'Shukriya Modi Bhaijaan': BJP's outreach to Muslims

The Bharatiya Janata Party's minority front will launch a 'Shukriya Modi Bhaijaan' campaign next week in all Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh to draw Muslim women towards the party ahead......

Coming! New Affordable Housing Scheme

The new scheme may be announced before the Lok Sabha elections. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government is planning a new affordable housing scheme for households in urban......

PM directs welfare schemes' implementation in 6 months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of six months to ensure the full saturation of his government's welfare schemes, official sources said on Saturday. The government, they said, will......

After LS, women's reservation bill introduced in RS

A landmark bill to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal saying it is......

PMAY-G survey to use 'face recognition' tools to identify new beneficiaries

A fresh survey to identify a minimum of eight million new beneficiaries of the flagship rural housing scheme, in addition to the 12 million already identified, will use the latest face-recognition......

'Preparing to enter affordable housing loans space'

'Focus will be on smaller loan amounts to meet the needs of affordable homebuyers.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Co-lending will only gain traction if there is systemic integration......

Govt to provide homes for 1cr urban poor, middle-class

The government on Tuesday announced central assistance of Rs 2.2 lakh crore over the next five years to meet housing requirement of 1 crore urban poor and middle class families under the Pradhan......

Cabinet gives nod for constructing 3 crore houses under PMAY

The Union Cabinet in its first meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved government assistance for the construction of three crore houses under the Pradhan......