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Hry: New civic govt to 'ensure fast-tracked development'

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that in order to ensure the benefits of government schemes reach every household, a third level of city government in the form of M... Read More


Profit booking leading FIIs to sell Indian equities: FM

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Seeking to assuage concerns over foreign institutional investors (FII) selling Indian equities lately, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attributed the action to profit ... Read More


Government mulling to raise deposit insurance limit above '5 lakh: Official

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- The government is "actively considering" raising the deposit insurance limit beyond the current Rs 5 lakh, a top Finance Ministry official said on Monday. Days after the New India ... Read More


Adani pledges Rs 2,000 crore for setting 20 schools across country

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Adani group on Monday announced Rs 2,000 crore donation for building at least 20 schools across the country as it continued to reveal details of the Rs 10,000 crore charity commi... Read More


Dubai bling: UAE's rise as host of major ICC events

Cuttack, Feb. 17 -- The last five years have seen the UAE, and Dubai in particular, stepping in as an alternative venue for major cricketing events for a variety of reasons - be it the pandemic to pol... Read More


Litmus test for democracy

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The rights of the minorities constitute the core of democracy as highlighted by the modern democratic theory. In the not-too-distant past Roosevelt reminded us that 'no democracy... Read More


A tactical tango?

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- It has been more than a month since India's top diplomatic team met the Afghan Taliban leadership in Dubai in an extraordinary move to reach out to them, a development already di... Read More


Strong earthquake jolts Delhi, tremors felt in Noida, Gurugram

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude rocked parts of Delhi-NCR early on Monday, the National Center for Seismology said. The location of the earthquake was New Delhi, at a depth of fiv... Read More


Strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR; PM Modi says stay calm, alert for possible aftershocks

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Strong tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining regions as an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck the region early on Monday. There were no immediate reports of any... Read More


CBI to Investigate Corruption Allegations Against Former NALCO Chairman

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The Lokpal has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe allegations of corruption against former NALCO Chairman Shri Sridhar Patra and others. The inquiry pert... Read More