Donald Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline UkraineUkrainian troops in eastern Ukraine are worried that U.S. President Donald Trump might end crucial American military support, potentially l...
13 Feb, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
Hemant Soren: Youngest Jharkhand CM with chequered careerHemant Soren, the youngest chief minister of Jharkhand, has a long and successful political career. Born in 1975, he debuted as a Rajya Sab...
05 Jul, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Modi 3.0? Action plan in the works to cut ministries & give pension benefits to more senior citizensTop government officials are devising a comprehensive action plan for the new regime, focusing on ministry optimisation, expanding Indian m...
06 Apr, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Assam government felicitates 301 people jailed during 'emergency'The Cabinet meeting held on 19 April, decided to pay monthly pension of Rs. 15 thousand to the Lok Tantra Senani who served imprisonment fo...
25 Jun, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
"It is true that Savarkar..." Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson backs Rahul Gandhi's claimsTushar Gandhi who joined Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra on Friday, said, "It is true that Veer Savarkar was friend with the British, he apologi...
18 Nov, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Why forging political and social alliances is no substitute for building basic democracyElections are a necessary condition for democracy, not a sufficient one. Democracy would call for several things that our polity sadly lack...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?Ukraine and the Russian-backed separatists agreed a 12-point ceasefire deal in the capital of Belarus in September 2014.
06 Dec, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Prisoners, newcomers, spoilers: Russia election candidatesNearly all vocal Kremlin critics were barred. Ahead of the polls, organisations linked to top Putin critic Navalny were labelled "extremist...
19 Sep, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
One year of revocation of Article 370 in J&K: 300 of 444 Netas released; 164 state laws repealedClose on the heels of the release of political prisoners, the Centre amended provisions of J&K State Legislature Members' Pension Act, 1984...
03 Aug, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
View: YS Jagan Reddy has won a major battle, but the war lies aheadThe electoral win of Mr Reddy in Andhra Pradesh would have been far more propitious for himself, and his state, had Narendra Modi not scrip...
28 May, 2019, 02.27 PM IST
13,013 freedom fighters, 24,447 dependents get pension: GovernmentThe freedom fighters and their dependents are receiving Swatantrata Samman Pension Scheme, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said.
12 Jul, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Pension of freedom fighters hiked by Rs 5,000Pension of freedom fighters, who suffered outside British India, has been raised from Rs 23,085 to Rs 28,000 per month.
18 Aug, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi rues Rajya Sabha not passing GST, says states would have benefited"Bihar would benefit from GST, Uttar Pradesh would benefit from GST. Barring one or two states, all states would have benefited from GST," ...
14 May, 2016, 02.01 AM IST
UP CM drops Pawan Pandey, rejigs 13 key ministriesTwo days after SP chief Mulayam Singh met all ministers of his govt and directed them to shape up or ship out, govt ordered late night resh...
18 Jun, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
- Sushma Nath: An advocate of reforms at North Block
A few weeks before her appointment as the finance secretary, Sushma Nath was sounded out for an assignment in the Financial Sector Legislat...
09 Feb, 2011, 01.24 AM IST
- IMF warns 'urgent' fiscal risks will hit growth
IMF warned developed nations they face an "urgent" need to rein in budget deficits or risk stymied growth. Stocks: Gainers and losers | Q4 ...
14 May, 2010, 09.30 PM IST
- War and peace
A trip around what is now only tourist-infected stretches of Belfast still brought wistful thoughts of Srinagar to mind.
22 Nov, 2007, 04.56 AM IST