A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......
The government has decided to reserve 10 per cent of vacancies in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles for ex-Agniveers, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. IMAGE: Agniveer women......
Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days. Kindly note the photograph has been posted......
Unlike other political parties, winning or losing elections does not matter to the Mera Adhikaar Rashtriya Dal (MARD), which has jumped into the electoral battle to be the voice of the ‘mard'......
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......
If the fiscal deficit target of 4.9% of GDP has to be met for 2024-2025, which the government must in view of the uncertainties and challenges emerging both domestically and globally, the finance......
The National Informatics Centre uses AI to automate document analysis and detect fraud in government departments. Illustration: Ruvic/Reuters The government's vast work has got modern help:......
The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......
Unlike the previous visit, where TDP MPs accompanied Naidu to meetings, sources termed the current visit as "low profile", with one-on-one meetings with key Union ministers. IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh......
'There will be 200 ITIs developed as hubs, while 800 will be developed as spoke, connected with five National Skill Training Institutes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Skill......
IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will train in Paris for the upcoming Olympics. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters Former world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's proposal to train in Paris ahead of the......
The Sports Ministry on Wednesday cleared the three Indian athletes qualified for next month's Winter Olympics at government cost despite the trio taking part in the Sochi Games as independent......
IMAGE: In preparation for the Paris Olympics, Priyanka Goswami will train at a hight-altitude facility in Canberra. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Sports......
It's going to be a hell of journey, says Sindhu welcoming new coach Hafiz Hashim Photograph: Kind Courtesy PV Sindhu/Instagram Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu on Tuesday announced Malaysian......
IMAGE: Bajrang Punia’s request to train in Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan was approved by TOPS. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images The Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has......