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Freebies: Nothing Called A Free Lunch

To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.......

Rs 1 Trillion Freebies By State Govts

'The power sector accounts for much of the financial burden of state governments in India.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   State governments have announced over Rs 1 trillion in......

Torrid summer, acute coal shortage trigger blackouts in many states

A potent combination of sweltering summer and acute coal shortages have triggered blackouts across many parts of the country as states struggle to manage the record demand for electricity and low......

Cyclone Jawad: Rain lashes Odisha, Bengal; more to come

Heavy rain pounded the southern part of West Bengal and coastal region of Odisha on Sunday affecting normal life, as cyclone Jawad weakened into a depression, the Met department said. IMAGE:......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Of power, privatisation and politics

The push to privatise discoms has become a major bone of contention between the Centre and states. The irony is the states opposing the amendments on the ground of threat of privatisation already......

Highlights of Union Budget 2021-22

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha from a tablet on Monday instead of a conventional paper document. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Centre owes Rs 3 trn to states and industry

Assocham president Niranjan Hiranandani said his talks with government officials showed dues to industry and states were pending in the form of refunds of income tax, value-added tax, and GST, and......

Manufacturing sector hits a virtual standstill

Factories are shutting down owing to a shortage of labour and raw materials, and a lack of logistical support amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic.  IMAGE:......

Your electricity bills will not 'shock' you any more

Centre, with states, to change methodology of calculating domestic power rates, set standards for consumer tariffs Electricity bills are set to go through a process of rationalisation, reflecting......

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