How much will Congress's election guarantees cost?

‘Right to apprenticeship means that anyone below the age of 25 years with a diploma or other qualifications can demand an apprenticeship with a private, a public sector company or a......

BJP CEC meets to finalise candidates for Assam, Bengal

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s central election committee met on Thursday to finalise party candidates for the initial phases of assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam, two of the four states......

Filling in for Modi: BJP selects Ranjan Ben Bhatta for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat

Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced the name of Vadodara deputy mayor Ranjan Ben Bhatta as its candidate for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The party......

BJP denies NTR's daughter Visakhapatnam ticket

Former Union Minister D Purandeswari, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after quitting the Congress over the Telangana issue, has been denied a ticket from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat, which......

Why India's healthcare system is near collapse today

An analysis of Budget speeches made by finance ministers over 75 years also offers a glimpse of how low on the priority list healthcare has featured for the political class and policy-makers, which......

Implementation of tax reforms unlikely before 2016

It was believed the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), the law to replace the archaic Income-Tax Act of 1961, was set to be rolled out from April 1, 2014 — three years later than originally planned.......

RBI may take a more balanced stance in June

Market participants must appreciate that staying cautious is a virtue for central bankers and should not expect a sudden reversal in the formal monetary policy stance. The Reserve Bank of India......

Budget dilemma: Strict fiscal discipline or fund rural growth?

BJP’s reversals in rural Gujarat has prompted many policy watchers to predict that the Budget would have incentives for the agriculture sector and the rural economy. The government would......

Jagmohan Dalmiya elected BCCI President

Jagmohan Dalmiya returned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being unanimously elected at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Monday. The Narayanswami Srinivasan......