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December 21, 2016 14:04 IST
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale’s latest plans to woo Dalits gives indications that his party RPI (A), and possibly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), may be plotting to eat into the Dalit vote bank of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party.
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
December 20, 2016 17:25 IST
Jaitley stressed that the passengers should pay for the services they receive and that the Indian Railways should focus more on its core competencies--driving trains--and should be open to outsourcing other services and operations to increase efficiency and profitability.
Tue, Dec 20, 2016
December 20, 2016 15:11 IST
Early readings suggested that the dominant player against BJP-SAD in Punjab will be the Aam Aadmi Party, which didn’t fight municipal polls in Chandigarh.
Tue, Dec 20, 2016
December 19, 2016 19:00 IST
Demonetisation has overshadowed all other election issues that had caught the attention of the masses.
Mon, Dec 19, 2016
December 19, 2016 15:07 IST
Individuals will only be able to deposit demonetised bank notes above ₹5,000 only once till the remainder of the deposit deadline i.e. December 30, 2016.
Mon, Dec 19, 2016
December 15, 2016 16:24 IST
One of the major issues the government and the election commission need to look at is ridding the political system of black money.
Thu, Dec 15, 2016
December 14, 2016 19:24 IST
Cyber attacks have become increasingly difficult to curb and the focus needs to also be on formulating digital privacy and data security, control over user data, conditional access to data indicating user behaviour etc.
Wed, Dec 14, 2016
December 14, 2016 16:20 IST
The appointment of members has been going on as usual but due to the lack of a chairperson, no bench is able to assemble or hear a case.
Wed, Dec 14, 2016
December 13, 2016 18:58 IST
Recent weeks have thrown the country into a conundrum on whether to move on to digital banking and electronic transactions as the primary mode of spending money.
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
December 12, 2016 16:52 IST
The government was hoping to finalise the draft laws before presenting it to the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
December 11, 2016 15:24 IST
Several cases have emerged in the past few days which have raised questions about the manner in which the post-demonetisation process is being executed.
Sun, Dec 11, 2016
December 08, 2016 18:46 IST
Demonetisation is part of Modi’s grand design to tackle the black money issue in the country. He should be at the forefront silencing his critics in Parliament with the merits of his program.
Fri, Dec 09, 2016
December 08, 2016 13:10 IST
If you’re going to demonetise ₹ 1,000 notes, you may as well release the new ₹ 2,000 notes of the same size and not smaller than even the current Rs 100 notes.
Thu, Dec 08, 2016
December 07, 2016 20:05 IST
Many in the state are asking why there was a need for such a quick swearing in, especially since Jayalalithaa had been in hospital for 75 days.
Wed, Dec 07, 2016
December 07, 2016 14:16 IST
Most of the workers that work in factories get paid in cash and many don’t even have bank accounts.
Wed, Dec 07, 2016
December 06, 2016 19:22 IST
A look at some of the iconic personalities in Indian politics, active or not, who have left a lasting impact on the political spectrum and the social fabric of the country.
Tue, Dec 06, 2016
December 06, 2016 16:31 IST
As Amma would’ve liked it, her mortal remains have been kept at the hall which saw the start of her meteoric rise in Tamil Nadu politics.
Tue, Dec 06, 2016
December 06, 2016 14:26 IST
Jayalalithaa had called Karunanidhi a corrupt politician and that people charged with criminal cases should not be allowed to present the budget in the house.
Tue, Dec 06, 2016
December 01, 2016 18:35 IST
The sixth Heart of Asia conference is expected to see attendance of leaders from around 30 countries including US, Russia, China and Iran.
Thu, Dec 01, 2016
November 30, 2016 19:05 IST
Mamata’s role may come into play in the upcoming presidential elections as the party holds considerable seats in parliament with 34 members in Lok Sabha.
Thu, Dec 01, 2016
November 30, 2016 14:31 IST
The new normal in Indian movie theatres will be public display of patriotism instead of public display of affection.
Wed, Nov 30, 2016
November 29, 2016 14:01 IST
This will have a larger impact on the way politics is being conducted in the country.
Tue, Nov 29, 2016
November 28, 2016 18:55 IST
Plastic currency notes can be printed at least 10 times faster than paper currency notes, according to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
Mon, Nov 28, 2016
November 28, 2016 14:42 IST
While people have been able to get their hands on the new pink Rs 2,000 note, the coveted new dollar-lookalike Rs 500 notes is still to reach the hands of most of the people.
Mon, Nov 28, 2016November 27, 2016 16:43 IST
If the move was aimed at turning India into a cashless economy, then the ideal thing to do was to make people adopt e-payments as a change of habit.
Sun, Nov 27, 2016




