One year after lockdown: When political discourse became more acerbic, battleground shifted to virtual spaceThe tone was set on March 24, 2020 itself when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation in the evening and announced a lockdown fr...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Not received any proposal from Pakistan: Government to ParliamentThere is no proposal to bring in changes in FDI policy for e-commerce sector in India, presently, Parliament was informed.
24 Mar, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
Oil extends gains on hopes of US stimulus and crude stocks drawdownU.S. President-elect Joe Biden's Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen urged lawmakers on Tuesday to "act big" on pandemic relief spendin...
20 Jan, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
Goldman expects Brent oil prices to reach $65/bbl in summer 2021The Wall Street investment bank had previously predicted oil would hit $65 by year-end.
11 Jan, 2021, 08.59 PM IST
Congress stands for full statehood of J&K, constitutional safeguards for residents land & jobs"The party has time and again reiterated its demand for the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir along with constitutional gu...
22 Aug, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
Domestic air traffic revival fails to meet expectations; is at 45% of pre-pandemic levelsAirlines continue to operate 750 to 800 flights with an average of about 60% of seats full - not the most encouraging sign for an industry ...
06 Aug, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
Congress, NCP upset with Uddhav Thackeray for reimposing lockdown in MumbaiOn Thursday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar held a meeting with home minister Anil Deshmukh and the unilateral manner in which the restrictions hav...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
Meghalaya imposes lockdown on areas sharing border with GuwahatiIn Manipur, the lockdown was supposed to be over by June 30. Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the inter-district bus service will be ...
29 Jun, 2020, 07.36 PM IST
DNA of openness and tolerance that India, US were known for has disappeared: Rahul GandhiThe former Congress chief was in conversation with former US diplomat and now Harvard professor Nicholas Burns, as part of a series of dial...
12 Jun, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
How lockdown unlocked the ‘fault lines’The Lockdown cannot persist. The Lockdown will lead to greater inequality and civil mayhem.
03 Jun, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Centre usurping federal principles: 22 opposition partiesLeaders of 22 opposition parties, including three CMs, on Friday rejected the Centre’s economic package, terming it as grossly inadequate a...
23 May, 2020, 08.25 AM IST
Spirit of federalism forgotten, govt has abandoned any pretence of being democratic: Sonia GandhiGandhi said the government has "cruelly ignored" scores of migrant workers and the 13 crore families in the bottom half of the population a...
22 May, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Opposition to seek mega relief package, unlocking of PM-CARES for DBTThe meeting will seek several measures for farmers, including early procurement with better MSP and special relief steps. Leaders of about ...
22 May, 2020, 06.41 AM IST
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh holds nationwide protest against changes in labour laws by states“In a memorandum sent to the President Ram Nath Kovind, the BMS has urged the government to negate all anti-labour acts of the state govern...
20 May, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Unemployment rate in India at 24% for week ended May 17: CMIEUnemployment rate in India continued to be high at 24% for the week ended May 17.
19 May, 2020, 10.33 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi, Congress CMs to PM: After May 17th, what... how?Former PM Manmohan Singh said: “We need to know, as Soniaji said, what will happen after lockdown 3.0? … CMs need to deliberate and ask as ...
07 May, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to provide social safety net for those hit by lockdownIn a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress leader urged the government to put in place a road map for the implementation of ...
29 Mar, 2020, 06.28 PM IST