Hemant Soren released from jail after 5 months

Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was released on Friday after the state high court granted him bail in a money laundering case, observing that he was not guilty, and there was no......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Can Modi Run A Coalition Government?

The biggest challenge will be to convert his regime into a coalition of minds. But given the fact that he is instinctively an authoritarian leader and supporter of the hard Hindutva line, the......

Once a BJP rival, Jayant Chaudhary joins 3rd Modi govt

Once a political rival of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jayant Chaudhary aligned his Rashtriya Lok Dal with the National Democratic Alliance in March. IMAGE: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary takes oath as......

UltraTech Cement to acquire 23% in India Cements

The country's leading cement maker UltraTech on Thursday said it will acquire a 23 per cent stake in its Chennai-based rival India Cements Ltd, in a deal estimated to be around Rs 1,885 crore.......

'Residential and hospitality are best-performing sectors'

'The overall market cycle is very positive.' IMAGE: Holiday Inn Bengaluru Racecourse. Photograph: Kind courtesy Brigade Enterprises Real estate developer Brigade Enterprises is seeing strong......

Highway Spending May Rise 10%

'With new projects and recently awarded projects kicking in, capital expenditure should only increase going forward.' IMAGE: The Gurugram-Delhi Expressway. Photograph: ANI Photo   The Centre......

As many as 458 infra projects hit by cost overrun of Rs 5.71 lakh cr in May

As many as 458 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or above, were hit by a cost overrun of more than Rs 5.71 lakh crore in May this year, according to an official......

WPL Auction: Gujarat Giants bag Kashvee for Rs 2 cr

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kashvee Gautam/Instagram In a blockbuster WPL 2024 auction, Kashvee Gautam, the uncapped Indian all-rounder, sealed a record-breaking Rs 2 crore deal with Gujarat Giants.......