Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......
'It's like the BJP is mocking people: Do what you want, we'll still win.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi celebrate the party's victories in assembly......
India's water future remains very bleak.The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE: River streams in......
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......
'Why do politicians ask for votes if they cannot rehabilitate us? Where do we go -- to the footpath?' IMAGE: Resident of a slum near Sarai Rohilla Railway line in New Delhi. Photograph: Atul......
Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......
The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......
The situation could become more acute as millions of migrants who had returned to their villages during the lockdown come back to the towns for higher wages and better livelihoods. Illustration:......
The plan could mature into either an umbrella programme for urban youths similar to the Garib Kalyan Rozgaar Abhiyaan or a modified urban-focused version of MGNREGS. Illustration: Dominic......
Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and compensate women better, argues Nitin Pai.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The single biggest policy......