'Kejriwal Is The Father Of Freebie Culture'

'He didn't implement good policies for good politics.''He never worked on comprehensive policy-making.''In Kejriwal's own constituency youths are jobless.' IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener......

BJP promises strict anti-conversion law in Maharashtra

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday promised to enact an-anti conversion law with stringent provisions in Maharashtra, and also assured a skill census for training as per industry needs as well as......

Karnataka BJP leader arrested in rice theft case

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manikanth Rathod has been arrested in connection with theft of rice meant for Anna Bhagya scheme, police said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Karnataka Youth Congress supporters......

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday in the presence of party president J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence......

FM allocates Rs 1.48 lakh cr for education, employment, skill

The Union Budget for 2024-25 will provide Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment and skilling in the country. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2024 in Lok......

Scheme to distribute free 5 kg foodgrains to poor extended by five years

The government has extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kg  free foodgrains per month to around 80 crore poor people for another five years. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters A......

Tax Collections May Exceed Budget Estimates

Taking both direct and indirect taxes, the gross collection is expected to grow 10.45 per cent to Rs 33.61 trillion in 2023-2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   With the present......

'There's a de-emphasis on divestment'

'We now look at divestment as an opportunity for maximising the value of public assets, not necessarily as a short-term resource-raising measure.' IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, right,......