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Bihar invites private players for 33 medical college projects under PPP model

PATNA, June 14 -- The Bihar government has invited stakeholder consultations for establishing, developing and operating 33 government medical college hospitals under public-private partnership (PPP) m... Read More


Roundabout | Veteran artist paints the City Beautiful in blues

India, June 14 -- The journey of the colour blue in art across the world is fascinating, as it has remained one of the most coveted colours, giving art the rare qualities of calm, hope and celebration... Read More


The government, the spy chief, and the danger of hunting monsters - Che Ran

Kuala Lampur, June 14 -- There is a particular smell to Colombo politics after rain: diesel, wet dust, sea salt, old files, new lies, and that faint colonial rot of a state that has never really confe... Read More


Chandigarh MC official loses rRs.r67k to trickster in ATM card swap at Kharar

Mohali, June 14 -- A Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) assistant commissioner lost Rs.67,730 to a conman who allegedly swapped his ATM card at a kiosk in Kharar and used it for multiple transactio... Read More


Cockroach Janta Party To Hold Protest In Jaipur Tomorrow After Permission Granted At Shaheed Smarak

India, June 14 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold a protest in Jaipur on Monday at Shaheed Smarak, focusing on issues related to exam paper leaks, unemployment, and alleged irregularities in the... Read More


Oil at $92-95/bbl puts CAD and fiscal math under pressure in FY27, Prabhudas Lilladher warns

New Delhi, June 14 -- Crude prices are unlikely to revert to pre-Gulf war levels of $65/barrel, Prabhudas Lilladher has said, as geopolitical uncertainty and supply-chain disruptions keep oil near $92... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman dismisses Rahul Gandhi's 'economic tsunami' warning, says he is 'undermining' India's achievements

New Delhi, June 14 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi, stating he was "undermining" the accomplishments... Read More


Measuring justice in budget FY27

Dhaka, June 14 -- National budgets are usually discussed in the language of economics. Analysts focus on revenue collection, fiscal deficits, inflation management, and growth targets. Yet a budget is ... Read More


Random Forays | Tempering our temper, especially in public

India, June 14 -- The heat is on, and people are on a short fuse as well. The cooler climes of hill states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand do somehow manage to enable largely temperate public be... Read More


BN to mobilise full election machinery for twin state polls, says Zambry

JOHOR BAHRU, June 14 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) will mobilise its entire election machinery to face the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state polls, its secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir said. ... Read More