks?

The likely hawkish stance from the US Fed will restrain the rally in the US markets and also keep the Indian market in a range, attracting selling at higher levels and buying at lower levels.......

Tasks Cut Out For New Commerce Secretary

The government is targeting export of goods and services worth $2 trillion by 2030. IMAGE: Sunil Barthwal, then secretary, ministry of labour and employment, right, as Labour Minister Bhupender......

Bihar cricket: Factionalism rears ugly head again

IMAGE: Bihar fielded two teams for their Ranji Trophy match. Photograph: Screengrab/X Factionalism is nothing new to Bihar cricket and the ugly infighting that has been running well over two......

Former BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary no more

IMAGE: Amitabh Chaudhary also served as a BCCI joint secretary and was an administrative manager with the Indian team on a few occasions. Photograph: PTI Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI......