Explained: The Secrets of Mamata's Victory

The notion that the BJP gained its increased tally by wiping out the Left parties and the Congress is completely misleading.Equally misleading is the belief that the TMC held its ground in all its......

PM launches 'Amma' two-wheeler scheme, bats for women empowerment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the subsidised scooter scheme for working women on the occasion of the 70th birth anniversary celebrations of late leader......

Stalin Prepares For Battle Of 2024

The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024.Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus......

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the......

Infrastructure: Roads get much needed push

Infrastructure/Construction: Budget 2013-14 AnalysisInfrastructure sector got a moderate push in the Union Budget 2013-14.The finance minister acknowledging the need for new and innovative......

Poll blitz: 50 projects worth Rs 2 trn

Before the MCC came into effect, Modi was busy laying stones, cutting ribbons, and unveiling plaques across the country.Shine Jacob and Indivjal Dhasmana report. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Rural India slowdown threatens Modi's achche din promise

More than 800 million of India's 1.25 billion people live in the countryside, accounting for 35 percent of the economy.   Sugarcane grower Nilesh Kadam has abandoned plans to buy a tractor.......

Budget: Its impact on the cement industry

Budget proposals The following announcements have been proposed in the Union budget 2014-15:  A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one......