'Rawat has become CM by default'

'He has been made CM of Uttarakhand because everybody thinks he is not a challenge to anyone.' IMAGE: Tirath Singh Rawat being sworn in as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, March 10, 2021.......

Uttarakhand polls: Rahul performs Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri

With just two days left for the Uttarakhand assembly polls and the state Congress striving hard to woo voters in the last leg of the election campaign, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Chief......

Congress ruined Uttarakhand, opposed creation of state: Modi

Accusing the Congress government in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth even though the state has great potential in tourism and allied sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked......

Congress chief ministers are in trouble

Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers. Kavita Chowdhury, Raghu Krishnan, Sanjeeb Mukherjee & G......

Trustees' decision final on PF investments

The Labour Ministry said on Friday it would abide by the decision of the Central Board of Trustees on whether a portion of Rs 5 lakh crore (Rs 5 trillion) of provident funds should be invested in......

Job seekers rise by 57 lakh annually

The government on Monday said registration of job seekers in employment exchanges across the country has increased at an average rate of 56.67 lakh per annum during the last ten years and the......

Labour Ministry opposes taxing PF withdrawals

Labour Ministry on Monday expressed its reservations on the Direct Tax Code's proposal to tax all savings and provident fund schemes at the time of withdrawal. "We are among those countries which......

Ministries lock horns over EPFO

The finance and labour ministries have locked horns over the issue of bringing retirement fund manager EPFO under the service tax net. The Central Board of Excise and Customs has slapped a notice......