Water resources, Ganga allocations surge 55% to Rs 30,234 cr

The total Budget allocated for the department of water resources, river development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has surged to Rs 30,233.83 crore, 55 percent up from last year's allotment of Rs......

Cong's 1/3rd PM jibe ahead of Modi's visit to Varanasi

On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his first event in Varanasi after the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Tuesday said the people of his constituency gave a vote of no-confidence in him......

'It was a people's election'

'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of power and authority.' 'This election was an opportunity for the manifestation of this discontentment.'......

What Can India Expect If Modi Returns?

'The Opposition will continue to be attacked through misuse of agencies, civil society will be force-marched towards extinction and India's plummeting on global indices will continue.' 'Minorities......

UK tycoons pledge Rs 500 crore for cleaning Ganga

Gadkari, who was on a 3-day visit to London, listed the Hinduja family and Sri Prakash Lohia of the Indorama Corporation among the donors. Nitin Gadkari, the Union minister responsible for......

Distressed Kanpur leather industry now faces Kumbh trouble

Ahead of the Kumbh Mela from January-March 2019 at Prayag, the tanneries have been asked to shut down to stop discharge of effluents into the Ganga. IMAGE: A leather tannery at an industrial area......

NITI Aayog may not scrap UPA's 12th Plan

Contrary to popular belief, the National Democratic Alliance government may not scrap the 12th five-year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) formulated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.......

Govt must discipline the spending habits of Union ministries

The proliferation of schemes is a result of the competitive populism that underlies political rivalries in India, notes Nitin Desai. Many years ago there was a popular song from an American musical......

Here's how much BCCI paid for Neeraj Chopra's javelin

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram It was BCCI, which had made a winning bid of Rs 1.5 crore for Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's......

Neeraj's javelin, Lovlina's gloves headline second day of e-auction

  IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra presenting his javelin to PM Modi. Photograph: ANI Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo Olympics javelin and Lovlina Borgohain's boxing gloves hogged the limelight on day two of the......