BJP's RS tally falls from 95 to 92; Cong gains 2 seats

Both the BJP and the Congress have banked on new and young faces, some of whom have been nominated by the parties for the first time. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's strength in the crucial......

RS win in Maharashtra, Haryana shows BJP's superior poll management

Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, Randeep Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut were among the 16 candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha from......

Counting halted in Maharashtra, Haryana after BJP raises objections

The counting of votes for the Rajya Sabha elections was delayed on Friday in Maharashtra and Haryana over alleged violation of rules, officials said. IMAGE: Maharashtra MLAs reach the Vidhan......

Parties keep watchful eye in high-octane RS contest

As party leaders kept an anxious watch, legislators from four states queued up to vote in 16 MPs to the Rajya Sabha on Friday with some being ferried from resorts they had been sequestered in amid......

'Farmers will give response to Mamata govt'

'A sum of Rs 6,000 a year is very significant for a small farmer whose land holding is very small and whose produce is very small. All these calculations on a daily basis are extremely unfortunate......

'Nation won't pay very high price for power': Piyush Goyal

‘I do not see any stress coming in the near future even if demand grows in double-digit.’ ‘I am hoping by March next year, we should cross 20,000 Mw, which was a target for......

New funds ride fourth wave of venture capital

The past few years have seen the first cycle of mergers and acquisitions, exits, and track-records being created. In what appears to be the beginning of a fresh wave of venture capital (VC) in......

These companies donated crores to political parties

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been the biggest beneficiary of donations from the Satya Electoral Trust. Image: Satya Electoral Trust was floated in 2013 and has several North India-based business......