India
Rs 9k cr World Bank support for Swachh Bharat
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the support of $1.5 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore) from...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 04:29JNU students protest again on Rohith issue
Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Wednesday protested outside the HRD Ministry in New Delhi. They were seeking the sacking of...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 04:14Govt employees, pensioners get 6% DA hike
As a Holi gift, the government has announced the additional installment of dearness allowance (DA) to Central government employees and...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 03:55We attacked Brussels: ISIS
The hand of the Islamic State was all along expected in the Brussels attacks that killed at least 30 people...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 22 Mar 2016, 07:13Herald case posted for April 8
In the National Herald case, a Delhi court on Monday directed the Congress to comply with its order and submit...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 22 Mar 2016, 08:15Jewelers end 18-days strike; sector loses Rs 25k cr
Jewelers on Saturday ended their 18-day old strike against the proposed excise duty on non-silver jewelry after the government assuaged...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 21 Mar 2016, 02:46Small savings schemes interest rates slashed; to hit middle class
Forced to withdraw taxation on retirement funds, the government has decided to lower interest rates on small savings, including on...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 21 Mar 2016, 02:03Virulence of nationalism
The suspension of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA from Mumbai, Waris Pathan, from the Maharashtra Assembly is deeply flawed...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 17 Mar 2016, 06:08RSS is right on quotas
Reservations in India have become a subject that is beyond the province of public discourse. Anybody seeking a debate or...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Mar 2016, 06:56Liberals ignore real threat
A big problem with liberals, particular those in India, is that they underplay the threat posed by the Left and...
Read More By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 13 Mar 2016, 12:23