Blow to Nitish as Patna HC stays Bihar govt's caste survey

The Patna high court on Thursday ordered a stay on the caste survey being conducted by the Bihar government. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Photograph: ANI Photo Hearing a bunch of......

Bihar government to recommend CBI probe into scribe murder

Bowing to the wishes of the family of slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, the Bihar government on Monday decided to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into his killing. "A decision has......

DMK MP apologises for 'gaumutra states' jibe as Congress joins critics

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Lok Sabha member DNV Senthil Kumar on Tuesday triggered a row by describing the Hindi heartland as "gaumutra states", drawing instant condemnation from the BJP as......

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

If 4,000 workers could work round the clock for the construction of the new Parliament building, then there is no reason why all infrastructure projects too cannot follow that model, asserts Dr......

Govt borrowing cut expectations fade as coalition govt takes shape

The expectations of a borrowing cut by the government faded among bond-market participants after the general election results because they feel the compulsions of running a coalition may put......

Nirmala Sitharaman and her team decode the fine prints of Budget 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s......

In FY25, NHAI to monetise 2,741 km roads

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is looking to monetise 33 stretches of national highways during the current financial year (FY25) through its toll operate transfer (TOT) and......

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......

In Sasaram, playing cricket was a crime, says Akash Deep after his maiden Test call-up

IMAGE: The Bengal player was called-up for India’s remaining matches against England. Photograph: Akash Deep/Instagram Akash Deep had just finished his spell and was manning the boundary......