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Videos of expunged proceedings should not be shared on social media: RS Chair

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Amid continued stalemate between the government and Opposition over the demand for a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Chair in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday ... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up IIM in Guwahati

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing capital support of Rs 550 crore. The Ind... Read More


Editors Guild concerned over summons by Assam police to The Wire's senior journalists

NEW DELHI, Aug. 19 -- The Editors Guild of India has expressed deep concerned over media reports that the Assam Police have summoned two senior journalists - Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of ... Read More


SC dismisses Bengal govt's review petition against SSC judgement

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court dismissed the West Bengal government's review petition against its April 3 verdict, in relation to the recruitment scam in the secondary and higher secondary scho... Read More


Over 11K candidates in limbo as WBMCC suspends MBBS, BDS seats 'over OBC quota'

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) on Monday announced an abrupt suspension of counselling for MBBS and BDS courses. The move has thrown 11,178 aspiring doctors... Read More


Shah presides over Parl Consultative Committee on disaster management

NEW DELHI, Aug. 19 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday presided over a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 'Disaster Management and Ca... Read More


GST rate rejig to give Rs 1.98 lakh cr consumption boost: SBI Research

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The proposed GST reforms through a two-tier tax structure and lower tax rates on household goods will lead to an estimated average revenue loss of Rs 85,000 crore a year, but wil... Read More


NPA against outstanding amount rises to 9.81% till March 2025

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Non-performing Asset (NPA) rate against outstanding amount under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) has risen from 5.47 per cent at the ... Read More


Sensex & Nifty close higher on gains in RIL, Tata Motors

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Rising for the fourth consecutive day, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday following gains in oil major Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Tata Motors a... Read More


EC makes public names of 65 lakh deleted voters, INDIA bloc calls it 'farce'

Patna, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission (EC) has released the names of nearly 65 lakh electors deleted from Bihar's draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), followi... Read More