EC notice to Engineer Rashid on poll expenditure ahead of oath taking as LS MP

The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his......

Stage set for counting of votes in J-K, Haryana today

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath for the Haryana and Jammu-Kashmir assembly poll results on Tuesday. IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard ahead of the counting of the Jammu......

EC issues 2 notices to Rajasthan Congress over poll ads

Ahead of the November 25 assembly polls in Rajasthan, the Election Commission on Wednesday issued two show-cause notices to the Congress state unit over its advertisements -- one claiming a wave in......

K'taka polls: EC warns parties against uncertified ads during silence period

No party or candidate shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior without clearance from the media certification and monitoring committee, the Election......

State FMs to nominate next GST panel chief

The Centre might have little say in nominating the next chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers (EC).Recently, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi refused his nomination......

TV channels try to reclaim lost poll ads

Television channels could lose around Rs 75 crore (Rs 750 million) with the Election Commission pulling the plugs on electoral campaigning on the electronic media. Leading broadcasters, including......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

Highlights of the RBI Credit Policy

Following are the highlights of the RBIMonetary and Credit Policy for the year 2007-08: Highlights Greater emphasis on price stability and well-anchored inflation expectations while ensuring a......

Bindra to help Delhi HC-appointed committee run IOA

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra along with Anju Bobby George and Bombayla Devi Laishram will assist the three-member Committee of Administrators which will take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic......

Ministry approves more funds for Mary Kom Boxing Foundation

The Sports Ministry has approved additional funds for the construction of an outdoor hall in the Imphal-based Regional Boxing Foundation being run by London Olympics bronze-medallist and five-time......

Indian boxing officials spar among themselves

In a fresh round of administrative churning in Indian boxing, the national federation's president Sandeep Jajodia and Secretary General Jay Kowli are set to be ousted through a No Confidence Motion......