'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'

'Elections are fought to win.''In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.' IMAGE: Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from......

Modi's Project Spree Ahead of UP Polls

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com tracks Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's project-launching spree in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com IMAGE: Prime Minister......

'Modi and Shah are gluttons'

'They have a voracious appetite.''But there are many places where they go and they lose.' IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit AnilChandra Shah at a roadshow in West Bengal. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Do we really care about our Covid warriors?

'Everyone wants that doctors should fight from the frontlines of the pandemic, but there's no reaction from the government when they fall ill or even die because of it.'Geetanjali Krishna reports.......

With Modicare rollout, focus shifts to states

States are now gearing up to implement the scheme, integrating it with their own public health insurance plans and tying up the loose ends. As the Centre’s ambitious project, the Pradhan......

'Even with 5 lakh coverage, people will have a tough time'

'If you look at household hospitalisation compensation, then you will find only one-third is hospitalisation. Two-thirds is outpatient.''Even if you provide Rs 5 lakh coverage, people will still......

'No way. Modicare is not the same as Obamacare'

'The government is abdicating its responsibility on healthcare''Just to start this scheme, it will take a minimum till October 2018 and elections are coming in 2019, so before that this can go into......

Does India need condom ads? YES!

With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare. On December 11, the......