Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......
Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......
Major Aditya Kumar, who was embroiled in a controversy after his unit fired on a stone-pelting mob in South Kashmir's Shopian in January leading to death of three persons, is among 20 armed forces......
Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.......
'I get angry when people throw ink or slap him -- but Arvind takes all this in his stride. People make fun of him and point out his mistakes, but they haven't seen his sacrifice...' 'If you......
The ministry of finance will kickstart its massive budgetary exercise from October 15. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants......
From IAS officers to economists, Arup Roychoudhury lists the seven men who will give shape to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 2020 Budget. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo Finance......
Though the system is called faceless, it would have a room for inviting tax payers through video conferencing. IMAGE: Revenue Secretary Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey (3rd from left) inaugurates the......
Government on Thursday promoted DG and Mission Director of Unique Identification Authority of India Ajay Bhushan Pandey its chief executive officer. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has......
Impressed by the success of Aadhar, the World Bank is looking at ways to use this experience to advice other countries in framing similar strategies, a top Indian official said. "People here (in......