Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "paanch NYAY" and "pachees guarantee", and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar......

Will legalise MSP for crops if ....: Kharge amid farmers' Parliament march

Amid farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said if his party returns to power, its government would provide legal guarantee to minimum support price for......

Telangana Polls: KCR's Affinity With Freebies

The situation raises concerns about whether the promised freebies will once again push the state into a revenue deficit. IMAGE: Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao -- who is also......

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......

Govt extends approval for use of drones for spraying pesticides for 1 year

The government has extended the interim approval given to plant protection companies for use of drones for spraying specified pesticides. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The approval has......

Good Q4, commentary perk up ICICI Lombard General Insurance stock

Investment yields could be around 8.1 per cent in FY25 rising to 8.5 per cent in FY26 Photograph: Courtesy, ICICI Lombard ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company reported financial improvement......

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday pledged to make 30 million ‘Lakhpati Didis’, up from the 10 million rural women who have already achieved the feat. Photograph: Shrikant......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......