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GMRL proposes 0.5% hike in stamp duty

Gurugram, March 28 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has proposed an additional 0.5% surcharge on stamp duty for property transactions in the city. GMRL also sought an additional 35% share of ... Read More


Delhi: man held for stabbing inmate to death at rehab centre

New Delhi, March 28 -- A 27-year-old chemical engineer allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old inmate to death on Thursday night at a drug de-addiction centre in Hiranki near Alipur in north Delhi, police sai... Read More


'Ggm's quality is that people here are focused on growth'

Gurugram, March 28 -- Thirty-three-year-old Nilofer Rao, on her move to Gurugram in 2006, experienced a journey which has been personal and purposeful, shaped by the desire to create something meaning... Read More


Scratchboard artist, 95, to hold solo exhibition

MUMBAI, March 28 -- For 73 years, K K Venkateswaran has sat at his table every day, using implements to carve out beautiful and intricate works of art on a 'scratchboard', a technique used by commerci... Read More


The Iran war and the shifting Gulf dynamics

India, March 28 -- I have just been as close as I could get to the nerve-centre of the US-Israel war against Iran - the very edge of the Strait of Hormuz. This was in a fishing village called Al Jeer,... Read More


The rise and rise of IPL economy

India, March 28 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off in 2008 to the sound of dollars. With teams and players being bought for big, never-before-seen money, the cricketing world was shaken out... Read More


Dubai is more than a skyline, it's also an idea

India, March 28 -- Dubai is often described, particularly in moments of regional uncertainty, as an experiment or a spectacle - at times even as a mirage. Such characterisations tend to re-emerge when... Read More


Lowering the threshold for the legal 'use of force'

India, March 28 -- The US-Israel strikes on Iran which Israel described as a response to an "existential threat", raise a troubling question: Can States use force based on what might happen in the fut... Read More


CM directs prompt crop losssurvey, timely compensation

LUCKNOW, March 28 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials concerned to carry out an immediate assessment of crop damage caused by unseasonal rain and ensure timely compensation ... Read More


Yogi celebrates Ram Navami,performs Kanya Pujan

GORAKHPUR, March 28 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated Ram Navami by performing traditional rituals in Gorakhpur on Friday. He also performed 'Kanya Pujan' at the Gorakhnath temple, an offic... Read More