UP deploys STF, CCTV camera surveillance for copy-free board exams

The Uttar Pradesh government has made foolproof arrangements, including setting up of control rooms for live monitoring of exam centres, to ensure that there are no cheating incidents during this......

Khan Sir, man behind Bihar students' agitation who no one knows

The authorities in Bihar have registered an FIR against Khan Sir and five teachers for allegedly inciting violence over the controversy surrounding the results of tests conducted by the RRB-NTPC......

Will Repeal of Farm Laws Win UP For BJP?

Western UP contributes nearly 70 seats to the 402-member UP assembly.In 2017, the BJP had swept the region.Every pre-2022 poll survey had suggested the party would face its biggest attrition from......

'Mumbai police has many honest officers'

'It is just that they are not in the limelight in a city like Mumbai.''It is not a lonely journey, but a tough journey for sure.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pravin Talan/Mumbai Police Calendar 2020......

Indian crude oil basket hits 10-yr high; petrol, diesel prices unchanged

The basket of crude oil that India buys has hit a decade high of $121 per barrel, but retail selling prices of petrol and diesel continue to remain frozen. Photograph: Richard Carson/Reuters The......

Manufacturing sector hits a virtual standstill

Factories are shutting down owing to a shortage of labour and raw materials, and a lack of logistical support amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic.  IMAGE:......

Haryana's mission to become an investment hotspot

Despite the Jat agitation and investor scepticism, the state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches. The seventh of a 11-part series looks at the state of affairs in......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......