Eyeing a third consecutive term in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the assembly polls, promising a Rs 2,100 monthly assistance for women, two lakh......
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said it would move amendments to the proposed National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill if the government does not incorporate the changes suggested by the......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
The Odisha government told the assembly over 40,000 workers migrated from the state last year, with the highest number -- 26,151 -- from Balangir. IMAGE: Biju Janata Dal Chief Naveen Patnaik at a......
A land-owning class, the Jats are a powerful community and account for 28 per cent of Haryana's population. The time, they believe, has now come for them to take revenge. IMAGE: Congress leader......
Rising above party politics, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pulled up Maharashtra on the implementation of various issues related to MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment......
The United Progressive Alliance government is all set to pass the historic National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill 2004.Here's a primer on all you want to know about the government's rural job......
The UPA2 government finds itself in a jam with its flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) being widely misused even as the National Human Rights Commission......
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is neither national, nor does it guarantee anything: that, in sum, is the finding of a study conducted after the scheme, put in place by the National......
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the United Progressive Alliance government's flagship programme, has so far spent just 56 per cent of its Budget allocation of Rs......
Turns out, instant fame and riches come at a price. Sushil Kumar, the first Jackpot winner of Kaun Banega Crorepati 5, realised it when he returned to Motihari, the small crime-infested town of......