Chatbots Revolutionise HR: Streamlining processes and empowering employees

In the modern workplace, Human Resources (HR)...

Narendra Modi: Transforming mindsets

NaMo has rekindled pride in civilisation and...

S.P. Singh Baghel aims to retain BJP’s fortress Agra

NEW DELHI: The question in Agra is, which...

Kundan Jha

BJP shuns ‘outsiders’, fields own cadre for Delhi polls

There have been no major protests against the party by ticket seekers. NEW DELHI: Taking lessons from the last Assembly polls held in 2015 and...

Congress’ Delhi poll strategy hinges on Shaheen Bagh

New Delhi: Opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and solidarity with those protesting against the CAA form the cornerstone of the Congress’ strategy...

BJP, Congress may unveil populist manifestos

‘AAP seems to be winning the perception war ahead of the polls’.   New Delhi: To counter the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party’s freebies doled out for...

‘JNU has become a battleground for Right and Left groups’

Pravesh Kumar says for last 70 days, Left-linked students’ union has not given him access to his chamber.   New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing tension following...

Parties based in Bihar, UP eyeing Delhi elections

The parties include JDU, RJD, Swaraj India and BSP.   New Delhi: With the announcement of the schedule for Assembly polls in Delhi, many parties based...

Digitised dashboards transform customs clearance process

New Delhi: Ease of doing business dashboards of the Central government are helping individuals and firms avail faster customs clearance services. The digitised processes...

Multiple GST-related woes beset small traders

Many have started surrendering their GST certificates, as they end up paying fines.   New Delhi: The hasty implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...

Exporters yet to receive over Rs 6,000 cr as GST refunds

New Delhi: Hundreds of exporters from across the country are still waiting to receive their Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds totalling Rs 6,053...

Jagan nixing Naidu’s contracts may hit Centre’s green target

The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to terminate the green energy contracts inked by the previous Chandrababu Naidu government is...

‘Jagan’s conversion drive on fast track’

New Delhi: The spree of freebies doled out by the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government is not only causing a loss of...

‘Tribal bitterness led to BJP’s defeat in jharkhand’

Attempts to amend tenancy Acts and cow protection laws sealed BJP’s fate.   New Delhi: Attempts to amend Tenancy Acts and the strong push to protect...

Developers fail to pass on benefits to buyers

This is due to the lock-in period and delayed ITC refund from the GST department.   New Delhi: Developers who chose to stick to the old...

Central agency will campaign to increase GST collection

New Delhi: With no decision on rate hike of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the GST Council’s 38th meeting held on 18 December,...

UGC notice ‘nullifies’ DU order on guest faculty appointment

DUTA protests on as wording of UGC notice hardly changes situation.   New Delhi: Following massive protests by teachers of Delhi University (DU) colleges, the University...

Rajasthan exam for PROs sees error-ridden answer key

Many questions in Rajasthan Public Service Commission paper have been framed wrongly.   Recently, the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) conducted an examination to appoint Public...

Experts discuss ways to remove roadblocks, headwinds in infrastructure investments

New Delhi: In order to discuss a roadmap for making infrastructure and the real-estate sector grow to achieve a target of becoming Rs 100...

Govt promises to build 1.2 crore houses by March 2020

New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has promised to complete the building of 1.2 crore houses under its flagship project,...

Regularisation of illegal Delhi colonies put on fast track

New Delhi: The process to give ownership rights to nearly 40 lakh residents living in 1,731 illegal colonies spread across Delhi under the PM-UDAY...

Only 15 convictions in ED cases in past 14 years

Low conviction rate has weakened the Centre’s ‘war against corruption’.   New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has managed only 15 convictions in the past 14...

Infrastructure investors wary after Maha mess

NEW DELHI: The sudden “reversal” in infrastructure projects, including cancellation of the construction of the Metro rail car shed in Aarey Colony and a...

BJP-linked body reviewing manifestos to expose AAP’s ‘lies’

Public Policy Research Centre says AAP has not fulfilled promises made to Delhiites.   New Delhi: Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, the Public Policy Research Centre...

Centre finding it difficult to auction captive coal mines

In the past six years, the Centre has managed to complete the auction process of only 22 coal mines; of these, only 11 mines...

Polls speak: Delhi’s language politics gets a Maithili touch

NEW DELHI: For the first time, Delhi is witnessing language politics and Maithili, a language from Bihar, has come into play, politically. Unlike in...

‘NDA is better in pushing disinvestment policy’

NEW DELHI: The policy of disinvestment of public sector units (PSUs), meant for realignment of the Indian economy, witnessed almost a complete pause during...

Congress candidate taking on Raghubar gets good response

NEW DELHI: Professor Gourav Vallabh, an academician and author, who is Congress’ key face contesting from the East Jamshedpur Assembly constituency in Jharkhand, is...

‘GST compensation delay due to low tax collection’

Non-BJP ruled states have blamed the Centre for the delay in payments.   The Opposition’s allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government is intentionally delaying...

Centre working on land, labour and legal reforms

Land reforms are proving to be a difficult task for the Centre as land is a state subject.   NEW DELHI: Apart from starting to implement...

Six more PSUs may get the Green Light for stake sale

‘The process will continue as there are many more PSUs listed for disinvestment’.   NEW DELHI: As many as six more public sector units (PSUs) that...

Alliance trouble for BJP in poll-bound states

NEW DELHI: After its break-up with its oldest partner Shiv Sena in Maharashtra over government formation in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now...

AAP takes art, culture route to woo Delhi’s voters

NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is taking recourse to everything from art and culture to food to attract voters as...

‘PM right about not inking RCEP deal’

NEW DELHI :The possible damage that could have been inflicted on the country’s ailing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and agriculture sectors recently made...

Poll setbacks hit BJP’s ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ plan

Many experts say that the slogan is merely a footnote of the BJP’s poll campaign and now ‘looks more like a boast’.   NEW DELHI: With...

Muslim leaders, scholars welcome Ayodhya verdict

NEW DELHI: Several Muslim leaders have welcomed the Ayodhya verdict, in which the Supreme Court green-lighted the building of the Ram temple at the...

Fully-funded DU colleges find it hard to pay salaries

NEW DELHI :Despite repeated requests from the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) and other teachers’ bodies, the Delhi government seems to be rigid on...

Major parties woo Delhi’s Poorvanchali voters

NEW DELHI :With Delhi gearing up for Assembly polls, all the major political players—the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress and the Bharatiya...

JDU eyes Jharkhand, Delhi polls in revival bid

‘JDU wants to have a fair say in today’s politics at the national level’.   NEW DELHI: The lack of bargaining capacity has forced the Bihar...

Policy ‘loopholes’ used to import plastic waste

New Delhi: Signaling its tough stand, the Centre has on 24 October issued a notification to plug the loopholes and put a total restriction...

Assembly results signal weakening of Dalit outfits

New Delhi: One of the clear implications of the results of Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra has been the weakening of Dalit political...

Teachers’ recruitment to take more time

NEW DELHI: Despite repeated notices from the University Grants Commission (UGC), the process of appointments to fill nearly 5,000 permanent teachers’ posts in 67...

Foreign-funded NGOs try to stall Haryana nuclear plant

NEW DELHI: Foreign-funded non-government organisations (NGOs) are trying to “sabotage” a nuclear power plant under construction in Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district in Haryana,...

AAP to rope in former ‘clean’ Congress leaders

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls that are likely to be held in a couple of months, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party...

Bihar’s landless to get land

NEW DELHI: In keeping with the Centre’s policy under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, the Bihar government earlier this week announced a policy to...

Centre cuts back on economic acts criminalised by UPA

NEW DELHI: Following his path-breaking speech complimenting wealth creators on 15 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is walking the talk by sharply reducing the...

Congress yet to act against those violating discipline

Party insiders blame the situation on the waning authority of the Gandhi family.   NEW DELHI: As many as 49 complaints, including the recent one against...

Khaps, Deras losing political clout in Haryana

NEW DELHI: Divided across party lines, the Khaps and Deras (caste and religious social organisations), once dominant in Haryana’s politics, have now almost lost their...

Turncoats add confusion to Maharashtra polls

NEW DELHI: Turncoats have not only created a battle for survival for Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress in the Maharashtra...

Purvanchalis may swing votes in Maharashtra

NEW DELHI: Purvanchali voters may decide the fate of as many as 75 candidates in fray in the Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled to be...

‘Malnutrition puts Haryana, Punjab kids at risk of type-2 diabetes’

NEW DELHI: Lakhs of children with pre-diabetic symptoms in Haryana and Punjab—the two states popularly known as the country’s grain bed—are at a high...

Haryana BJP leaders irked at being denied poll tickets

NEW DELHI: In Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying hard to keep its rebel leaders connected as almost 30 leaders have expressed their...

Turkish tunnel projects leave MHA worried

Turkey sided with Pakistan against India on the Kashmir issue at the UNGA.   New Delhi: Turkey’s cozying up to Pakistan against India is likely to...

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