While Telangana waits, AP to go ahead with engineering college counselling

Even though the tug of war between the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over common admissions to engineering colleges is far from over, the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher......

Highlights: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill

Rediff.com highlights the provisions of the controversial Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which was introduced by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in Lok Sabha on Thursday amidst pandemonium.......

Gujarat, Karnataka lead 2022 secondary school dropout rankings

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......

Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......

Process begins for statutory central minimum wage

The Minimum Wages Act will be amended to enact a new centrally set minimum, in the wake of the National Advisory Council's suggestion on asymmetries in this regard between states on payments for......

Process begins for statutory central minimum wage

The Minimum Wages Act will be amended to enact a new centrally set minimum, in the wake of the National Advisory Council's suggestion on asymmetries in this regard between states on payments for......

How GST is stifling states' autonomy

Higher reliance on GST receipts for revenue reduces states’ autonomy as these receipts depend on tax rates decided by the GST Council, a report by Delhi-based non-profit, PRS Legislative......

NREGA wages: Take action now, Sonia to PM

National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking him to treat as 'urgent' the notification of minimum wages under the National Rural......