A 10-Point Wishlist For Modi's Third Term

If Modi wants to leave a real legacy, breaking India's strategic triangulation would be the real gift, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......

Ordinance on Food Security sent to Prez for consent

The government on Thursday sent the ordinance on food security to President Pranab Mukherjee for his consent. The President's Secretariat received the ordinance at 10 pm, Rashtrapati Bhavan sources......

Govt reconsidering ordinance on food bill

The government is likely to firm up next week a view on how to go about the food security bill. Indications to this effect were available on Wednesday with the government sources saying a decision......

President clears ordinance on food security

President Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance on food security to give nation's two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg.......

Parliament nod to remove potato, onion, pulses, oil from essentials list

Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, which......

Firms can't claim deduction if social security deposits are delayed

The government on Monday said the employers who delay the deposit of workers' share of social security contributions like employees' provident fund will not be able to claim the amount as deduction......

FCI on a hiring spree, to recruit 7,000

Food Corporation of India (FCI) is on a hiring spree as it plans to 7,000 in order to gear up for implementation of proposed Food Security Act, after hiring about 3,800 employees."This is a massive......

Food security law's WTO complication

The recently promulgated National Food Security Ordinance might breach the global trading rules on agriculture under the World Trade Organization if there is diversion of the subsidised foodgrain......

Bigg Boss 15: Pratik SLAPS Himself!

Is Jay intentionally targeting and provoking Pratik? Pratik Sehajpal and Jay Bhanushali, who have been at loggerheads since day one, were back squabbling with each other in Tuesday's episode. Once......

How SKY got back in shape for T20 World Cup!

'If you look at him, he is looking much leaner and stronger and little muscular.' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav shed nearly 15kg after he underwent surgery for sports hernia to get in shape for the T20......

'What stands out is Hardik's positivity and leadership skills'

'The way he has been interacting with everybody, be it the masseur or the assistant manager or the driver of the bus, or the new players who have not been part of the IPL before, he is making an......

Archery official converts factory into PPE manufacturing unit

Ordinarily, Pramod Chandurkar’s factory produces thousands of bows and arrows. But the secretary general of the Archery Association of India has dedicated his factory for good use –......

Harbhajan, wife Geeta to feed 5000 families in Jalandhar

'We are distributing 5kg of rice, flour, oil and other essential cooking ingredients.' IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh said he will continue to feed the people who are homeless and jobless until normalcy......