Parliament should pass law on quota to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Congress on Sunday said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50-per-cent cap, a day after National Democratic Alliance constituent Janata Dal-United demanded that......

Nitish appoints new JD-U working president, seeks special status for Bihar

The Janata Dal-United on Saturday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as its working president and urged the Centre to consider either special category status or special package for Bihar,......

'Dalit Women Set The Agenda Of This Election'

'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi and Yogi Adityanath during an......

Patna HC strikes down Bihar's quota hike to 65%

The Patna high court on Thursday set aside the amended reservation laws in Bihar, which enabled the Nitish Kumar government to hike quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes from 50 per cent......

Investors should focus on larger cement players as outlook improves

After  some enforced slowdown in offtake during April-May 2024 due to elections, the cement sector is looking at a possible demand rebound which may help it to push up prices. Photograph:......

Russians Devise Ways To Outwit US, Help India

Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard. Kindly note the......

This Italian tennis star dreams of Baywatch bod

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner accepts that his rangy physique is probably never going to attract that much attention. Photograph: Jannik Sinner/Instagram Jannik Sinner has been catching the eye with his......