'This Is An Andhra Pradesh-Bihar Budget'

From the word go, Bihar growled its needs out when an MP from the state said aloud: "Give something for Bihar also, Madam."Every time the Budget mentioned cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh, "Kursi......

Businessman thrashed after kangaroo court called by TMC leader

A businessman in West Bengal's Howrah district was allegedly assaulted and his house vandalised after a kangaroo court session was convened by a local panchayat pradhan and Trinamool Congress......

Kathua ambush: Darkness descends on homes of martyrs

Rifleman Adarsh Negi spoke to his father over the phone on Sunday. The next day, Dalbir Singh Negi got another call, informing him about his son's death in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's......

Modi to lead International Yoga Day celebrations from Srinagar

The main International Day of Yoga celebrations this year will be held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on June 21 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading......

Govt doubles Mudra loan limit to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the doubling of the upper limit of Mudra loans to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship in the country. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

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......

Rs 3.03-lakh cr scheme to improve power discoms gets nod

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a five-year-long reform-based result-linked power distribution scheme worth Rs 3.03 lakh crore, for strengthening system of......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......