Nearly 12 lakh ineligible farmers received benefits under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme in Assam, the state government has informed Gauhati high court indicating a massive......
Tribal aspirations, ranging from better schools to simplification of forest laws in favour of tribals, to recognition of tribal religions and tribal empowerment, have soared with the election of......
The BJP, on the other hand, learnt from past mistakes to clinch power, says Archis Mohan. In Assam, the Congress might blame its defeat on a 15-year anti-incumbency. However, it was worsted as......
India is all set to roll out the world's biggest vaccination programme on Saturday with over 3 lakh healthcare workers to be inoculated on the first day of the much-anticipated drive against......
Fresh from setbacks in the recent Assembly polls and mindful of the general election next year, Party President Sonia Gandhi has asked the central government to speedily implement projects under......
The ministry of communications and Information technology will provide Rs 451 crore (Rs 4.51 billion) from the universal service obligation fund to set up public telephones in 66,822 villages under......
Days before he was wheeled into the operation theatre, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a letter addressed to the chief ministers of all the states, asking them to get their act together with......
With high operating ratio, and the need to step up investments, and in the context of state elections, there will be slew of announcements, but very less for industry in the near term.Indian......
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......
Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......
From ads to award-winning documentaries, US-based director Rahul Dholakia has come a long way. His critically acclaimed film Parzania has generated a lot of buzz. Based on a true story, the......