Will LG Allow Rekha Gupta To Function?

'Will the LG be ready to rule with a light hand, having been vested with powers that amount to using a hammer to kill a fly?' asks Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar......

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as next CEC

Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner on Monday, the law ministry said. IMAGE: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (right) and his wife show......

SC To Hear Plea Against CEC's Appointment Today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would on February 19 take up on 'priority basis' the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners under the 2023......

Rekha Gupta, Only Lady CM In 20 NDA Ruled States/UTs

Rekha Gupta had the support of the RSS, which actively participated in the Delhi assembly poll campaign to help the BJP win. IMAGE: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virender Sachdeva and......

For a slightly higher government capex outlay

While the capital spending is being maintained at 3.1 per cent of the GDP, a little more would have boosted economic growth even further, suggests Rajiv Memani. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

Budget Bonanza For Bihar!

With assembly elections due in Bihar later this year, it has rained goodies for the state in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's latest Budget. IMAGE: Finance Minister @nsitharaman proceeds from......

Budget is by the people, for the people: Sitharaman

'One of the ideas was to make the direct tax simpler and easier to comply with.' Photograph: ANI Photo Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the......

Economists see reforms in the air ahead of Budget

Following the lacklustre growth numbers in the second quarter (Q2FY25), economists believe the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26 should focus on reforms that will stimulate consumption,......

IOC chief Bach to resign as member after end of term

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, an Olympic fencing champion in 1976, steps down from his post this year after 12 years in charge. He will hand over on June 23 to the new president, to be elected on March 20.......

PIX: Clinical New Zealand crush Pak in CT opener

IMAGES from the Champions Trophy Group A match played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. - Scorecard IMAGE: Tom Latham top-scored for New......

FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation

IMAGE: Earlier this week, the PFF Normalisation Committee chairman Haroon Malik had warned a parliamentary panel that February 15 will be the last day of his tenure and Pakistan risked suspension......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

Meet new BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

IMAGE: A former cricketer, Devajit Saikia represented Assam in four first-class matches during the 1990s before transitioning to cricket administration. Photograph: BCCI Devajit Saikia was......