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Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman expects over 1,600 stalled projects having 4.58 lakh housing units could avail of this funding.

The real estate bailout: How many will it save?

While the intention behind the Cabinet decision is good, it is inadequate to solve the real estate crisis.

8 Nov 2019 2:23 AM IST

The list includes names of those 550 students who do not have 70 per cent that the Bar Council of India (BCI) asked for.

Bitter lesson for the force

And perhaps, this is because they hold the trump card in this game of egos.

7 Nov 2019 2:04 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Move to exit Paris pact makes US lose moral heft

The world can do without a Democratic leader signing on climate agreements and his Republican successor rescinding them.

7 Nov 2019 1:59 AM IST

Mr Narendra Modi, there is no power problem in Telangana... dont lie. I am very sorry to say this. You cannot level false allegations against a chief minister. I am not afraid of anyone, K Chandrashekar Rao said. (Photo: File | PTI)

Can KCR kill revenue graft?

Institutionalised corruption only became stronger, rent seeking a given.

6 Nov 2019 1:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by the Indian community in Bangkok on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Prudence wins as govt stays out of RCEP

There is a lurking fear among many of the 10 plus 6â€ the 10 Asean countries and six of their partners that China...

6 Nov 2019 12:09 AM IST

India, which has raised some tariffs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has long been the main holdout on an RCEP deal due to strong domestic opposition from several quarters over fears of Chinese goods flooding the country.

Respect Tamils' hoary past

All that Tamils seek is a bit of respect for the hoary past.

5 Nov 2019 12:07 AM IST

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi addresses the inaugural function of Constitution Day celebrations, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

NRC remark: Why didn't Gogoi wait till he retired?

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has recently voiced wariness about the NRC.

5 Nov 2019 12:05 AM IST

Officials attributed the sudden deterioration in the air quality to a change in wind direction, which is now blowing from the northwestern region towards Delhi and bringing dust and smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states with it.

Living in a gas chamber

No amount of incentives seems to convince farmers not to burn the straw left from the harvest.

4 Nov 2019 12:07 AM IST

Mr Narendra Modi, there is no power problem in Telangana... dont lie. I am very sorry to say this. You cannot level false allegations against a chief minister. I am not afraid of anyone, K Chandrashekar Rao said. (Photo: File | PTI)

RTC stir a lost cause, strikers must call it off

A socialist-era RTC with monopoly has been relegated into history, and there is no button to press to turn it back.

4 Nov 2019 12:04 AM IST

Our water systems are facing multiple problems- climate change is result in drought in one place and heavy rainfall in the next. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Climate will lead to conflict

The new report is, however, unlikely to scare the likes of Donald Trump and others of his ilk still convinced that...

2 Nov 2019 12:01 AM IST

According to some information that is floating around online, WhatsApp has around 5 new features that are probably being tested as we write this article.

Our Orwellian reality will get scarier

We will slide down this slope till the Pegasus of the future can read your minds, hack your hearts and snoop in your...

2 Nov 2019 12:00 AM IST

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Gulabi gang? Not exactly

Sniggering critics see it as pandering to the electorate ahead of the Assembly elections in 2020.

1 Nov 2019 12:03 AM IST