Mamata Banerjee on Monday hinted that the state was not in a position to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel before calling the Centre’s recent slash in the excise rates on fuel and announcement of ...

The Centre on Saturday reduced the import duty on naphtha, a major feedstock in the petrochemical and plastics industry, to 1 per cent from 2.5 per cent as it sought to soften the inflationary impact ...

For a Vishwaguru — a global sage — does Narendra Modi’s India blink a bit too much? New Delhi’s latest directive on wheat exports would confirm such a suspicion. First, Mr Modi...

Shares of the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were clobbered on listing on Tuesday. The blow left an army of newbie investors from the country’s small towns and cities, who had bee...

The three-day Chintan Shivir has lifted the morale of the Congress workers who believe a sincere implementation of the new resolve may herald a turnaround, but experience has also thrown up troubling ...

Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits employed by the government faced tear gas shells on Friday when they held protests in the Valley, claiming to have submitted “mass resignation” letters and say...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure at the Centre taking different stands on the identification of minorities, including Hindus, at the state level and directed it to hold consultations...

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the government “has decided to re-examine and reconsider” the sedition law but contended this could be done only “before the competen...

The government may infuse Rs 3,000-5,000 crore additional capital in the three public sector general insurance companies based on their performance and requirement during the year, sources said. ...

The Centre has cleared within 48 hours the collegium’s recommendation of two judges for elevation to the Supreme Court. The names of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justic...