Railways providing free Wi-Fi at 715 stations
As many as 1.3 million passengers have already used RailWire connectivity. NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways has provided free...
Now, retail traders demand loan waiver
Of 7 crore small businesses in India, who have taken loans should be given a waiver in tax collection, says...
MMR, NCR led realty sector growth this year
Bengaluru, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Vishakhapatnam, Lucknow and Gorakhpur also experience good growth in the sector. New Delhi: Mumbai Metropolitan Region...
India, China take people’s route to improve relations
The neighbours have set in motion steps to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges in 10 different sectors. NEW DELHI:...
JPC probes ineffective, futile
Six JPCs either constituted or announced in the past to investigate various cases came a cropper. NEW DELHI: The...
Boeing seesa rise in demand for commercial planes
According to Boeing, India’s commercial aviation industry has achieved double-digit growth for 51 consecutive months. New Delhi: Aircraft manufacturing...
More than 4,000 criminal cases pending against sitting, former lawmakers
New Delhi: As many as 4,122 criminal cases are pending against sitting and former MPs and MLAs in the country,...
BJP allies are looking for a larger share of seats ahead of 2019 polls
Many NDA partners have already deserted the alliance since formation of the government at the Centre after the 2014 Lok...
BJP hopes defeats won’t affect LS poll chances
Party thinks it can take advantage of possible anti-incumbency in the three states where Congress won, by the time of...
Mayawati keeps opposition guessing ahead of key meet
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is keeping Opposition parties on tenterhooks over her participation in their crucial meeting...
Petrol pump owners not keen on more outlets
They fear that their sales volume may come down drastically if 65,000 new petrol pumps are set up. New...
Plant will convert used cooking oil into bio-diesel
The Haryana plant will be operational from January. It will have the capacity to produce 100-tonne of bio-diesel per day....
Nitish dials Chandrababu, keeps options open
New delhi: In an apparent attempt to keep his options open, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has spoken to his...
Number of ATMs may get halved
The operators of automated teller machines (ATMs) are finding it difficult to cope with the new regulatory requirements as a...
India to become world’s ‘sugar bowl’
India’s sugar production is likely to rise to a record 35.9 MT in 2018-19, surpassing that of Brazil’s 30.1 MT....
Number of US-bound Indian students peaks
Around 1.96 lakh students went to the US in 2017-18, registering a rise of more than five times in the...
Atal-Advani era leaders start taking a back seat in BJP
Advani, Joshi, Shanta Kumar, Karia Munda unlikely to be given tickets in 2019. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is...
Worried over shrinking NDA, BJP to expand base after polls
If it fares well in the ongoing Assembly elections, the party plans to enhance its efforts to consolidate the alliance...
Railways to run 3 more Ramayana trains soon
Indian Railways is planning to start three more ‘Ramayana Express’ trains from different parts of the country which will cover...
Centre’s fight against black money yet to see breakthrough
The Centre’s fight against black money, though well-intentioned, seems to be lacking teeth as only 112 persons have been convicted...
Ram temple: Private members’ bills face uncertain future
Rakesh Sinha announced his decision to move the Bill soon after the RSS said that the Centre should bring a...
Vasundhara has her say in ticket distribution
Around two-thirds of the 170 candidates announced so far are said to be loyalists of the Chief Minister. Rajasthan...
NDA’S Seat sharing formula in Bihar almost finalised
JDU and BJP likely to get 17 seats each, while the LJP may contest from six seats. The seat-sharing...
Demand rising for building Ram temple
Several groups are gearing up to mobilise mass support to force the BJP-led NDA government to issue an ordinance to...
