Government and Policy

Gujarat government to waive off electricity bills of rural connections worth Rs.650 crore

The state government has decided to restore electricity connectivity in rural areas on payment of just Rs.500 out of the entire pending amount of the electricity bill.

PM Modi makes a big announcement: 99% items to soon fall under 18% GST slab or lower

"Today, GST system has been established to a large extent and we are working towards a position 99% things would attract the sub- 18% slab", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Read excerpts of Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge led PAC report slamming HAL for delay in projects while Rahul indulged in politicking

PAC, led by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge severely criticised HAL for the delay in projects while Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of 'taking away projects from HAL'

India and Russia conclude the bilateral INDRA NAVY maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal

Initiated in 2003, these exercises were tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies.

The criticism of India’s meteoric rise in Ease of Doing Business Rankings stems from ignorance

The Ease of Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations, important dimensions of the regulatory environment and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level

Canadian government includes Khalistani terrorism in its ‘2018 Public Report on Terrorism Threat to Canada’

This is the first time under the Trudeau government that the Khalistani extremism has been considered as a matter of 'concern'.

Facts, No Fiction: There’s a new sheriff in RBI

The man who steered the economy through Demonetization, Shaktikanta Das, has been put in charge of the RBI by the Modi government

SC verdict on Rafale deal: Read scathing comments made by Court while dismissing petitions for inquiry

Supreme Court dismissed petitions for an enquiry into Rafale deal pricing, offset partner selection and procurement procedure. Read scathing observations

Amidst speculations over Govt-RBI stand off, Jaitley asks how a mere discussion be considered ‘destruction’ of an institution

Urjit Patel had resigned earlier this week as RBI governor citing personal reasons.

Industrial production growth at a 11 month high of 8.1% in October, while retail inflation dips to 17 month low

The retail inflation has hit a 17-month low of 2.33% in November as against 3.31 per cent in October as the prices of food items, including vegetables have come down.

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