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Congress president Rahul Gandhi with senior leaders of the partys Chhattisgarh unit former Union minister Charandas Mahant, Congress OBC cell chief Tamradhwaj Sahu, party leaders Bhupesh Baghel and T.S. Singh Deo at his residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

3 new Congress CMs to take charge today

Kamal Nath will be the chief minister in Madhya Pradesh, Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan and Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh.

17 Dec 2018 12:15 AM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Democracy back in Lanka

The resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was a step long overdue.

16 Dec 2018 7:05 AM IST

Domestic investors were reluctant to expand their portfolios ahead of the RBIs monetary policy review, brokers said.

New RBI gov puts off hard decisions

The committee in effect kicked the can down the road, putting off the problems to another day.

16 Dec 2018 7:01 AM IST

A bench of not less than two judges should hear the case. The litigant should be given an opportunity to be heard before declaring him as vexatious. (Representational Images)

Judge's conduct outrageous

The pronouncements of a Meghalaya high court judge came like a bolt from the blue.

15 Dec 2018 7:11 AM IST

Expressing his displeasure over the Centre cancelling the Rafale fighter jet deal inked by the previous UPA government at the Centre. (photo: DC)

SC ruling on Rafale gives govt big boost

For more than six months, the Congress has brought up the Rafale deal to allege massive corruption.

15 Dec 2018 7:03 AM IST

May survives, problems stay

British PM Theresa May emerged triumphant from a Conservative Party trust vote, but the Brexit problem isn't over.

14 Dec 2018 7:09 AM IST

The current account deficit is range-bound at around 2.5 per cent of GDP. (Photo: Financial Chronicle)

Economy: Will govt get its act together?

One of the best indications of an economy that is not in robust health are the foreign portfolio investment figures.

14 Dec 2018 7:06 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday was appointed as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India, a day after his predecessor Urjit Patel resigned. (Photo: File | PTI)

A disappointing choice

The choice of a top retired bureaucrat to head the central bank leaves too much room for disappointment.

13 Dec 2018 7:02 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SIngh Chouhan is busy touring state ahead of assembly polls later this year. (Photo: ANI)

MP: BJP bid to retain power was abortive

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan threw in the towel only on Wednesday morning.

13 Dec 2018 6:57 AM IST

TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao flashes the victory sign after his party won the state Assembly elections, at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

A clear triumph for KCR

The TRS, spearheaded by KCR, also overcame the politics of polarisation brought in by the BJP.

12 Dec 2018 7:04 AM IST

In retaking the three states of the Hindi heartland from the BJP, exactly a year after he took over the reins of the party - officially - from his mother Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has emerged as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Semi-final' boost for Congress, jolt to BJP

Narendra Modi's skills as a campaigner are efficacious so long as the Centre's policies are not questioned on the...

12 Dec 2018 7:01 AM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a gritty 123 in punishing conditions to claw India back into the opening Test in Adelaide Thursday after Australia seized early control with some blistering bowling. (Photo: AP)

History beckons Team India

The highlight of the win in Adelaide is another pointer to how much the quality of Indian pace bowling has improved.

11 Dec 2018 6:59 AM IST