Celebrity candidates: Who made it, who didn't

From Bollywood strong men to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam quotient this poll season. Some we will see as future MPs, the others just have to get back to business.   Rediff.com......

UP portfolios announced; Adityanath retains home

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday allocated portfolios to his cabinet colleagues keeping over three dozen departments, including the home ministry, with himself. The chief......

Going to Pakistan is same as going to hell: Parrikar

Amid strain in ties with Pakistan, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday compared the neigbouring country to "hell" and asserted that it should stop human rights violations in Balochistan.......

Week after rejig, Najma Heptullah quits Modi Cabinet

Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, who had crossed 75 years, resigned on Tuesday from the Union Cabinet along with Minister of State for Heavy Industries G M Siddeshwara. Announcing their......

Housing for poor finally taking off

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years. Though the central government’s Housing......

What PMO will do for affordable housing

Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.   Eager to make the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana a success, the Prime Minister's Office held a......

2,508 cities selected under PM's scheme for affordable housing

The scheme comes with an aim of constructing more than two crore houses across the nation within a span of seven years.  As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......