Will Vasundhara Endorse Gehlot's Schemes

The scarcity of resources is particularly evident in the case of Rajasthan compared to many other states. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party national Vice President Vasundhara Raje -- the frontrunner......

Telangana Polls: KCR's Affinity With Freebies

The situation raises concerns about whether the promised freebies will once again push the state into a revenue deficit. IMAGE: Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao -- who is also......

With Elections Near, Debate On Freebies Rages

Populism gains momentum during election periods, and this trend is evident in at least four states: Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Dead patients getting treatment under PM-JAY? Health Ministry replies

Media reports claiming that Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY beneficiaries who are already dead are still on the system getting treatment are misleading, the health ministry said on Thursday. Kindly note......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......

Post office staff swindles Rs 96 cr of public money in saving schemes: CAG

The staff at post offices misappropriated Rs 95.62 crore of public money between November 2002 and September 2021, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The money may seem small but it is......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an ex­panding role in public service......

Russia will play a major role in India's energy sector

Old timers in Oil and Natural Gas Corpora­tion (ONGC) still remember how in early 2000 its overseas subsidiary, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), was on the verge of closure. Though OVL was set up in......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

'We paid the cricketers better salaries'

'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.''But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......

Women's football coach suspended for 'misconduct'; AIFF general sec resigns

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter A coach attached with the Indian Under-17 women's football team has been suspended and called back from Norway for alleged 'misconduct' with a minor player......

Anti-doping bill introduced in Lok Sabha

IMAGE: The bill aims to empower NADA to conduct raids besides strengthening measures to tackle drug abuse. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images A bill which seeks to provide statutory framework for......