Mega 39-member Parl panel to examine simultaneous polls bills

Decks were cleared for setting up a mega 39-member parliamentary panel to examine the two bills proposing simultaneous elections with the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adopting resolutions in this......

Voting showed BJP does not have 2/3 majority: Cong

The Congress on Tuesday claimed the Bill on holding simultaneous polls was against federalism and 'anti-constitutional', and said the voting at its introduction stage in the Lok Sabha showed the......

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on......

Some agencies misinforming Centre on Manipur crisis: CM Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday accused "some agencies with vested interests" of "briefing the Centre wrongly" about the ongoing crisis and said it was an attempt to destabilise the......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

The Panapakkam facility is projected to generate employment for 25,000 individuals, with 85 per cent of the workforce set to be women. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Taiwanese footwear......

How Indian IT sector will fare in FY25

Hiring is likely to pick up materially only by the end of H1 FY26. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Indian IT services industry is expected to clock revenue growth in the mid-single......

The PT Teacher Behind Two WPL Stars

'Today when I see them talking to people from different countries confidently, I realise that education does not come from classrooms alone but from life experiences too.' IMAGE: K M Elsamma,......

Jay Shah takes over as ICC chairman

IMAGE: Jay Shah was elected BCCI’s youngest-ever secretary in 2019. Photograph: BCCI Former Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah officially took over as the new chairman......

Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan ready to accept Hybrid model if...

'It shouldn't be that we travel to India and they don't come to our country. Idea is to settle it once and for all on equal terms.' IMAGE: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, centre, claimed that the......