Plea in SC raises objections to panel probing alleged police excesses during student protestsA plea was mentioned before the Supreme Court challenging the committee's composition. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the applicati...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
NEET protests: Supreme Court directs high-powered committee to prioritise sexual assault complaintsThe Supreme Court has directed a committee to prioritize sexual assault complaints. This committee was established to investigate police vi...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi posters as 'real-life Batman' put up outside Congress HQPosters portraying Rahul Gandhi as Batman appeared outside Congress headquarters. Gandhi previously joked about being Batman during an Inst...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
NEET protests: SC constitutes 5-member panel to probe police excesses, use of force and surveillanceThe Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee headed by former judge R Subhash Reddy to investigat...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Sprawls to make us crawlIndian cities grapple with increasing floods due to poor urban planning and suburban sprawl. Suburbanization leads to inadequate stormwater...
11 Sep, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
Use mining byproducts to make sand for construction projects: Coal Ministry reportIndia plans to convert Overburden from mining into M-Sand for construction to reduce reliance on river sand and protect the environment. Pu...
22 Oct, 2024, 06.37 PM IST
Six overburden processing plants at various stages of installation: GovernmentThe government announced that coal and lignite PSUs are setting up overburden (OB) processing and manufactured sand (M-sand) plants. These ...
22 Oct, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
India's real estate sector is witnessing a shift towards sustainability: ReportIndia's real estate sector is experiencing a significant shift towards sustainability, with 82% of new Grade A office supply being green ce...
02 Feb, 2024, 03.47 PM IST
Rs 39 lakh crore needed for infra in urban areas until 2032: Hardeep Singh Puri"As per the report of HPEC, the estimated urban investment requirement for the 20-year period from 2012-13 to 2031-32 is Rs 39.2 lakh crore...
02 Jan, 2018, 07.56 PM IST
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s report to be lynchpin of financial sector reformsRajan panel had suggested more small pvt banks, disinvestment in small, underperforming PSBs, the freeing of branch licensing rules.
16 Sep, 2013, 07.20 AM IST
- Delhi doesn’t see ICICI Bank holding co plan getting stuck
The government is confident that ICICI Bank’s proposal for floating an intermediate holding company to fund its insurance ventures will fin...
31 Aug, 2007, 03.17 AM IST
- Global investors to bond with Rupee now
This could lead to a lower sovereign benchmark which will help Indian cos raise debt at lower interest rates.
06 Jun, 2007, 12.10 AM IST
- Should finance ministry start handling public debt?
For quite some time, the policy advisers in the country have been debating handling of public debt, with one question being who should do t...
07 May, 2007, 01.35 AM IST
- Mumbai panel moots Sebi as master fin watchdog
The government must revamp the regulatory architecture in the financial sector and bring in an umbrella legislation, Financial Services Mod...
04 Apr, 2007, 03.10 AM IST
- HPEC asks govt to cut total public debt
The high powered expert committee (HPEC) to advise the government on developing Mumbai as an international financial centre (IFC) has recom...
04 Apr, 2007, 03.00 AM IST
- Cabinet to decide on Mumbai turning IFC
The HPEC has recommended key changes in financial sector governance and public debt management.
04 Apr, 2007, 02.57 AM IST
- Bhel set to bag Bangla project
Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) is poised to bag an engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contract worth near Rs 400 crore for a 20...
03 Jan, 2007, 02.38 AM IST