Chaos in Bengal assembly over reduction in liquor prices, BJP MLAs walk out

BJP MLAs staged a walkout in the West Bengal assembly on Wednesday after Speaker Biman Banerjee refused to admit a series of adjournment motions moved by the opposition parties over a host of issues, including the reduction in duty on liquor while ignoring taxes on fuel. Reading out one of the adjournment motions, BJP’s Asansol…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur violence: SC appoints ex-judge Rakesh Kumar Jain of Punjab and Haryana HC to monitor SIT probe

The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to supervise on day-to-day basis the Uttar Pradesh SIT’s probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices…Continue Reading

GDP likely to grow at 10 pc in FY22, says Bibek Debroy

India’s economy is moving towards a higher growth trajectory and is likely to grow at around 10 per cent in 2021-22, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Wednesday. “I am confident that we are on a path towards a higher growth trajectory, higher poverty reduction, higher employment, and…Continue Reading

No Time To Decorate That Cake? You Need This Autumnal Loaf Pan.

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now.I’m sorry to admit that I shamelessly judge books, Netflix shows, dentist offices, and—you guessed it, CAKES—by their cover. I can’t be bothered to eat a dessert that isn’t visually begging for my…Continue Reading