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The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Policy on Biofuels which allows doping of ethanol produced from damaged foodgrains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with petrol to cut oil imports by Rs 4,000 crore this year alone.

It's time the govt took a serious look at economy

The World Bank in its draft World Development Report 2019 said in India the formal sector or industry pays twice as much...

4 Jun 2018 5:45 AM IST

The crisis in Pakistan is real and multifaceted

Sixty per cent wasn't good enough when 90 or 100 per cent could be had through brute force.

4 Jun 2018 5:44 AM IST

Rajyavardhan Rathore (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

'The 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be a war between black and white'

The Modi government has always been against kaala dhan and bhrashtachar.

3 Jun 2018 5:33 AM IST

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Dilli Ka Babu: Merging cadres draws flak

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) will now rank Central government organisations on anti-corruption measures being...

3 Jun 2018 5:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

How will Modi manage khichdi coalition?

Regional parties that are not currently in it but have been at one time, like some of the Tamilian parties, may join in.

3 Jun 2018 12:58 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)

Ceasefire, but no talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw no harm in acceding to her wishes.

3 Jun 2018 12:52 AM IST

RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan with her supporters after winning the Kairana Lok Sabha byelections on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

2019: Greater challenge lies before the Opposition

There is also news that wherever possible, the Congress is taking the lead in forming pre-poll alliances.

3 Jun 2018 12:49 AM IST

On Anant Kumar Hegdes statement on changing the Constitution, Amit Shah said, It is a dead issue. Hegde has already apologised. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rajasthan and Shah's bag of tricks

The timing is interesting as the RLD won the Kairana Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh last Thursday after teaming up with...

3 Jun 2018 12:48 AM IST

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (Photo: AP)

Upheavals in Europe

The events have left the European financial markets shaken even as it deals with Donald Trump's trade war.

3 Jun 2018 12:02 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Implement ceasefire but don't relax vigil

There can be no let-up on that score although the Union home ministry has announced a Ramzan ceasefire in the Valley.

3 Jun 2018 12:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Downloading God

Receptivity is downloading software from God instead of the programmes of this world.

2 Jun 2018 2:52 AM IST

Cressida Dick, the new Metropolitan Police commissioner poses for photographers, outside New Scotland Yard on Victoria Embankment, in London, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Art often poses a real dilemma

Cressida attributes gun-and-knife crime in part at least to their aggressive encouragement by drill music and wants it...

2 Jun 2018 2:43 AM IST