NEW DELHI: Congress lashed out at govt on Sunday, alleging that PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Sunday evening to claim “sole ownership” of amendments made to GST regime by GST Council. Calling the latest reforms “inadequate”, the party said the PM’s talk of a “savings festival of Rs 2.5 lakh crore” was like…
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with young innovators and entrepreneurs at IIT Madras in Chennai on Sunday CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu can’t expect the Centre to relent on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funding while stubbornly refusing to accept the National Education Policy (NEP), Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday while accusing the DMK govt of…
Afghanistan rejects Trump’s Bagram demand, says independence non-negotiable Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call to hand over control of the strategic Bagram Air Base, condemning Washington’s demand in strong words. Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, in an interview with Tolo News, said “not even one metre of Afghan land…
NEW DELHI: Federal auditor CAG, in a first of its kind report on state finances – a decadal study on economic performance of states – has found that 16 states are revenue surplus. Surprisingly, leading them is Uttar Pradesh – once clubbed as a prominent member of Bimaru states – with Rs 37,000 crore surplus…
Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has trebled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.5 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.6 lakh crore in 2022. It said states are victims of “coercive federalism” being followed by the Modi government which…
Morning alarms are seen as lifesavers, after all, they make sure school, work, or travel schedules aren’t missed. But neurologists now warn that this seemingly harmless routine could be stressing the brain and even the heart. Dr Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based neurologist, recently explained that waking up with an alarm clock may be linked to…
NEW DELHI: All states and Union territories (UTs), except Bihar, have been given time until September 30, 2025, by the Election Commission (EC) to complete mapping of their current electors with those who figured in the rolls published after the last intensive revision in the state/UT over two decades ago.This, sources said, indicates possible announcement…
NEW DELHI: With the percentage of the economically active population in the 15-59 age group at over 66% in the country, the Sample Registration System Statistical Report for 2023 shows Delhi has the highest proportion in this category at 70.8%, with the percentage for females marginally higher at 70.9% than males (70.7%), reports Ambika Pandit….
NEW DELHI: On the eve of the month-long festival season, which begins with the first day of Navratri, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong pitch for people to take advantage of the “Bachat Utsav” (savings festival) starting Monday, when the next generation GST reforms roll out, helping reduce prices, lower compliance and accelerate…
In 1983, Md Aftab Alam was hired as a regular college lecturer – on paper. Forty-two years later, he’s still waiting for his first salary. The appointment letter, issued by Sanjay Gandhi Mahila College in Gaya, promised pay and service conditions on a par with university faculty. What followed was four decades of unpaid teaching,…
