Shift Of Power In Parliament Post Polls

The increased numbers of the Opposition bloc would mean that their MPs are likely to head several more panels than the four that they did by the end of the term of the 17th Lok Sabha. IMAGE: The......

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and......

Neighbourhood First At Modi's Swearing-In

Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend Prime Minister designate Narendra......

US reacts to report linking RAW officer to Pannun murder plot

The United States is "regularly working" with India in its investigation into the allegations related to the plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US State......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Survey on how India can build quality infrastructure

A higher level of private sector financing and resource mobilisation from new sources will be crucial for India to build quality infrastructure, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24.......

'There's a de-emphasis on divestment'

'We now look at divestment as an opportunity for maximising the value of public assets, not necessarily as a short-term resource-raising measure.' IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, right,......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......