'There is also a possibility that Andhra Pradesh may demand a similar package. But as of now, we are only working on a package for Bihar.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D......
'Elections are fought to win.''In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.' IMAGE: Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from......
'The BJP has started a war-like situation against farmers and the Jat community.' IMAGE: Haryana police fire tear gas shells to disperse farmers during their Delhi Chalo march, at the Shambhu......
If only the Congress could rebuild on its strengths and develop a modern enough ideology, we could again be moving towards a clearer two-party political landscape, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE:......
To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.......
Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......
India’s post-pandemic recovery appears to be shaping up like the letter K, widening the inequality among states. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The last part of the series captures the......
In May, Satpal Singh, who runs a dairy business with three buffaloes in Jewar, near Noida, was worried about the steep spike in input costs. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Singh said dry fodder......
Since jobs will remain scarce for the foreseeable future, an unemployment allowance should be the next big social-security initiative, suggests T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
A good agricultural harvest and a timely arrival of monsoon, besides a slew of government schemes, have also come as a bounty. A quick year-on-year recovery in sales for tractors and a......