Bureaucrats can't be allowed to frustrate grassroot democracy: SC

The Supreme Court has said bureaucrats couldn't be allowed to "frustrate grassroot democracy" and upheld a Bombay high court order reinstating a woman as the sarpanch of a Maharashtra village.......

Maha transfers Rs 17,505 cr to 2.38 cr women under Ladki Bahin scheme

The Maharashtra government has transferred Rs 17,505.90 crore into the bank accounts of 2.38 crore women beneficiaries under its Ladki Bahin Yojana till December 2024 -- in the first five months......

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Maharashtra govt becomes new owner of iconic Air India building

The Maharashtra government has become the owner of iconic Air India building with the Union government approving transfer of the asset on Thursday. Photograph: Courtesy, Indianhilbilly/Wikimedia......

Maharashtra govt to acquire Air India building for Rs 1601 crore

Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to acquire the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai for Rs 1,601 crore. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indianhilbilly/Wikimedia Commons The......

Rural jobs: Jairam Ramesh slams Maharashtra's apathy

Rising above party politics, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pulled up Maharashtra on the implementation of various issues related to MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment......

'Aim is to double individual first-year premiums in 3 yrs'

'Currently, our individual first premium would be in the Rs 3,000-Rs 3,200 crore range. We want to take that to about Rs 6,000 crore in three years.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Aditya......