New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain coal companies, which were directed to wind up mining operations in six months after their coal block allocations were cancelled by it, from extracting coal during this period and selling it in the market. A bench headed by Chief Justice H.L.Read More

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a string of labour reforms, including measures to end ‘Inspector raj’, asserting that ease of doing business is “essential” to ensure ‘Make-in-India’ campaign is successful. He dedicated a number of schemes under Shramev Jayate (work alone triumphs) programme, which includes portability throughRead More

New Delhi, In first major Secretary-level shuffle by the Narendra Modi government, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram has been transfrred out of the Finance Ministry to a low-profile Tourism Ministry. Mayaram, who was senior most among the four Secretaries in the Ministry of Finance with dual roles as Finance and EconomicRead More

New Delhi,  BJP was today projected in exit polls to emerge as the largest party in both Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections stopping short of majority. The Congress and NCP, which were ruling Maharashtra for 15 years before they split ahead of the elections, were projected to lose heavily whileRead More

Mumbai, 15 October :- An estimated 64 per cent of Maharashtra’s 8.35 crore voters today cast their ballots in a bitterly-fought election that pollsters said will throw up a hung Assembly with BJP emerging as the single-largest party but falling short of a majority in the 288-member House. “Approximately 64Read More

Chandigarh, 15 October :- History was created in Haryana today as over 73 per cent of the 1.63 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise, surpassing the previous high of 72.65 per cent in 1967. “More than 73 per cent voters had cast their votes. However, the final percentage figure wasRead More

Rohtak,It may not have been a deliberate move to link it with Narendra Modi’s ascent from a tea-vendor to being the prime minister, but Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday started his day from a roadside tea-stall in Haryana’s Rohtak town and within minutes was taking on Modi.Read More

Chandigarh, Two persons were on Wednesday injured in firing during a clash between two groups in Modia Khera village in Sirsa district, police said. One person sustained serious injuries and has been rushed to a hospital, Sirsa Superintendent of Police, Mitesh Jain, said. Asked if the clash occurred between supportersRead More

Gurgoan, Voting to the Haryana assembly was impacted on Wednesday in a village as an official told women to show their faces, police said. The incident took place in Sikanderpur village in Pataudi constituency. “An officer forced women to show their faces before casting the votes. How can a womanRead More

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir government’s Civil Secretariat and other offices will close in Srinagar on October 31 and reopen in the winter capital Jammu on November 10, as part of Darbar move, a century-old practice under, which government functions six months each in the two capitals. “The Secretariat and otherRead More